Acting
James Handy
EN cinema · 58 credits
Born
19 March 1945
Died
3 June 2026 (aged 81)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Jim Handy · Janes Handy · James Michael Handy
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
Filmography
Top Gun: Maverick
as Bartender (Jimmy)
Street to Table
2022
Street to Table
as Flynn, Executive Producer
Senior Entourage
as Father MacGuffin
Logan
as Old Doctor
Woman Child
as Barney Winecott
Suburbicon
as Mayor Billings
Bad Sister
as Bishop O'Reilly
The Waiter
as The CEO
Lifted
as Travis
15 Minutes
as Captain Duffy
The Donor
as John
UC: Undercover
as Priest
Deterrence
as Lancaster
K-911
as Captain Byers
Mary and Rhoda
as Doorman
Unbreakable
as Priest
Black & White
as Sergeant Wright
Time Served
as Judge William T. Engstrom III
Every Dog Has Its Day
as Sign Painter
Gang Related
as Captain Henderson
Murder in Mind
as Dr. Harvard
Jumanji
as Exterminator
Rave Review
as James
The O.J. Simpson Story
as Detective Vannatter
Without Warning
as Dr. Norbert Hazelton
Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence
as Don Moran
Guarding Tess
as Neal Carlo
Sudden Fury
as Det. Stockman
Drive Like Lightning
as Walter Blaine
Majority Rule
as Sen. Carl Dempsey
Obsessed
as Jerry
The Rocketeer
as Wooly
False Arrest
as Thomas Thinnes
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
as Gerry Duffy
Arachnophobia
as Milton Briggs
Unspeakable Acts
as Jeff Samek
Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston
as Det. Al McQuiggan
Appearances
as Danny Halligan
K-9
as Captain Byers
The Preppie Murder
as Joe Brady Quinn
The Revenge of Al Capone
as FBI Chief
Bird
as Esteves
Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story
1988
Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story
as Doctor
The Room Upstairs
as Frank
Burglar
as Carson Verrill
Convicted: A Mother's Story
as Bob Huggins
Hotshot
Actor
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
as Melvin Mander
Popeye Doyle
as Lieutenant Gregory Paulus
Brighton Beach Memoirs
as Frank Murphy
Who Is Julia?
as Bob Greenmeyer
Kojak: The Belarus File
as Federal Agent #1, Actor
Doubletake
as Real Estate Broker
The Verdict
as Kevin Doneghy