James Handy
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James Michael Handy (March 19, 1945 – June 3, 2026) was an American actor. He appeared in numerous films and television shows since 1977. On film, he appeared as Byers in K-9 (1989) and its sequel, K-911 (1999). He later appeared in Arachnophobia (1990), Jumanji (1995), Unbreakable (2000), Logan (2017), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022). His most notable television appearances are on Profiler (1997) and Alias (2002–06). On June 3, 2026, Handy was found in his front yard with multiple fatal stab wounds in his chest. The suspect, 44-year-old Michael Gledhill, Handy's girlfriend's son, was arrested and booked on a murder charge following a 911 call Gledhill made.
Known for
Credits
The Rocketeer (1991)
as Wooly
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Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
as Bartender (Jimmy)
Logan (2017)
as Old Doctor
Unbreakable (2000)
as Priest
15 Minutes (2001)
as Captain Duffy
Bad Sister (2015)
as Bishop O'Reilly
Burglar (1987)
as Carson Verrill
Gang Related (1997)
as Captain Henderson
Lifted (2010)
as Travis
Woman Child (2017)
as Barney Winecott
Suburbicon (2017)
as Mayor Billings
Jumanji (1995)
as Exterminator
UC: Undercover (2001)
as Priest
Deterrence (2000)
as Lancaster
The Verdict (1982)
as Kevin Doneghy
Arachnophobia (1990)
as Milton Briggs
K-9 (1989)
as Captain Byers
Sudden Fury (1993)
as Det. Stockman
Guarding Tess (1994)
as Neal Carlo
Hotshot (1987)
Actor
K-911 (2000)
as Captain Byers
The Preppie Murder (1989)
as Joe Brady Quinn
The Room Upstairs (1987)
as Frank
Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986)
as Frank Murphy
Bird (1988)
as Esteves
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure (1999)
as Frank Brady
Obsessed (1992)
as Jerry
Guilty Until Proven Innocent (1991)
as Gerry Duffy
Black & White (1999)
as Sergeant Wright
Gone in the Night (1996)
Actor
Without Warning (1994)
as Dr. Norbert Hazelton
Time Served (1999)
as Judge William T. Engstrom III
Who Is Julia? (1986)
as Bob Greenmeyer
The Revenge of Al Capone (1989)
as FBI Chief
Murder in Mind (1997)
as Dr. Harvard
False Arrest (1991)
as Thomas Thinnes
Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence (1994)
as Don Moran
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story (1986)
as Melvin Mander
Doubletake (1985)
as Real Estate Broker
Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston (1990)
as Det. Al McQuiggan
The O.J. Simpson Story (1995)
as Detective Vannatter
Street to Table (2022)
as Flynn
Every Dog Has Its Day (1998)
as Sign Painter
Unspeakable Acts (1990)
as Jeff Samek
Popeye Doyle (1986)
as Lieutenant Gregory Paulus
Majority Rule (1992)
as Sen. Carl Dempsey
Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story (1988)
as Doctor
Convicted: A Mother's Story (1987)
as Bob Huggins
Kojak: The Belarus File (1985)
as Federal Agent #1
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story (1992)
Actor
Senior Entourage (2021)
as Father MacGuffin
Mary and Rhoda (2000)
as Doorman
Thru: The Hereafter Remains Unknown (2017)
as Frank
The Waiter (2010)
as The CEO
Drive Like Lightning (1992)
as Walter Blaine
The Donor (2001)
as John
Appearances (1990)
as Danny Halligan
Rave Review (1995)
as James