Brion James
Known for: Acting
Born: February 20, 1945
Died: August 7, 1999
Place of birth: Redlands, California, USA
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.
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Filmography
117 movies · 33 TV shows, newest first
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Swimming with Dolphins
2005
3.0
Phoenix Point
2005
4.5
The Thief & the Stripper
2002
5.5
The King Is Alive
2000
4.1
The Operator
2000
4.2
Farewell, My Love
2000
4.3
Diplomatic Siege
1999
5.8
The Hunter's Moon
1999
3.2
Dirt Merchant
1999
3.7
Arthurs Quest
1999
7.3
Malevolence
1999
7.0
Joseph's Gift
1999
5.5
Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller
1998
4.5
Brown's Requiem
1998
7.7
Deadly Ransom
1998
3.8
Men in White
1998
3.3
A Place Called Truth
1998
9.0
Heist
1998
5.0
In God's Hands
1998
8.3
Jekyll Island
1998
6.6
The Magnificent Seven
1998
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Amazing Stories: The Movie III
1998
5.0
Black Sea 213
1998
5.3
The Underground
1997
5.3
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
1997
4.1
Bombshell
1997
5.4
Back in Business
1997
4.4
The Killing Jar
1997
6.3
Snide and Prejudice
1997
7.6
The Fifth Element
1997
7.7
Millennium
1996
3.7
Assault on Dome 4
1996
6.3
Evil Obsession
1996
5.8
American Strays
1996
7.7
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
5.4
Precious Find
1996
7.2
The Sentinel
1996
7.0
Billy Lone Bear
1996
4.5
Indecent Behavior III
1995
5.9
Nature of the Beast
1995
5.4
Cyberjack
1995
5.2
Dominion
1995
4.8
Steel Frontier
1995
6.0
The Marshal
1995
6.0
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
1995
4.7
Spitfire
1995
5.5
Hong Kong 97
1994
3.8
The Soft Kill
1994
5.8
Radioland Murders
1994
5.3
The Companion
1994
6.0
Art Deco Detective
1994
5.5
Savage Land
1994
5.7
Scanner Cop
1994
4.7
F.T.W.
1994
4.5
Knight Rider 2010
1994
4.0
Future Shock
1994
5.2
Cabin Boy
1994
5.2
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
1993
5.2
The Dark
1993
7.0
Precious Victims
1993
5.9
Striking Distance
1993
5.8
Showdown
1993
7.0
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
4.3
Time Runner
1993
5.0
Rio Diablo
1993
5.4
Nemesis
1992
3.6
Frogtown II
1992
7.4
Highlander: The Series
1992
4.1
Black Magic
1992
6.7
Renegade
1992
5.8
Wishman
1992
8.6
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
7.2
The Player
1992
4.2
Ultimate Desires
1991
5.4
Mom
1990
6.0
Another 48 Hrs.
1990
5.1
Street Asylum
1990
4.9
Enid Is Sleeping
1990
6.5
Tango & Cash
1989
9.0
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
1989
6.1
Circles in a Forest
1989
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
1989
3.5
Mutator
1989
5.4
The Horror Show
1989
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Z-TV
1989
6.0
Red Scorpion
1988
3.6
Dead Man Walking
1988
4.7
Nightmare at Noon
1988
6.2
Red Heat
1988
5.7
The Wrong Guys
1988
6.3
D.O.A.
1988
5.9
Cherry 2000
1987
5.0
Steel Dawn
1987
6.2
Love Among Thieves
1987
6.4
Sidekicks
1986
8.0
Sledge Hammer!
1986
5.7
Armed and Dangerous
1986
6.1
Amazing Stories
1986
5.3
Annihilator
1986
7.1
Matlock
1986
7.0
Enemy Mine
1985
7.5
Amazing Stories
1985
6.6
Flesh + Blood
1985
6.9
Silverado
1985
5.5
Crimewave
1985
7.1
Hunter
1984
7.4
Miami Vice
1984
5.9
A Breed Apart
1984
7.0
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
1983
5.0
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
1983
6.3
The Hitchhiker
1983
7.0
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983
7.5
The A-Team
1983
6.7
48 Hrs.
1982
5.7
Hear No Evil
1982
7.9
Blade Runner
1982
6.6
American Playhouse
1982
6.3
Killing at Hell's Gate
1981
5.1
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
1981
6.8
Southern Comfort
1981
6.5
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981
6.5
Conquest of the Earth
1980
5.9
The Jazz Singer
1980
7.0
Trouble in High Timber Country
1980
4.7
Wholly Moses
1980
5.0
When the Whistle Blows
1980
6.1
Galactica 1980
1980
7.0
Big Shamus, Little Shamus
1979
5.2
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
1978
7.1
Mork & Mindy
1978
9.0
Flying High
1978
5.5
Corvette Summer
1978
5.7
Blue Sunshine
1977
7.2
The Incredible Hulk
1977
6.8
CHiPs
1977
7.4
Roots
1977
6.1
Nickelodeon
1976
6.9
Bound for Glory
1976
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
1976
6.6
The Invasion of Johnson County
1976
6.5
Treasure of Matecumbe
1976
5.7
Harry and Walter Go to New York
1976
5.8
The Kansas City Massacre
1975
6.9
Hard Times
1975
7.6
The Rockford Files
1974
8.0
Little House on the Prairie
1974
7.2
The Waltons
1972
5.6
The F.B.I.
1965
6.7
Gunsmoke
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