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Brion James

Brion 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 freque

Born

Feb 20, 1945

Redlands, California, USA

Died

Aug 07, 1999

Known For

Acting

Movies

117 acting

1 crew

Popularity

2.4

Known For

Blade Runner
Blade Runner
1982 • as Leon
★ 7.9
The Fifth Element
The Fifth Element
1997 • as General Munro
★ 7.6
48 Hrs.
48 Hrs.
1982 • as Ben Kehoe
★ 6.7
Tango & Cash
Tango & Cash
1989 • as Requin
★ 6.5
Red Heat
Red Heat
1988 • as Streak
★ 6.2
The Player
The Player
1992 • as Joel Levison
★ 7.2
Silverado
Silverado
1985 • as Hobart
★ 6.9
Striking Distance
Striking Distance
1993 • as Eddie Eiler
★ 5.9
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981 • as Crapshooter
★ 6.5
Enemy Mine
Enemy Mine
1985 • as Stubbs
★ 7.0
Nemesis
Nemesis
1992 • as Maritz
★ 5.4
Another 48 Hrs.
Another 48 Hrs.
1990 • as Ben Kehoe
★ 6.0
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
★ 7.0
Flesh + Blood
Flesh + Blood
1985 • as Karsthans
★ 6.6
Hard Times
Hard Times
1975 • as Man (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Armed and Dangerous
Armed and Dangerous
1986 • as Anthony Lazarus
★ 5.7
Red Scorpion
Red Scorpion
1988 • as Krasnov
★ 6.0
Southern Comfort
Southern Comfort
1981 • as Trapper
★ 6.8
Hear No Evil
Hear No Evil
1982 • as Billy Boy Burns
★ 5.7
The Horror Show
The Horror Show
1989 • as Max Jenke
★ 5.4
Cherry 2000
Cherry 2000
1987 • as Stacy
★ 6.0
D.O.A.
D.O.A.
1988 • as Detective Ulmer
★ 6.3
Blue Sunshine
Blue Sunshine
1977 • as Tony
★ 5.7
Harry and Walter Go to New York
★ 5.6
Bound for Glory
Bound for Glory
1976 • as Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border
★ 6.9
Steel Dawn
Steel Dawn
1987 • as Tark
★ 5.0
Evil Obsession
Evil Obsession
1996 • as Stavinski
★ 6.2
Hong Kong 97
Hong Kong 97
1994 • as Simon Alexander
★ 5.5
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon
1976 • as Bailiff
★ 6.0
Crimewave
Crimewave
1985 • as Arthur Coddish
★ 5.5
Nature of the Beast
Nature of the Beast
1995 • as Sheriff Gordon
★ 5.9
Knight Rider 2010
Knight Rider 2010
1994 • as Jared
★ 4.5
Time Runner
Time Runner
1993 • as Neila
★ 4.4
Radioland Murders
Radioland Murders
1994 • as Bernie King
★ 5.8
Nightmare at Noon
Nightmare at Noon
1988 • as The Albino
★ 4.7
Showdown
Showdown
1993 • as Vice Principal Kowalski
★ 6.2
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories
1986 • as Willie Joe
★ 6.1
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
★ 5.2
The Wrong Guys
The Wrong Guys
1988 • as Glen Grunski
★ 5.7
The Jazz Singer
The Jazz Singer
1980 • as Man in Bar
★ 5.9
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983 • as Captain Rogers
★ 7.0
Cyberjack
Cyberjack
1995 • as Nassim
★ 5.4
Cabin Boy
Cabin Boy
1994 • as Big Teddy
★ 5.2
Annihilator
Annihilator
1986 • as Alien Leader
★ 5.2
Corvette Summer
Corvette Summer
1978 • as Wayne's Car Wash Henchman
★ 5.5
A Breed Apart
A Breed Apart
1984 • as Peyton
★ 5.9
In God's Hands
In God's Hands
1998 • as Capitaine
★ 5.0
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
1981 • as Defalice
★ 5.0
Scanner Cop
Scanner Cop
1994 • as Dr. Hampton
★ 5.7
Conquest of the Earth
Conquest of the Earth
1980 • as Willy
★ 6.5
Assault on Dome 4
Assault on Dome 4
1996 • as Chairman
★ 3.7
Spitfire
Spitfire
1995 • as Tough Guy (uncredited)
★ 4.8
Mom
Mom
1990 • as Nestor Duvalier
★ 5.4
Precious Find
Precious Find
1996 • as Sam Horton
★ 5.4
Rio Diablo
Rio Diablo
1993 • as Jake Walker
★ 5.0
The Killing Jar
The Killing Jar
1997 • as Dr. Vincent Garret
★ 4.4
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
1995 • as Larry Walker
★ 6.0
Diplomatic Siege
Diplomatic Siege
1999 • as Stubbs
★ 4.3
The King Is Alive
The King Is Alive
2000 • as Ashley
★ 5.5
Men in White
Men in White
1998 • as Air Force
★ 3.8
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
★ 5.3
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
1998 • as Willie Joe
★ 2.0
Enid Is Sleeping
Enid Is Sleeping
1990 • as Trucker
★ 4.9
Indecent Behavior III
Indecent Behavior III
1995 • as Andy Cowens (uncredited)
★ 4.5
The Companion
The Companion
1994 • as Ron Cocheran
★ 5.3
American Strays
American Strays
1996 • as Oris
★ 5.8
Treasure of Matecumbe
Treasure of Matecumbe
1976 • as Roustabout
★ 6.5
The Kansas City Massacre
The Kansas City Massacre
1975 • as Homer Van Meter
★ 5.8
Wholly Moses
Wholly Moses
1980 • as Guard at Banquet
★ 4.7
Future Shock
Future Shock
1994 • as Jack Porter
★ 3.9
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
1997 • as Salvador Dali / Sam
★ 5.2
The Invasion of Johnson County
The Invasion of Johnson County
1976 • as Ben Jones
★ 6.6
F.T.W.
F.T.W.
1994 • as Sheriff Rudy Morgan
★ 4.7
Circles in a Forest
Circles in a Forest
1989 • as Mr. Patterson
★ 6.1
movie
New Line: Independent Legacies
• as Self (archive footage)
Back in Business
Back in Business
1997 • as Emery Ryker
★ 5.4
Snide and Prejudice
Snide and Prejudice
1997 • as Hermann Goering
★ 6.3
The Underground
The Underground
1997 • as Captain Hilton
★ 5.3
The Soft Kill
The Soft Kill
1994 • as Ben McCarthy
★ 3.8
A Place Called Truth
A Place Called Truth
1998 • as Hank
★ 3.2
Wishman
Wishman
1992 • as Staten Jack Rose
★ 5.8
Billy Lone Bear
★ 7.0
The Hunter's Moon
The Hunter's Moon
1999 • as Sheriff Foulkes
★ 5.8
Black Magic
Black Magic
1992 • as Tom McKay
★ 3.9
Z-TV
Z-TV
1989 • as Self
Bombshell
Bombshell
1997 • as Donald
★ 4.1
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
1989 • as Roy Grimes
★ 9.0
The Thief & the Stripper
★ 4.5
Frogtown II
Frogtown II
1992 • as Prof. Tanzer
★ 3.7
Savage Land
Savage Land
1994 • as Cyrus
★ 5.5
Dirt Merchant
Dirt Merchant
1999 • as Detective Harry Ball
★ 3.2
The Dark
The Dark
1993 • as Paul Buckner
★ 5.2
Killing at Hell's Gate
Killing at Hell's Gate
1981 • as Turkey Jones
★ 6.2
Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller
★ 5.5
Brown's Requiem
Brown's Requiem
1998 • as Cathcart
★ 4.5
Love Among Thieves
Love Among Thieves
1987 • as Andre
★ 6.2
Trouble in High Timber Country
Trouble in High Timber Country
1980 • as Eddie Rhodes
★ 7.0
The Operator
The Operator
2000 • as Vernon Woods
★ 4.1
Deadly Ransom
Deadly Ransom
1998 • as Bobby Rico
★ 7.7
Steel Frontier
Steel Frontier
1995 • as General J.W. Quantrell
★ 4.8
Arthurs Quest
Arthurs Quest
1999 • as Trent
★ 3.9
Joseph's Gift
Joseph's Gift
1999 • as Frank Childress
★ 7.0
Farewell, My Love
Farewell, My Love
2000 • as Renault
★ 4.2
Phoenix Point
Phoenix Point
2005 • as Spider Rico
★ 3.0
Street Asylum
Street Asylum
1990 • as Reverend Mony
★ 5.1
Precious Victims
Precious Victims
1993 • as Agent Jimmy Bivens
★ 7.0
Dead Man Walking
Dead Man Walking
1988 • as Decker
★ 3.6
Dominion
Dominion
1995 • as Lynwood
★ 5.2
Black Sea 213
Black Sea 213
1998 • as Captain Killick
★ 5.0
Ultimate Desires
Ultimate Desires
1991 • as Wolfgang Friedman
★ 4.2
Jekyll Island
Jekyll Island
1998 • as Lawton Goodyear
★ 8.2
Mutator
Mutator
1989 • as David Allen
★ 3.5
Flying High
Flying High
1978 • as Clyde Boyer
★ 9.0
Art Deco Detective
Art Deco Detective
1994 • as Jim Wexler
★ 6.0
Heist
Heist
1998 • as Caz
★ 9.0
Malevolence
Malevolence
1999 • as Warden Walker
★ 7.3