Acting
Brion James
EN, DA, DE, FR cinema · 117 credits
Born
20 February 1945
Died
7 August 1999 (aged 54)
Birthplace
Redlands, California, USA
Also known as Brian James · Brion Howard James
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
Filmography
New Line: Independent Legacies
New Line: Independent Legacies
as Self (archive footage)
Phoenix Point
as Spider Rico
The King Is Alive
as Ashley
The Operator
as Vernon Woods
Farewell, My Love
as Renault
Arthurs Quest
as Trent
The Hunter's Moon
as Sheriff Foulkes
Dirt Merchant
as Detective Harry Ball
Diplomatic Siege
as Stubbs
Joseph's Gift
as Frank Childress
Malevolence
as Warden Walker
In God's Hands
as Capitaine
Brown's Requiem
as Cathcart
Deadly Ransom
as Bobby Rico
Black Sea 213
as Captain Killick
Jekyll Island
as Lawton Goodyear
Heist
as Caz
Men in White
as Air Force
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
as Willie Joe
The Fifth Element
as General Munro
Bombshell
as Donald
Back in Business
as Emery Ryker
The Underground
as Captain Hilton
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
as Salvador Dali / Sam, Associate Producer
Snide and Prejudice
as Hermann Goering
The Killing Jar
as Dr. Vincent Garret
Assault on Dome 4
as Chairman
Precious Find
as Sam Horton
American Strays
as Oris
Evil Obsession
as Stavinski
Cyberjack
as Nassim
Steel Frontier
as General J.W. Quantrell
Dominion
as Lynwood
Nature of the Beast
as Sheriff Gordon
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
as Larry Walker
Spitfire
as Tough Guy (uncredited)
Indecent Behavior III
as Andy Cowens (uncredited)
Radioland Murders
as Bernie King
Cabin Boy
as Big Teddy
Knight Rider 2010
as Jared
The Soft Kill
as Ben McCarthy
Hong Kong 97
as Simon Alexander
The Companion
as Ron Cocheran
Savage Land
as Cyrus
Scanner Cop
as Dr. Hampton
Future Shock
as Jack Porter
Art Deco Detective
as Jim Wexler
F.T.W.
as Sheriff Rudy Morgan
Striking Distance
as Eddie Eiler
Time Runner
as Neila
Showdown
as Vice Principal Kowalski
The Dark
as Paul Buckner
Rio Diablo
as Jake Walker
Precious Victims
as Agent Jimmy Bivens
The Player
as Joel Levison
Nemesis
as Maritz
Frogtown II
as Prof. Tanzer
Black Magic
as Tom McKay
Wishman
as Staten Jack Rose
Ultimate Desires
as Wolfgang Friedman
Another 48 Hrs.
as Ben Kehoe
Street Asylum
as Reverend Mony
Mom
as Nestor Duvalier
Enid Is Sleeping
as Trucker
Tango & Cash
as Requin
Mutator
as David Allen
The Horror Show
as Max Jenke
Circles in a Forest
as Mr. Patterson
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
as Roy Grimes
Z-TV
as Self
The Wrong Guys
as Glen Grunski
Red Scorpion
as Krasnov
Nightmare at Noon
as The Albino
Dead Man Walking
as Decker
Red Heat
as Streak
D.O.A.
as Detective Ulmer
Steel Dawn
as Tark
Cherry 2000
as Stacy
Love Among Thieves
as Andre
Armed and Dangerous
as Anthony Lazarus
Annihilator
as Alien Leader
Amazing Stories
as Willie Joe
Crimewave
as Arthur Coddish
Enemy Mine
as Stubbs
Flesh + Blood
as Karsthans
Silverado
as Hobart
A Breed Apart
as Peyton
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
as Captain Rogers
Blade Runner
as Leon
48 Hrs.
as Ben Kehoe
Hear No Evil
as Billy Boy Burns
Southern Comfort
as Trapper
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
as Defalice
Killing at Hell's Gate
as Turkey Jones
The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Crapshooter
Trouble in High Timber Country
as Eddie Rhodes
Wholly Moses
as Guard at Banquet
The Jazz Singer
as Man in Bar
Corvette Summer
as Wayne's Car Wash Henchman
Flying High
as Clyde Boyer
Blue Sunshine
as Tony
The Invasion of Johnson County
as Ben Jones
Nickelodeon
as Bailiff
Bound for Glory
as Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border
Treasure of Matecumbe
as Roustabout
Hard Times
as Man (uncredited)
The Kansas City Massacre
as Homer Van Meter