From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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[1] 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.
Movie | Swimming with Dolphins | 2005-11-29 | |
Movie | Phoenix Point | Spider Rico | 2005-01-20 |
Movie | Farewell, My Love | Renault | 2000-02-15 |
Movie | The Operator | Vernon Woods | 2000-03-04 |
Movie | The King Is Alive | Ashley | 2000-05-11 |
Movie | Malevolence | Warden Walker | 1999-02-01 |
Movie | Joseph's Gift | Frank Childress | 1999-01-01 |
Movie | Arthurs Quest | Trent | 1999-03-03 |
Movie | Dirt Merchant | Detective Harry Ball | 1999-09-16 |
Movie | Heist | Caz | 1999-07-26 |
Movie | The Hunter's Moon | Sheriff Foulkes | 1999-10-10 |
Movie | Diplomatic Siege | Stubbs | 1999-12-17 |
Movie | In God's Hands | Capitaine | 1998-04-24 |
Movie | Jekyll Island | Lawton Goodyear | 1998-01-01 |
Movie | Black Sea 213 | Captain Killick | 1998-01-01 |
Movie | A Place Called Truth | Hank | 1998-07-20 |
Movie | Men in White | Air Force | 1998-08-16 |
Movie | Brown's Requiem | Cathcart | 1998-11-01 |
Movie | Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller | Monk | 1998-11-26 |
Movie | Deadly Ransom | Bobby Rico | 1998-10-03 |
Series | Spawn | 1997-05-16 | |
Movie | Snide and Prejudice | Hermann Goering | 1997-05-11 |
Movie | The Fifth Element | General Munro | 1997-05-02 |
Movie | The Killing Jar | 1997-05-27 | |
Movie | Back in Business | Emery Ryker | 1997-05-29 |
Movie | The Underground | Captain Hilton | 1997-10-28 |
Movie | Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills | Salvador Dali / Sam | 1997-10-07 |
Movie | Bombshell | Donald | 1997-09-26 |
Series | Superman: The Animated Series | Unknown | 1996-09-06 |
Movie | Billy Lone Bear | 1996-01-01 | |
Movie | American Strays | Oris | 1996-09-12 |
Movie | Precious Find | Sam Horton | 1996-06-26 |
Movie | Evil Obsession | Stavinski | 1996-09-19 |
Series | Millennium | Unknown | 1996-10-25 |
Movie | Assault on Dome 4 | Chairman | 1996-10-08 |
Movie | Sketch Artist II: Hands That See | Larry Walker | 1995-01-28 |
Movie | Spitfire | Tough Guy (uncredited) | 1995-01-24 |
Series | The Marshal | 1995-01-31 | |
Movie | Steel Frontier | General J.W. Quantrell | 1995-03-28 |
Movie | Indecent Behavior III | Mr. Cowed | 1995-12-19 |
Movie | Nature of the Beast | Sheriff Gordon | 1995-10-23 |
Movie | Cyberjack | Nassim | 1995-09-19 |
Movie | Dominion | Lynwood | 1995-04-25 |
Movie | F.T.W. | Sheriff Rudy Morgan | 1994-06-17 |
Movie | Knight Rider 2010 | Jared | 1994-02-03 |
Movie | Cabin Boy | Big Teddy | 1994-01-07 |
Movie | Savage Land | Cyrus | 1994-09-13 |
Movie | Future Shock | Jack Porter | 1994-01-19 |
Movie | Scanner Cop | Dr. Hampton | 1994-07-27 |
Movie | Hong Kong 97 | Simon Alexander | 1994-11-09 |
Movie | Art Deco Detective | Jim Wexler | 1994-09-16 |
Movie | The Soft Kill | Ben McCarthy | 1994-10-25 |
Movie | Radioland Murders | Bernie King | 1994-10-21 |
Movie | The Companion | Ron Cocheran | 1994-10-14 |
Series | Walker, Texas Ranger | Unknown | 1993-04-21 |
Movie | Rio Diablo | Jake Walker | 1993-02-28 |
Movie | Time Runner | Neila | 1993-03-17 |
Movie | Showdown | Vice Principal Kowalski | 1993-09-16 |
Movie | Striking Distance | Det. Eddie Eiler | 1993-09-17 |
Movie | The Dark | Paul Buckner | 1993-10-01 |
Movie | Brain Smasher... A Love Story | Brown | 1993-11-17 |
Movie | Precious Victims | Agent Jimmy Bivens | 1993-09-27 |
Movie | Wishman | Staten Jack Rose | 1992-09-18 |
Movie | The Player | Joel Levison | 1992-04-03 |
Movie | Black Magic | Tom McKay | 1992-09-21 |
Movie | Nemesis | Maritz | 1992-12-26 |
Movie | Frogtown II | Prof. Tanzer | 1992-11-03 |
Series | Highlander: The Series | Armand Thorne | 1992-10-03 |
Movie | Ultimate Desires | Wolfgang Friedman | 1991-07-31 |
Movie | Mom | Nestor Duvalier | 1990-06-19 |
Movie | Enid Is Sleeping | Trucker | 1990-05-25 |
Movie | Street Asylum | Reverend Mony | 1990-06-06 |
Movie | Another 48 Hrs. | Ben Kehoe | 1990-06-08 |
Movie | The Horror Show | Max Jenke | 1989-04-28 |
Series | Tales from the Crypt | Unknown | 1989-06-10 |
Movie | Mutator | David Allen | 1989-05-15 |
Movie | Circles in a Forest | Mr. Patterson | 1989-08-01 |
Movie | Desperado: The Outlaw Wars | Roy Grimes | 1989-10-10 |
Movie | Tango & Cash | Requin | 1989-12-22 |
Movie | The Wrong Guys | Glen Grunski | 1988-05-13 |
Movie | D.O.A. | Detective Ulmer | 1988-03-18 |
Movie | Red Heat | Streak | 1988-06-17 |
Movie | Dead Man Walking | Decker | 1988-09-15 |
Movie | Nightmare at Noon | The Albino | 1988-06-29 |
Movie | Red Scorpion | Krasnov | 1988-12-24 |
Movie | Love Among Thieves | Andre | 1987-02-23 |
Movie | Steel Dawn | Tark | 1987-11-06 |
Movie | Cherry 2000 | Stacy | 1987-11-10 |
Series | Sidekicks | Unknown | 1986-02-16 |
Series | Matlock | Unknown | 1986-03-03 |
Movie | Annihilator | Alien Leader | 1986-04-07 |
Series | Sledge Hammer! | Felix Ridel | 1986-09-23 |
Movie | Armed and Dangerous | Anthony Lazarus | 1986-08-15 |
Movie | Amazing Stories | Willie Joe | 1986-07-10 |
Movie | Crimewave | Arthur Coddish | 1985-04-12 |
Movie | Silverado | Hobart | 1985-07-10 |
Series | Amazing Stories | Unknown | 1985-09-29 |
Movie | Flesh + Blood | Karsthans | 1985-08-30 |
Movie | Enemy Mine | Stubbs | 1985-12-12 |
Movie | A Breed Apart | Peyton | 1984-06-01 |
Series | Miami Vice | Unknown | 1984-09-16 |
Series | Hunter | Unknown | 1984-09-18 |
Movie | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | Captain Rogers | 1983-08-19 |
Series | The A-Team | David Plout | 1983-01-23 |
Series | The Gambler: The Adventure Continues | Reece | 1983-11-28 |
Series | The Hitchhiker | Lionel | 1983-11-01 |
Movie | The Gambler: The Adventure Continues | Reece | 1983-11-28 |
Movie | Blade Runner | Leon | 1982-06-25 |
Movie | 48 Hrs. | Ben Kehoe | 1982-12-07 |
Movie | Hear No Evil | Billy Boy Burns | 1982-11-20 |
Movie | Southern Comfort | Trapper | 1981-09-24 |
Movie | The Postman Always Rings Twice | Crapshooter | 1981-03-20 |
Movie | Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. | Defalice | 1981-10-09 |
Movie | Killing at Hell's Gate | Turkey Jones | 1981-10-31 |
Movie | Wholly Moses | Guard at Banquet | 1980-06-13 |
Series | When the Whistle Blows | Unknown | 1980-03-14 |
Movie | Trouble in High Timber Country | Eddie Rhodes | 1980-06-27 |
Movie | Conquest of the Earth | Willy | 1980-12-31 |
Movie | The Jazz Singer | Man in Bar | 1980-12-17 |
Series | Big Shamus, Little Shamus | Unknown | 1979-09-29 |
Movie | Corvette Summer | Wayne's Car Wash Henchman | 1978-06-02 |
Movie | Blue Sunshine | Tony | 1978-03-20 |
Series | Mork & Mindy | George | 1978-09-14 |
Movie | Flying High | Clyde Boyer | 1978-08-28 |
Movie | KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park | Guard | 1978-10-28 |
Series | CHiPs | Unknown | 1977-09-15 |
Series | The Incredible Hulk | Unknown | 1977-11-04 |
Movie | Treasure of Matecumbe | Roustabout | 1976-07-01 |
Movie | Harry and Walter Go to New York | Hayseed | 1976-06-17 |
Movie | The Invasion of Johnson County | Ben Jones | 1976-07-31 |
Series | Quincy, M.E. | Unknown | 1976-10-03 |
Movie | Nickelodeon | Bailiff | 1976-12-21 |
Movie | Bound for Glory | Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border | 1976-12-05 |
Movie | Hard Times | Man (uncredited) | 1975-08-13 |
Movie | The Kansas City Massacre | Homer Van Meter | 1975-09-19 |
Series | Little House on the Prairie | Unknown | 1974-09-11 |
Series | The Waltons | Unknown | 1972-09-14 |
Series | Gunsmoke | Unknown | 1955-09-10 |