Brion James
Birthday: 1945-02-20
Deathday: 1999-08-07
Birthplace: Redlands, California, USA
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned
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.
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Credits
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2005-11-29 | Swimming with Dolphins | |
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2005-01-20 | Phoenix Point | Spider Rico |
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2002-10-15 | The Thief & the Stripper | Shoe |
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2000-05-11 | The King Is Alive | Ashley |
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2000-03-04 | The Operator | Vernon Woods |
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2000-02-15 | Farewell, My Love | Renault |
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1999-12-17 | Diplomatic Siege | Stubbs |
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1999-10-10 | The Hunter's Moon | Sheriff Foulkes |
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1999-09-16 | Dirt Merchant | Detective Harry Ball |
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1999-07-26 | Heist | Caz |
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1999-03-03 | Arthurs Quest | Trent |
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1999-02-01 | Malevolence | Warden Walker |
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1999-01-01 | Joseph's Gift | Frank Childress |
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1998-11-26 | Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller | Monk |
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1998-11-01 | Brown's Requiem | Cathcart |
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1998-10-03 | Deadly Ransom | Bobby Rico |
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1998-08-16 | Men in White | Air Force |
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1998-07-20 | A Place Called Truth | Hank |
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1998-04-24 | In God's Hands | Capitaine |
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1998-01-23 | Jekyll Island | Lawton Goodyear |
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1998-01-01 | Black Sea 213 | Captain Killick |
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1997-10-28 | The Underground | Captain Hilton |
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1997-10-07 | Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills | Salvador Dali / Sam |
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1997-09-26 | Bombshell | Donald |
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1997-05-29 | Back in Business | Emery Ryker |
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1997-05-27 | The Killing Jar | Dr. Vincent Garret |
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1997-05-11 | Snide and Prejudice | Hermann Goering |
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1997-05-02 | The Fifth Element | General Munro |
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1996-10-08 | Assault on Dome 4 | Chairman |
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1996-09-19 | Evil Obsession | Stavinski |
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1996-09-12 | American Strays | Oris |
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1996-06-26 | Precious Find | Sam Horton |
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1996-01-01 | Billy Lone Bear | |
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1995-12-19 | Indecent Behavior III | Andy Cowens (uncredited) |
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1995-10-23 | Nature of the Beast | Sheriff Gordon |
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1995-09-19 | Cyberjack | Nassim |
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1995-04-25 | Dominion | Lynwood |
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1995-03-28 | Steel Frontier | General J.W. Quantrell |
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1995-01-28 | Sketch Artist II: Hands That See | Larry Walker |
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1995-01-24 | Spitfire | Tough Guy (uncredited) |
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1994-11-09 | Hong Kong 97 | Simon Alexander |
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1994-10-25 | The Soft Kill | Ben McCarthy |
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1994-10-21 | Radioland Murders | Bernie King |
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1994-10-14 | The Companion | Ron Cocheran |
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1994-09-16 | Art Deco Detective | Jim Wexler |
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1994-09-13 | Savage Land | Cyrus |
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1994-07-27 | Scanner Cop | Dr. Hampton |
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1994-06-17 | F.T.W. | Sheriff Rudy Morgan |
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1994-02-03 | Knight Rider 2010 | Jared |
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1994-01-19 | Future Shock | Jack Porter |
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1994-01-07 | Cabin Boy | Big Teddy |
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1993-11-17 | Brain Smasher... A Love Story | Brown |
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1993-10-01 | The Dark | Paul Buckner |
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1993-09-27 | Precious Victims | Agent Jimmy Bivens |
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1993-09-17 | Striking Distance | Det. Eddie Eiler |
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1993-09-16 | Showdown | Vice Principal Kowalski |
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1993-03-17 | Time Runner | Neila |
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1993-02-28 | Rio Diablo | Jake Walker |
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1992-12-26 | Nemesis | Maritz |
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1992-11-03 | Frogtown II | Prof. Tanzer |
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1992-09-21 | Black Magic | Tom McKay |
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1992-09-18 | Wishman | Staten Jack Rose |
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1992-04-03 | The Player | Joel Levison |
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1991-07-31 | Ultimate Desires | Wolfgang Friedman |
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1990-06-19 | Mom | Nestor Duvalier |
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1990-06-08 | Another 48 Hrs. | Ben Kehoe |
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1990-06-06 | Street Asylum | Reverend Mony |
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1990-05-25 | Enid Is Sleeping | Trucker |
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1989-12-22 | Tango & Cash | Requin |
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1989-10-10 | Desperado: The Outlaw Wars | Roy Grimes |
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1989-08-01 | Circles in a Forest | Mr. Patterson |
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1989-05-15 | Mutator | David Allen |
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1989-04-28 | The Horror Show | Max Jenke |
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1988-12-24 | Red Scorpion | Krasnov |
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1988-09-15 | Dead Man Walking | Decker |
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1988-06-29 | Nightmare at Noon | The Albino |
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1988-06-17 | Red Heat | Streak |
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1988-05-13 | The Wrong Guys | Glen Grunski |
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1988-03-18 | D.O.A. | Detective Ulmer |
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1987-11-10 | Cherry 2000 | Stacy |
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1987-11-06 | Steel Dawn | Tark |
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1987-02-23 | Love Among Thieves | Andre |
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1986-08-15 | Armed and Dangerous | Anthony Lazarus |
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1986-07-10 | Amazing Stories | Willie Joe |
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1986-04-07 | Annihilator | Alien Leader |
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1985-12-12 | Enemy Mine | Stubbs |
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1985-08-30 | Flesh + Blood | Karsthans |
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1985-07-10 | Silverado | Hobart |
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1985-04-12 | Crimewave | Arthur Coddish |
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1984-06-01 | A Breed Apart | Peyton |
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1983-11-28 | The Gambler: The Adventure Continues | Reece |
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1983-08-19 | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | Captain Rogers |
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1982-12-07 | 48 Hrs. | Ben Kehoe |
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1982-11-20 | Hear No Evil | Billy Boy Burns |
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1982-06-25 | Blade Runner | Leon |
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1981-10-31 | Killing at Hell's Gate | Turkey Jones |
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1981-10-09 | Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. | Defalice |
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1981-09-24 | Southern Comfort | Trapper |
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1981-03-20 | The Postman Always Rings Twice | Crapshooter |
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1980-12-31 | Conquest of the Earth | Willy |
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1980-12-17 | The Jazz Singer | Man in Bar |
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1980-06-27 | Trouble in High Timber Country | Eddie Rhodes |
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1980-06-13 | Wholly Moses | Guard at Banquet |
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1978-10-28 | KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park | Guard |
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1978-08-28 | Flying High | Clyde Boyer |
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1978-06-02 | Corvette Summer | Wayne's Car Wash Henchman |
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1978-03-20 | Blue Sunshine | Tony |
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1976-12-21 | Nickelodeon | Bailiff |
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1976-12-05 | Bound for Glory | Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border |
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1976-07-31 | The Invasion of Johnson County | Ben Jones |
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1976-07-01 | Treasure of Matecumbe | Roustabout |
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1976-06-17 | Harry and Walter Go to New York | Hayseed |
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1975-09-19 | The Kansas City Massacre | Homer Van Meter |
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1975-08-13 | Hard Times | Man (uncredited) |