James Handy
Known for: Acting
Born: March 19, 1945
Died: June 3, 2026
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
James Michael Handy (March 19, 1945 – June 3, 2026) was an American actor. He appeared in numerous films and television shows since 1977. On film, he appeared as Byers in K-9 (1989) and its sequel, K-911 (1999). He later appeared in Arachnophobia (1990), Jumanji (1995), Unbreakable (2000), Logan (2017), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022). His most notable television appearances are on Profiler (1997) and Alias (2002–06). On June 3, 2026, Handy was found in his front yard with multiple fatal stab wounds in his chest. The suspect, 44-year-old Michael Gledhill, Handy's girlfriend's son, was arrested and booked on a murder charge following a 911 call Gledhill made.
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Filmography
58 movies · 36 TV shows, newest first
8.2
Top Gun: Maverick
2022NR
Street to Table
2022
2.0
Senior Entourage
2021
8.2
9-1-1
2018
NR
Woman Child
2017
5.9
Suburbicon
2017
3.0
Thru: The Hereafter Remains Unknown
2017
7.8
Logan
2017
6.6
Bad Sister
2015
7.1
Documentary Now!
2015
4.2
Mulaney
2014
6.6
Touch
2012
7.1
Lifted
2010
7.9
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
NR
The Waiter
2010
7.5
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
8.0
Castle
2009
6.3
Raising the Bar
2008
7.5
Commander in Chief
2005
7.8
The Closer
2005
7.3
CSI: NY
2004
7.2
Without a Trace
2002
7.3
The Dead Zone
2002
NR
UC: Undercover
2001
6.8
Alias
2001
7.2
Crossing Jordan
2001
4.0
The Donor
2001
5.9
15 Minutes
2001
7.1
Unbreakable
2000
5.7
K-911
2000
6.1
Deterrence
2000
6.3
Mary and Rhoda
2000
5.4
Black & White
1999
5.9
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure
1999
7.9
Third Watch
1999
8.3
The West Wing
1999
3.3
Time Served
1999
8.5
L.A. Doctors
1998
5.0
Every Dog Has Its Day
1998
6.4
Gang Related
1997
5.4
Murder in Mind
1997
7.6
The Practice
1997
6.1
EZ Streets
1996
7.4
Early Edition
1996
7.0
Profiler
1996
6.5
Gone in the Night
1996
7.2
Jumanji
1995
10.0
Rave Review
1995
3.4
The O.J. Simpson Story
1995
6.8
Without Warning
1994
7.8
ER
1994
3.3
Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence
1994
6.0
Guarding Tess
1994
5.0
Sudden Fury
1993
7.0
NYPD Blue
1993
8.4
The X-Files
1993
6.0
Majority Rule
1992
6.2
Obsessed
1992
7.0
Angel Street
1992
5.8
Melrose Place
1992
4.4
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
1992
6.5
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992
7.5
Drive Like Lightning
1992
5.8
False Arrest
1991
7.1
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
1991
6.5
The Rocketeer
1991
7.3
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990
5.8
Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston
1990
7.3
Law & Order
1990
6.5
Arachnophobia
1990
10.0
Appearances
1990
6.8
Wings
1990
5.5
Unspeakable Acts
1990
6.5
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989
5.6
The Preppie Murder
1989
6.2
K-9
1989
8.0
Quantum Leap
1989
6.6
The Revenge of Al Capone
19898.3
Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story
1988
6.9
Bird
1988
5.2
Burglar
1987
5.0
Convicted: A Mother's Story
1987
4.8
The Room Upstairs
1987
4.4
Hotshot
1987
6.6
Brighton Beach Memoirs
1986
7.4
Who Is Julia?
1986
7.1
L.A. Law
1986
4.4
Popeye Doyle
1986
8.0
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
1986
7.1
Matlock
1986
5.0
Doubletake
1985
6.8
Kojak: The Belarus File
1985
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984
7.5
The Verdict
1982