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.
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Movies (45)
Swimming with Dolphins
2005
Phoenix Point
as Spider Rico
2005
The Thief & the Stripper
as Shoe
2002
The King Is Alive
as Ashley
2000
The Operator
as Vernon Woods
2000
Farewell, My Love
as Renault
2000
Diplomatic Siege
as Stubbs
1999
The Hunter's Moon
as Sheriff Foulkes
1999
Dirt Merchant
as Detective Harry Ball
1999
Heist
as Caz
1999
Arthurs Quest
as Trent
1999
Malevolence
as Warden Walker
1999
Joseph's Gift
as Frank Childress
1999
Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller
as Monk
1998
Brown's Requiem
as Cathcart
1998
Deadly Ransom
as Bobby Rico
1998
Men in White
as Air Force
1998
A Place Called Truth
as Hank
1998
In God's Hands
as Capitaine
1998
Jekyll Island
as Lawton Goodyear
1998
Black Sea 213
as Captain Killick
1998
The Underground
as Captain Hilton
1997
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
as Salvador Dali / Sam
1997
Bombshell
as Donald
1997
Back in Business
as Emery Ryker
1997
The Killing Jar
as Dr. Vincent Garret
1997
Snide and Prejudice
as Hermann Goering
1997
The Fifth Element
as General Munro
1997
Assault on Dome 4
as Chairman
1996
Evil Obsession
as Stavinski
1996
American Strays
as Oris
1996
Precious Find
as Sam Horton
1996
Billy Lone Bear
1996
Indecent Behavior III
as Andy Cowens (uncredited)
1995
Nature of the Beast
as Sheriff Gordon
1995
Cyberjack
as Nassim
1995
Dominion
as Lynwood
1995
Steel Frontier
as General J.W. Quantrell
1995
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
as Larry Walker
1995
Spitfire
as Tough Guy (uncredited)
1995
Hong Kong 97
as Simon Alexander
1994
The Soft Kill
as Ben McCarthy
1994
Radioland Murders
as Bernie King
1994
The Companion
as Ron Cocheran
1994
Art Deco Detective
as Jim Wexler
1994
