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