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 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
CREDITS
PHOTOS
TV Series
Sledge Hammer!
7.908
The A-Team
7.5
Little House on the Prairie
7.937
Matlock
7.1
Miami Vice
7.451
Tales from the Crypt
7.949
Quincy, M.E.
7.5
Gunsmoke
6.6
Walker, Texas Ranger
7
Superman: The Animated Series
7.606
Millennium
7.659
Sidekicks
6
Hunter
7.2
The Waltons
7.1
Galactica 1980
6.1
The Hitchhiker
6.1
The Marshal
5.7
When the Whistle Blows
5
Big Shamus, Little Shamus
5
Superman: The Animated Series
7.606
Batman: The Animated Series
8.545
Batman: The Animated Series
8.545
Amazing Stories
7.441
The Rockford Files
7.5
The A-Team
7.5
Mork & Mindy
7.1
CHiPs
6.819
CHiPs
6.819
Roots
7.381
Highlander: The Series
7.407
The Incredible Hulk
7.242
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
5
The Sentinel
7.1
Renegade
6.683
The F.B.I.
5.5
The Magnificent Seven
6
Movies
The Fifth Element
7.555
Blade Runner
7.94
48 Hrs.
6.69
Arthurs Quest
3.2
Cyberjack
5.1
The King Is Alive
5.883
Armed and Dangerous
5.636
The Player
7.207
Bombshell
3.7
Striking Distance
5.852
The Wrong Guys
5.6
Crimewave
5.507
Another 48 Hrs.
6.008
Radioland Murders
6
Nemesis
5.4
Enemy Mine
6.946
Southern Comfort
6.913
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
5.268
Cabin Boy
5.142
Flesh + Blood
6.584
Red Scorpion
5.924
Tango & Cash
6.468
Corvette Summer
5.4
Steel Dawn
5
The Hunter's Moon
5.7
Mutator
3.3
Assault on Dome 4
3.6
In God's Hands
4.667
The Horror Show
5.345
Knight Rider 2010
4.6
Precious Find
5.292
Cherry 2000
6
Brown's Requiem
4.462
Steel Frontier
4.7
Time Runner
4.339
Nightmare at Noon
4.53
Swimming with Dolphins
0
Back in Business
5.375
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
4.5
Deadly Ransom
6
Showdown
5.8
The Underground
6
The Soft Kill
2.6
American Strays
5.467
The Dark
4.9
Circles in a Forest
5.5
Hong Kong 97
5.6
Dead Man Walking
3.6
Annihilator
5
The Operator
3.8
The Companion
5.2
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
6.7
Street Asylum
4.5
Frogtown II
3.2
Red Heat
6.235
Savage Land
1
Trouble in High Timber Country
0
Black Magic
3.75
Flying High
0
Love Among Thieves
6.2
Hard Times
6.8
Mom
5.304
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
3.7
Ultimate Desires
3.625
Phoenix Point
2.2
Dominion
4
The Invasion of Johnson County
6.5
Rio Diablo
5.2
Snide and Prejudice
4.5
Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller
5
Nickelodeon
6.105
Dirt Merchant
2.875
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
9.5
Scanner Cop
5.8
Future Shock
3.813
Evil Obsession
3.5
Z-TV
0
Nature of the Beast
5.917
Blue Sunshine
5.6
Jekyll Island
8.7
Black Sea 213
5.167
Heist
0
Men in White
3.438
Conquest of the Earth
6.472
Art Deco Detective
5.2
D.O.A.
6.3
A Breed Apart
5.7
A Place Called Truth
2.5
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
5.921
The Kansas City Massacre
4.7
Killing at Hell's Gate
6
The Postman Always Rings Twice
6.527
Spitfire
4.619
Hear No Evil
4
Silverado
6.974
Indecent Behavior III
3.917
Precious Victims
7
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
6.9
Wishman
4.3
The Killing Jar
3.8
Bound for Glory
6.882
Farewell, My Love
3
Enid Is Sleeping
4.9
Amazing Stories
6.611
Diplomatic Siege
4.133
Wholly Moses
4.7
The Jazz Singer
5.9
Treasure of Matecumbe
6.5
Billy Lone Bear
6
F.T.W.
4.7
Joseph's Gift
0
Harry and Walter Go to New York
5.609
The Thief & the Stripper
2.333
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
5.4
Malevolence
6