Brion James

Brion James

Acting
Born 1945-02-20 - Died 1999-08-07Redlands, California, USA

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.

Movies (118)

Blade Runner
7.9

Blade Runner

1982Movie7.9
The Fifth Element
7.6

The Fifth Element

1997Movie7.6
The Player
7.2

The Player

1992Movie7.2
Red Heat
6.2

Red Heat

1988Movie6.2
48 Hrs.
6.7

48 Hrs.

1982Movie6.7
Tango & Cash
6.5

Tango & Cash

1989Movie6.5
Striking Distance
5.9

Striking Distance

1993Movie5.9
The Postman Always Rings Twice
6.5

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1981Movie6.5
Hard Times
6.9

Hard Times

1975Movie6.9
Silverado
6.9

Silverado

1985Movie6.9
Flesh + Blood
6.6

Flesh + Blood

1985Movie6.6
Enemy Mine
7.0

Enemy Mine

1985Movie7.0
Another 48 Hrs.
6.0

Another 48 Hrs.

1990Movie6.0
Nemesis
5.4

Nemesis

1992Movie5.4
Red Scorpion
6.0

Red Scorpion

1988Movie6.0
Armed and Dangerous
5.7

Armed and Dangerous

1986Movie5.7
Deadly Ransom
7.7

Deadly Ransom

1998Movie7.7
Cherry 2000
5.9

Cherry 2000

1987Movie5.9
D.O.A.
6.3

D.O.A.

1988Movie6.3
Scanner Cop
5.7

Scanner Cop

1994Movie5.7
Treasure of Matecumbe
6.5

Treasure of Matecumbe

1976Movie6.5
Southern Comfort
6.8

Southern Comfort

1981Movie6.8
Radioland Murders
5.8

Radioland Murders

1994Movie5.8
The Horror Show
5.4

The Horror Show

1989Movie5.4
Bound for Glory
6.9

Bound for Glory

1976Movie6.9
Steel Dawn
5.0

Steel Dawn

1987Movie5.0
Wholly Moses
4.7

Wholly Moses

1980Movie4.7
Cabin Boy
5.2

Cabin Boy

1994Movie5.2
The Kansas City Massacre
5.8

The Kansas City Massacre

1975Movie5.8
Crimewave
5.5

Crimewave

1985Movie5.5
Amazing Stories
6.1

Amazing Stories

1986Movie6.1
Blue Sunshine
5.7

Blue Sunshine

1977Movie5.7
American Strays
5.8

American Strays

1996Movie5.8
Street Asylum
5.1

Street Asylum

1990Movie5.1
Wishman
5.8

Wishman

1992Movie5.8
The Jazz Singer
5.9

The Jazz Singer

1980Movie5.9
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
7.0

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

1983Movie7.0
Corvette Summer
5.5

Corvette Summer

1978Movie5.5
Love Among Thieves
6.2

Love Among Thieves

1987Movie6.2
Showdown
5.8

Showdown

1993Movie5.8
Nickelodeon
6.1

Nickelodeon

1976Movie6.1
A Breed Apart
5.9

A Breed Apart

1984Movie5.9
Dirt Merchant
3.2

Dirt Merchant

1999Movie3.2
The Wrong Guys
5.7

The Wrong Guys

1988Movie5.7
The Soft Kill
3.8

The Soft Kill

1994Movie3.8
Precious Find
5.4

Precious Find

1996Movie5.4
Knight Rider 2010
4.5

Knight Rider 2010

1994Movie4.5
Evil Obsession
6.3

Evil Obsession

1996Movie6.3
Diplomatic Siege
4.3

Diplomatic Siege

1999Movie4.3
Hear No Evil
5.7

Hear No Evil

1982Movie5.7
Bombshell
4.1

Bombshell

1997Movie4.1
Nature of the Beast
5.9

Nature of the Beast

1995Movie5.9
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
5.2

KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park

1978Movie5.2
The Companion
5.3

The Companion

1994Movie5.3
Savage Land
5.5

Savage Land

1994Movie5.5
Time Runner
4.3

Time Runner

1993Movie4.3
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
5.3

Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills

1997Movie5.3
Men in White
3.8

Men in White

1998Movie3.8
Harry and Walter Go to New York
5.7

Harry and Walter Go to New York

1976Movie5.7
New Line: Independent Legacies

New Line: Independent Legacies

Movie
Conquest of the Earth
6.5

Conquest of the Earth

1980Movie6.5
Nightmare at Noon
4.7

Nightmare at Noon

1988Movie4.7
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
6.0

Sketch Artist II: Hands That See

1995Movie6.0
The King Is Alive
5.5

The King Is Alive

2000Movie5.5
Arthurs Quest
3.7

Arthurs Quest

1999Movie3.7
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
9.0

Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

1989Movie9.0
Black Sea 213
5.0

Black Sea 213

1998Movie5.0
Dead Man Walking
3.6

Dead Man Walking

1988Movie3.6
Hong Kong 97
5.5

Hong Kong 97

1994Movie5.5
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
5.2

Brain Smasher... A Love Story

1993Movie5.2
Trouble in High Timber Country
7.0

Trouble in High Timber Country

1980Movie7.0
Ultimate Desires
4.2

Ultimate Desires

1991Movie4.2
F.T.W.
4.7

F.T.W.

1994Movie4.7
In God's Hands
5.0

In God's Hands

1998Movie5.0
Brown's Requiem
4.5

Brown's Requiem

1998Movie4.5
The Operator
4.1

The Operator

2000Movie4.1
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
7.0

The Gambler: The Adventure Continues

1983Movie7.0
The Thief & the Stripper
4.5

The Thief & the Stripper

2002Movie4.5
Flying High
9.0

Flying High

1978Movie9.0
Snide and Prejudice
6.3

Snide and Prejudice

1997Movie6.3
Amazing Stories: The Movie III

Amazing Stories: The Movie III

1998Movie
Steel Frontier
4.8

Steel Frontier

1995Movie4.8
Enid Is Sleeping
4.9

Enid Is Sleeping

1990Movie4.9
The Dark
5.2

The Dark

1993Movie5.2
The Underground
5.3

The Underground

1997Movie5.3
Cyberjack
5.4

Cyberjack

1995Movie5.4
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
5.1

Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.

1981Movie5.1
Rio Diablo
5.0

Rio Diablo

1993Movie5.0
Annihilator
5.3

Annihilator

1986Movie5.3
Assault on Dome 4
3.7

Assault on Dome 4

1996Movie3.7
Future Shock
4.0

Future Shock

1994Movie4.0
Joseph's Gift
7.0

Joseph's Gift

1999Movie7.0
Frogtown II
3.6

Frogtown II

1992Movie3.6
Back in Business
5.4

Back in Business

1997Movie5.4
Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller
5.5

Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller

1998Movie5.5
Mom
5.4

Mom

1990Movie5.4
Precious Victims
7.0

Precious Victims

1993Movie7.0
Farewell, My Love
4.2

Farewell, My Love

2000Movie4.2
Spitfire
4.7

Spitfire

1995Movie4.7
Black Magic
4.1

Black Magic

1992Movie4.1
A Place Called Truth
3.3

A Place Called Truth

1998Movie3.3
Indecent Behavior III
4.5

Indecent Behavior III

1995Movie4.5
The Invasion of Johnson County
6.6

The Invasion of Johnson County

1976Movie6.6
Phoenix Point
3.0

Phoenix Point

2005Movie3.0
Jekyll Island
8.3

Jekyll Island

1998Movie8.3
Billy Lone Bear
7.0

Billy Lone Bear

1996Movie7.0
Swimming with Dolphins

Swimming with Dolphins

2005Movie
The Killing Jar
4.4

The Killing Jar

1997Movie4.4
The Hunter's Moon
5.8

The Hunter's Moon

1999Movie5.8
Dominion
5.2

Dominion

1995Movie5.2
Circles in a Forest
6.1

Circles in a Forest

1989Movie6.1
Killing at Hell's Gate
6.3

Killing at Hell's Gate

1981Movie6.3
Mutator
3.5

Mutator

1989Movie3.5
Z-TV

Z-TV

1989Movie
Art Deco Detective
6.0

Art Deco Detective

1994Movie6.0
Malevolence
7.3

Malevolence

1999Movie7.3
Heist
9.0

Heist

1998Movie9.0
Mummy Daddy

Mummy Daddy

1985Movie

TV Shows (33)

Miami Vice
7.5

Miami Vice

1984Series7.5
The A-Team
7.5

The A-Team

1983Series7.5
The Rockford Files
7.6

The Rockford Files

1974Series7.6
Batman: The Animated Series
8.6

Batman: The Animated Series

1992Series8.6
American Playhouse
6.6

American Playhouse

1982Series6.6
The Waltons
7.2

The Waltons

1972Series7.2
Little House on the Prairie
8.0

Little House on the Prairie

1974Series8.0
Tales from the Crypt
8.0

Tales from the Crypt

1989Series8.0
The Incredible Hulk
7.2

The Incredible Hulk

1977Series7.2
Superman: The Animated Series
7.7

Superman: The Animated Series

1996Series7.7
Matlock
7.1

Matlock

1986Series7.1
Walker, Texas Ranger
7.0

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993Series7.0
Quincy, M.E.
7.5

Quincy, M.E.

1976Series7.5
Hunter
7.1

Hunter

1984Series7.1
Highlander: The Series
7.4

Highlander: The Series

1992Series7.4
Gunsmoke
6.7

Gunsmoke

1955Series6.7
Renegade
6.7

Renegade

1992Series6.7
Millennium
7.7

Millennium

1996Series7.7
The Sentinel
7.2

The Sentinel

1996Series7.2
The F.B.I.
5.6

The F.B.I.

1965Series5.6
The Hitchhiker
6.3

The Hitchhiker

1983Series6.3
Amazing Stories
7.5

Amazing Stories

1985Series7.5
Mork & Mindy
7.1

Mork & Mindy

1978Series7.1
Sledge Hammer!
8.0

Sledge Hammer!

1986Series8.0
Roots
7.4

Roots

1977Series7.4
The Magnificent Seven
6.6

The Magnificent Seven

1998Series6.6
CHiPs
6.8

CHiPs

1977Series6.8
Sidekicks
6.4

Sidekicks

1986Series6.4
The Marshal
6.0

The Marshal

1995Series6.0
Galactica 1980
6.1

Galactica 1980

1980Series6.1
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
5.0

The Gambler: The Adventure Continues

1983Series5.0
Big Shamus, Little Shamus
7.0

Big Shamus, Little Shamus

1979Series7.0
When the Whistle Blows
5.0

When the Whistle Blows

1980Series5.0