Brion James
Age: N/A | From: Redlands, California, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Brian James , بریون جیمز
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Redlands, California, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 85
TV Involvements: 14
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Superman: The Animated Series
(1996) Parasite (voice)
Highlander: The Series
(1992) Armand Thorne
Walker, Texas Ranger
(1993) Rafer Cobb
Hunter
(1984) Lt. Jeff Wadsworth / Thomas Duffy
Gunsmoke
(1955) Joe Barnes
The Incredible Hulk
(1977) Al
Batman: The Animated Series
(1992) Additional Voices (voice)
The Rockford Files
(1974) ClamshellActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | N/A | |
| Spider Rico | ||
| 2002 | Shoe | |
| 2000 | Ashley | |
| Vernon Woods | ||
| Renault | ||
| 1999 | Stubbs | |
| Sheriff Foulkes | ||
| Detective Harry Ball | ||
| Trent | ||
| Warden Walker | ||
| Frank Childress | ||
| 1998 | Cathcart | |
| Bobby Rico | ||
| General | ||
| Hank | ||
| Caz | ||
| Capitaine | ||
| Lawton Goodyear | ||
| Captain Killick | ||
| 1997 | Captain Hilton | |
| Salvador Dali / Sam | ||
| Donald | ||
| Emery Ryker | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Hermann Goering | ||
| General Munro | ||
| 1996 | Sheriff Bowman | |
| Chairman | ||
| Stavinski | ||
| Oris | ||
| Parasite / Rudy Jones (voice) | ||
| Parasite (voice) | ||
| Sam Horton | ||
| Warren Chapel | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1995 | Mr. Cowed | |
| Sheriff Gordon | ||
| Nassim | ||
| Lynwood | ||
| General J.W. Quantrell | ||
| N/A | ||
| Larry Walker | ||
| Tough Guy (uncredited) | ||
| 1994 | Simon Alexander | |
| Ben McCarthy | ||
| Bernie King | ||
| Ron Cocheran | ||
| Jim Wexler | ||
| Cyrus | ||
| Dr. Hampton | ||
| Sheriff Rudy Morgan | ||
| Jared | ||
| Big Teddy | ||
| Jack Porter | ||
| 1993 | Brown | |
| Paul Buckner | ||
| Agent Jimmy Bivens | ||
| Det. Eddie Eiler | ||
| Vice Principal Kowalski | ||
| Rafer Cobb | ||
| Neila | ||
| Jake Walker | ||
| 1992 | Maritz | |
| Prof. Tanzer | ||
| Armand Thorne | ||
| Tom McKay | ||
| Staten Jack Rose | ||
| Irving (voice) | ||
| Additional Voices (voice) | ||
| Joel Levison | ||
| 1991 | Wolfgang Friedman | |
| 1990 | Nestor Duvalier | |
| Ben Kehoe | ||
| Reverend Mony | ||
| Trucker | ||
| 1989 | Requin | |
| Roy Grimes | ||
| Mr. Patterson | ||
| Steve Dixon | ||
| David Allen | ||
| Max Jenke | ||
| 1988 | Krasnov | |
| Decker | ||
| The Albino | ||
| Streak | ||
| Glen Grunski | ||
| Detective Ulmer | ||
| 1987 | Stacy | |
| Tark | ||
| Andre | ||
| 1986 | N/A | |
| Felix Ridel | ||
| Anthony Lazarus | ||
| Willie Joe | ||
| Alien Leader | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1985 | Stubbs | |
| Willie Joe | ||
| Karsthans | ||
| Hobart | ||
| Arthur Coddish | ||
| 1984 | Lt. Jeff Wadsworth / Thomas Duffy | |
| N/A | ||
| Peyton | ||
| 1983 | Reece | |
| Lionel | ||
| Captain Rogers | ||
| Ryder | ||
| David Plout | ||
| 1982 | Ben Kehoe | |
| Billy Boy Burns | ||
| Leon Kowalski | ||
| 1981 | Turkey Jones | |
| Defalice | ||
| Trapper | ||
| Willy | ||
| Crapshooter | ||
| 1980 | Man in Bar | |
| Eddie Rhodes | ||
| Guard at Banquet | ||
| N/A | ||
| Willy | ||
| 1979 | Guard | |
| N/A | ||
| 1978 | George | |
| Clyde Boyer | ||
| Wayne's Car Wash Henchman | ||
| Tony | ||
| 1977 | Al | |
| N/A | ||
| 1976 | Bailiff | |
| Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border | ||
| N/A | ||
| Roustabout | ||
| Hayseed | ||
| 1975 | Homer Van Meter | |
| Man (uncredited) | ||
| 1974 | Clamshell | |
| N/A | ||
| 1972 | N/A | |
| 1955 | Joe Barnes | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Associate Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |