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