Brion James
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Brion Howard James (February 20, 1945 – August 7, 1999) was an American character actor. Known for playing the character of Leon Kowalski in the movie Blade Runner, James portrayed a variety of colorful roles in well-known American films such as 48 Hrs., Another 48 Hours, Tango & Cash, Silverado, Red Heat, The Player and The Fifth Element. James' commanding screen presence and formidable physique at 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall usually resulted in his casting as a heavy, appearing more frequently in lower budget horror and action films throughout the 1980s and 1990s. James appeared in more than 100 films before he died of a heart attack aged 54. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brion James, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
The Fifth Element (1997)
as General Munro
Blade Runner (1982)
as Leon
48 Hrs. (1982)
as Ben Kehoe
Crimewave (1985)
as Arthur Coddish
Tango & Cash (1989)
as Requin
The Player (1992)
as Joel Levison
Red Heat (1988)
as Streak
Silverado (1985)
as Hobart
Striking Distance (1993)
as Eddie Eiler
Enemy Mine (1985)
as Stubbs
Flesh + Blood (1985)
as Karsthans
Another 48 Hrs. (1990)
as Ben Kehoe
Hard Times (1975)
as Man (uncredited)
Nemesis (1992)
as Maritz
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
as Crapshooter
Red Scorpion (1988)
as Krasnov
Southern Comfort (1981)
as Trapper
Cherry 2000 (1987)
as Stacy
Armed and Dangerous (1986)
as Anthony Lazarus
D.O.A. (1988)
as Detective Ulmer
Steel Dawn (1987)
as Tark
Cabin Boy (1994)
as Big Teddy
Future Shock (1994)
as Jack Porter
Blue Sunshine (1977)
as Tony
Radioland Murders (1994)
as Bernie King
Corvette Summer (1978)
as Wayne's Car Wash Henchman
Rio Diablo (1993)
as Jake Walker
The Jazz Singer (1980)
as Man in Bar
The Horror Show (1989)
as Max Jenke
Nickelodeon (1976)
as Bailiff
Scanner Cop (1994)
as Dr. Hampton
F.T.W. (1994)
as Sheriff Rudy Morgan
A Breed Apart (1984)
as Peyton
The Dark (1993)
as Paul Buckner
The King Is Alive (2000)
as Ashley
Bound for Glory (1976)
as Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border
Dirt Merchant (1999)
as Detective Harry Ball
The Wrong Guys (1988)
as Glen Grunski
Amazing Stories (1986)
as Willie Joe
Brown's Requiem (1998)
as Cathcart
Showdown (1993)
as Vice Principal Kowalski
Steel Frontier (1995)
as General J.W. Quantrell
The Companion (1994)
as Ron Cocheran
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park (1978)
as Guard
Precious Find (1996)
as Sam Horton
Time Runner (1993)
as Neila
Brain Smasher... A Love Story (1993)
as Brown
Savage Land (1994)
as Cyrus
Men in White (1998)
as Air Force
Knight Rider 2010 (1994)
as Jared
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1983)
as Captain Rogers
Nature of the Beast (1995)
as Sheriff Gordon
Hong Kong 97 (1994)
as Simon Alexander
Snide and Prejudice (1997)
as Hermann Goering
Love Among Thieves (1987)
as Andre
Frogtown II (1992)
as Prof. Tanzer
Wholly Moses (1980)
as Guard at Banquet
Conquest of the Earth (1980)
as Willy
Joseph's Gift (1999)
as Frank Childress
Bombshell (1997)
as Donald
Treasure of Matecumbe (1976)
as Roustabout
Deadly Ransom (1998)
as Bobby Rico
Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976)
as Hayseed
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. (1981)
as Defalice
Enid Is Sleeping (1990)
as Trucker
Diplomatic Siege (1999)
as Stubbs
The Soft Kill (1994)
as Ben McCarthy
Black Magic (1992)
as Tom McKay
Indecent Behavior III (1995)
as Andy Cowens (uncredited)
Spitfire (1995)
as Tough Guy (uncredited)
Hear No Evil (1982)
as Billy Boy Burns
Mom (1990)
as Nestor Duvalier
Street Asylum (1990)
as Reverend Mony
Nightmare at Noon (1988)
as The Albino
Wishman (1992)
as Staten Jack Rose
In God's Hands (1998)
as Capitaine
American Strays (1996)
as Oris
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues (1983)
as Reece
Evil Obsession (1996)
as Stavinski
Back in Business (1997)
as Emery Ryker
The Thief & the Stripper (2002)
as Shoe
Precious Victims (1993)
as Agent Jimmy Bivens
The Killing Jar (1997)
as Dr. Vincent Garret
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See (1995)
as Larry Walker
Dead Man Walking (1988)
as Decker
Arthurs Quest (1999)
as Trent
The Operator (2000)
as Vernon Woods
Annihilator (1986)
as Alien Leader
Cyberjack (1995)
as Nassim
The Underground (1997)
as Captain Hilton
Assault on Dome 4 (1996)
as Chairman
Killing at Hell's Gate (1981)
as Turkey Jones
Dominion (1995)
as Lynwood
Flying High (1978)
as Clyde Boyer
Heist (1999)
as Caz
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars (1989)
as Roy Grimes
Farewell, My Love (2000)
as Renault
The Invasion of Johnson County (1976)
as Ben Jones
Malevolence (1999)
as Warden Walker
Jekyll Island (1998)
as Lawton Goodyear
Trouble in High Timber Country (1980)
as Eddie Rhodes
The Hunter's Moon (1999)
as Sheriff Foulkes
The Kansas City Massacre (1975)
as Homer Van Meter
Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller (1998)
as Monk
Billy Lone Bear (1996)
Actor
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills (1997)
as Salvador Dali / Sam
Art Deco Detective (1994)
as Jim Wexler
Phoenix Point (2005)
as Spider Rico
Ultimate Desires (1991)
as Wolfgang Friedman
Black Sea 213 (1998)
as Captain Killick
Mutator (1989)
as David Allen
Circles in a Forest (1989)
as Mr. Patterson
A Place Called Truth (1998)
as Hank
Swimming with Dolphins (2005)
Actor
Z-TV (1989)
as Self