Actor

Brion James

Birthday: February 20, 1945

Born in: 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.

Movie Credits

Swimming with Dolphins (2005)
Age: 60
Phoenix Point (2005) as Spider Rico
Age: 59
The Thief & the Stripper (2002) as Shoe
Age: 57
The King Is Alive (2000) as Ashley
Age: 55
The Operator (2000) as Vernon Woods
Age: 55
Farewell, My Love (2000) as Renault
Age: 54
Diplomatic Siege (1999) as Stubbs
Age: 54
The Hunter's Moon (1999) as Sheriff Foulkes
Age: 54
Dirt Merchant (1999) as Detective Harry Ball
Age: 54
Heist (1999) as Caz
Age: 54
Arthurs Quest (1999) as Trent
Age: 54
Malevolence (1999) as Warden Walker
Age: 53
Joseph's Gift (1999) as Frank Childress
Age: 53
Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller (1998) as Monk
Age: 53
Brown's Requiem (1998) as Cathcart
Age: 53
Deadly Ransom (1998) as Bobby Rico
Age: 53
Men in White (1998) as Air Force
Age: 53
A Place Called Truth (1998) as Hank
Age: 53
In God's Hands (1998) as Capitaine
Age: 53
Jekyll Island (1998) as Lawton Goodyear
Age: 52
Black Sea 213 (1998) as Captain Killick
Age: 52
The Underground (1997) as Captain Hilton
Age: 52
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills (1997) as Salvador Dali / Sam
Age: 52
Bombshell (1997) as Donald
Age: 52
Back in Business (1997) as Emery Ryker
Age: 52
The Killing Jar (1997) as Dr. Vincent Garret
Age: 52
Snide and Prejudice (1997) as Hermann Goering
Age: 52
The Fifth Element (1997) as General Munro
Age: 52
Assault on Dome 4 (1996) as Chairman
Age: 51
Evil Obsession (1996) as Stavinski
Age: 51
American Strays (1996) as Oris
Age: 51
Precious Find (1996) as Sam Horton
Age: 51
Billy Lone Bear (1996)
Age: 50
Indecent Behavior III (1995) as Andy Cowens (uncredited)
Age: 50
Nature of the Beast (1995) as Sheriff Gordon
Age: 50
Cyberjack (1995) as Nassim
Age: 50
Dominion (1995) as Lynwood
Age: 50
Steel Frontier (1995) as General J.W. Quantrell
Age: 50
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See (1995) as Larry Walker
Age: 49
Spitfire (1995) as Tough Guy (uncredited)
Age: 49
Hong Kong 97 (1994) as Simon Alexander
Age: 49
The Soft Kill (1994) as Ben McCarthy
Age: 49
Radioland Murders (1994) as Bernie King
Age: 49
The Companion (1994) as Ron Cocheran
Age: 49
Art Deco Detective (1994) as Jim Wexler
Age: 49
Savage Land (1994) as Cyrus
Age: 49
Scanner Cop (1994) as Dr. Hampton
Age: 49
F.T.W. (1994) as Sheriff Rudy Morgan
Age: 49
Knight Rider 2010 (1994) as Jared
Age: 48
Future Shock (1994) as Jack Porter
Age: 48
Cabin Boy (1994) as Big Teddy
Age: 48
Brain Smasher... A Love Story (1993) as Brown
Age: 48
The Dark (1993) as Paul Buckner
Age: 48
Precious Victims (1993) as Agent Jimmy Bivens
Age: 48
Striking Distance (1993) as Det. Eddie Eiler
Age: 48
Showdown (1993) as Vice Principal Kowalski
Age: 48
Time Runner (1993) as Neila
Age: 48
Rio Diablo (1993) as Jake Walker
Age: 48
Nemesis (1992) as Maritz
Age: 47
Frogtown II (1992) as Prof. Tanzer
Age: 47
Black Magic (1992) as Tom McKay
Age: 47
Wishman (1992) as Staten Jack Rose
Age: 47
The Player (1992) as Joel Levison
Age: 47
Ultimate Desires (1991) as Wolfgang Friedman
Age: 46
Mom (1990) as Nestor Duvalier
Age: 45
Another 48 Hrs. (1990) as Ben Kehoe
Age: 45
Street Asylum (1990) as Reverend Mony
Age: 45
Enid Is Sleeping (1990) as Trucker
Age: 45
Tango & Cash (1989) as Requin
Age: 44
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars (1989) as Roy Grimes
Age: 44
Circles in a Forest (1989) as Mr. Patterson
Age: 44
Mutator (1989) as David Allen
Age: 44
The Horror Show (1989) as Max Jenke
Age: 44
Z-TV (1989) as Self
Age: 43
Red Scorpion (1988) as Krasnov
Age: 43
Dead Man Walking (1988) as Decker
Age: 43
Nightmare at Noon (1988) as The Albino
Age: 43
Red Heat (1988) as Streak
Age: 43
The Wrong Guys (1988) as Glen Grunski
Age: 43
D.O.A. (1988) as Detective Ulmer
Age: 43
Cherry 2000 (1987) as Stacy
Age: 42
Steel Dawn (1987) as Tark
Age: 42
Love Among Thieves (1987) as Andre
Age: 42
Armed and Dangerous (1986) as Anthony Lazarus
Age: 41
Amazing Stories (1986) as Willie Joe
Age: 41
Annihilator (1986) as Alien Leader
Age: 41
Enemy Mine (1985) as Stubbs
Age: 40
Flesh + Blood (1985) as Karsthans
Age: 40
Silverado (1985) as Hobart
Age: 40
Crimewave (1985) as Arthur Coddish
Age: 40
A Breed Apart (1984) as Peyton
Age: 39
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues (1983) as Reece
Age: 38
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1983) as Captain Rogers
Age: 38
48 Hrs. (1982) as Ben Kehoe
Age: 37
Hear No Evil (1982) as Billy Boy Burns
Age: 37
Blade Runner White Dragon Cut (1982) as Leon
Age: 37
Blade Runner (1982) as Leon
Age: 37
Killing at Hell's Gate (1981) as Turkey Jones
Age: 36
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. (1981) as Defalice
Age: 36
Southern Comfort (1981) as Trapper
Age: 36
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) as Crapshooter
Age: 36
Conquest of the Earth (1980) as Willy
Age: 35
The Jazz Singer (1980) as Man in Bar
Age: 35
Trouble in High Timber Country (1980) as Eddie Rhodes
Age: 35
Wholly Moses (1980) as Guard at Banquet
Age: 35
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park (1978) as Guard
Age: 33
Flying High (1978) as Clyde Boyer
Age: 33
Corvette Summer (1978) as Wayne's Car Wash Henchman
Age: 33
Blue Sunshine (1977) as Tony
Age: 32
Nickelodeon (1976) as Bailiff
Age: 31
Bound for Glory (1976) as Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border
Age: 31
The Invasion of Johnson County (1976) as Ben Jones
Age: 31
Treasure of Matecumbe (1976) as Roustabout
Age: 31
Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976) as Hayseed
Age: 31
The Kansas City Massacre (1975) as Homer Van Meter
Age: 30
Hard Times (1975) as Man (uncredited)
Age: 30