Brion James

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

151

Gender

Male

Birthday

1945-02-20

Day of death

1999-08-07 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Redlands, California, USA

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

  • The A-Team

    The A-Team

  • The A-Team

    The A-Team

  • Little House on the Prairie

    Little House on the Prairie

  • The Waltons

    The Waltons

  • Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • Batman: The Animated Series

    Batman: The Animated Series

  • Batman: The Animated Series

    Batman: The Animated Series

  • The Rockford Files

    The Rockford Files

  • Amazing Stories

    Amazing Stories

  • Highlander: The Series

    Highlander: The Series

  • Matlock

    Matlock

  • Renegade

    Renegade

  • The Incredible Hulk

    The Incredible Hulk

  • The Hitchhiker

    The Hitchhiker

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • Superman: The Animated Series

    Superman: The Animated Series

  • Superman: The Animated Series

    Superman: The Animated Series

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • The Sentinel

    The Sentinel

  • Walker, Texas Ranger

    Walker, Texas Ranger

  • Hunter

    Hunter

  • Millennium

    Millennium

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • The Fifth Element

    The Fifth Element

  • Blade Runner

    Blade Runner

  • The Magnificent Seven

    The Magnificent Seven

  • Sledge Hammer!

    Sledge Hammer!

  • Mork & Mindy

    Mork & Mindy

  • Roots

    Roots

  • Silverado

    Silverado

  • CHiPs

    CHiPs

  • CHiPs

    CHiPs

  • Armed and Dangerous

    Armed and Dangerous

  • Galactica 1980

    Galactica 1980

  • Striking Distance

    Striking Distance

  • Enemy Mine

    Enemy Mine

  • Hard Times

    Hard Times

  • Sketch Artist II: Hands That See

    Sketch Artist II: Hands That See

  • Tango & Cash

    Tango & Cash

  • Deadly Ransom

    Deadly Ransom

  • Brain Smasher... A Love Story

    Brain Smasher... A Love Story

  • The Invasion of Johnson County

    The Invasion of Johnson County

  • The Gambler: The Adventure Continues

    The Gambler: The Adventure Continues

  • The Horror Show

    The Horror Show

  • Cherry 2000

    Cherry 2000

  • Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

    Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

  • The Marshal

    The Marshal

  • The Killing Jar

    The Killing Jar

  • The Postman Always Rings Twice

    The Postman Always Rings Twice

  • Diplomatic Siege

    Diplomatic Siege

  • Wholly Moses

    Wholly Moses

  • Another 48 Hrs.

    Another 48 Hrs.

  • Showdown

    Showdown

  • Farewell, My Love

    Farewell, My Love

  • Back in Business

    Back in Business

  • The Hunter's Moon

    The Hunter's Moon

  • Brown's Requiem

    Brown's Requiem

  • Killing at Hell's Gate

    Killing at Hell's Gate

  • 48 Hrs.

    48 Hrs.

  • Red Heat

    Red Heat

  • Assault on Dome 4

    Assault on Dome 4

  • Mutator

    Mutator

  • Billy Lone Bear

    Billy Lone Bear

  • Sidekicks

    Sidekicks

  • The Companion

    The Companion

  • The Player

    The Player

  • Snide and Prejudice

    Snide and Prejudice

  • Steel Dawn

    Steel Dawn

  • Cabin Boy

    Cabin Boy

  • Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills

    Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills

  • The Soft Kill

    The Soft Kill

  • Enid Is Sleeping

    Enid Is Sleeping

  • The Kansas City Massacre

    The Kansas City Massacre

  • Trouble in High Timber Country

    Trouble in High Timber Country

  • The Operator

    The Operator

  • Cyberjack

    Cyberjack

  • Nature of the Beast

    Nature of the Beast

  • Crimewave

    Crimewave

  • The Underground

    The Underground

  • The Dark

    The Dark

  • Art Deco Detective

    Art Deco Detective

  • Arthurs Quest

    Arthurs Quest

  • Scanner Cop

    Scanner Cop

  • Joseph's Gift

    Joseph's Gift

  • Annihilator

    Annihilator

  • Precious Victims

    Precious Victims

  • A Breed Apart

    A Breed Apart

  • Hong Kong 97

    Hong Kong 97

  • Flesh + Blood

    Flesh + Blood

  • Street Asylum

    Street Asylum

  • Red Scorpion

    Red Scorpion

  • Indecent Behavior III

    Indecent Behavior III

  • American Strays

    American Strays

  • Spitfire

    Spitfire

  • Jekyll Island

    Jekyll Island

  • Love Among Thieves

    Love Among Thieves

  • Flying High

    Flying High

  • The King Is Alive

    The King Is Alive

  • Rio Diablo

    Rio Diablo

  • Amazing Stories

    Amazing Stories

  • When the Whistle Blows

    When the Whistle Blows

  • Frogtown II

    Frogtown II

  • Southern Comfort

    Southern Comfort

  • The Jazz Singer

    The Jazz Singer

  • Steel Frontier

    Steel Frontier

  • Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.

    Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.

  • Malevolence

    Malevolence

  • Nemesis

    Nemesis

  • Blue Sunshine

    Blue Sunshine

  • Bombshell

    Bombshell

  • Big Shamus, Little Shamus

    Big Shamus, Little Shamus

  • D.O.A.

    D.O.A.

  • Dominion

    Dominion

  • Nickelodeon

    Nickelodeon

  • Knight Rider 2010

    Knight Rider 2010

  • Wishman

    Wishman

  • Dead Man Walking

    Dead Man Walking

  • Harry and Walter Go to New York

    Harry and Walter Go to New York

  • The Wrong Guys

    The Wrong Guys

  • Nightmare at Noon

    Nightmare at Noon

  • Bound for Glory

    Bound for Glory

  • Circles in a Forest

    Circles in a Forest

  • The Gambler: The Adventure Continues

    The Gambler: The Adventure Continues

  • F.T.W.

    F.T.W.

  • Black Magic

    Black Magic

  • Mom

    Mom

  • Corvette Summer

    Corvette Summer

  • Conquest of the Earth

    Conquest of the Earth

  • Hear No Evil

    Hear No Evil

  • Precious Find

    Precious Find

  • Future Shock

    Future Shock

  • Black Sea 213

    Black Sea 213

  • Radioland Murders

    Radioland Murders

  • Men in White

    Men in White

  • Phoenix Point

    Phoenix Point

  • Time Runner

    Time Runner

  • Ultimate Desires

    Ultimate Desires

  • A Place Called Truth

    A Place Called Truth

  • KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park

    KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park

  • Dirt Merchant

    Dirt Merchant

  • Evil Obsession

    Evil Obsession

  • Treasure of Matecumbe

    Treasure of Matecumbe

  • In God's Hands

    In God's Hands

  • The Thief & the Stripper

    The Thief & the Stripper

  • Heist

    Heist

  • Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller

    Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller

  • Savage Land

    Savage Land

  • The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

    The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

  • Z-TV

    Z-TV

  • Swimming with Dolphins

    Swimming with Dolphins