Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 19, 1945
Died
Jun 03, 2026
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
93 titles
James Handy
Biography
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
Bartender (Jimmy)
Street to Table
Flynn
Senior Entourage
Father MacGuffin
9-1-1
Felix
Woman Child
Barney Winecott
Suburbicon
Mayor Billings
Thru: The Hereafter Remains Unknown
Frank
Logan
Old Doctor
Bad Sister
Bishop O'Reilly
Documentary Now!
Self
Mulaney
Father Ed
Touch
Lanford Biddle
Lifted
Travis
Rizzoli & Isles
Leroy Grovner
The Waiter
The CEO
NCIS: Los Angeles
Former NIS Operative
Castle
Clifford Stuckey
Raising the Bar
Judge Albert Meade
Commander in Chief
Bernard Hendrix
The Closer
Mr. Rawley
CSI: NY
Charles Ross
Without a Trace
Dr. Falk
The Dead Zone
Joe Bannerman
Alias
Arthur Devlin
UC: Undercover
Priest
Crossing Jordan
Mr. Bergstrom
The Donor
John
15 Minutes
Captain Duffy
Unbreakable
Priest
K-911
Captain Byers
Deterrence
Lancaster
Mary and Rhoda
Doorman
Black & White
Sergeant Wright
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure
Frank Brady
Third Watch
Father Goodwin
The West Wing
Joseph Bruno
Time Served
Judge William T. Engstrom III
L.A. Doctors
Ronny Wilcox
Every Dog Has Its Day
Sign Painter
Gang Related
Captain Henderson
Murder in Mind
Dr. Harvard
The Practice
Jeffrey Stewart
EZ Streets
Early Edition
Uncle Bob Sheaghan
Profiler
Lou Handleman
Gone in the Night
Jumanji
Exterminator
Rave Review
James
The O.J. Simpson Story
Detective Vannatter
Without Warning
Dr. Norbert Hazelton