Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 20, 1945
Died
Aug 07, 1999
Place of Birth
Redlands, California, USA
Credits
149 titles
Brion James
Biography
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
Swimming with Dolphins
Phoenix Point
Spider Rico
The Thief & the Stripper
Shoe
The King Is Alive
Ashley
The Operator
Vernon Woods
Farewell, My Love
Renault
Diplomatic Siege
Stubbs
The Hunter's Moon
Sheriff Foulkes
Dirt Merchant
Detective Harry Ball
Heist
Caz
Arthurs Quest
Trent
Malevolence
Warden Walker
Joseph's Gift
Frank Childress
Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller
Monk
Brown's Requiem
Cathcart
Deadly Ransom
Bobby Rico
Men in White
Air Force
A Place Called Truth
Hank
In God's Hands
Capitaine
Jekyll Island
Lawton Goodyear
The Magnificent Seven
Stuart James
Black Sea 213
Captain Killick
The Underground
Captain Hilton
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
Salvador Dali / Sam
Bombshell
Donald
Back in Business
Emery Ryker
The Killing Jar
Dr. Vincent Garret
Snide and Prejudice
Hermann Goering
The Fifth Element
General Munro
Millennium
Sheriff Bowman
Assault on Dome 4
Chairman
Evil Obsession
Stavinski
American Strays
Oris
Superman: The Animated Series
Parasite / Rudy Jones (voice)
Precious Find
Sam Horton
The Sentinel
Warren Chapel
Billy Lone Bear
Indecent Behavior III
Andy Cowens (uncredited)
Nature of the Beast
Sheriff Gordon
Cyberjack
Nassim
Dominion
Lynwood
Steel Frontier
General J.W. Quantrell
The Marshal
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
Larry Walker
Spitfire
Tough Guy (uncredited)
Hong Kong 97
Simon Alexander
The Soft Kill
Ben McCarthy
Radioland Murders
Bernie King
The Companion
Ron Cocheran
Art Deco Detective
Jim Wexler