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Brion James

Brion James
  • Name: Brion James
  • Birthday: 1945-02-20
  • Also known as: Brian James
  • Place of birth: Redlands, California, USA
  • Popularity: 13.943
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... Read More

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Title Release date
Swimming with Dolphins 2005-11-29
Phoenix Point   as  Spider Rico 2005-01-20
The Thief & the Stripper   as  Shoe 2002-10-15
The King Is Alive   as  Ashley 2000-05-11
The Operator   as  Vernon Woods 2000-03-04
Farewell, My Love   as  Renault 2000-02-15
Diplomatic Siege   as  Stubbs 1999-12-17
The Hunter's Moon   as  Sheriff Foulkes 1999-10-10
Dirt Merchant   as  Detective Harry Ball 1999-09-16
Heist   as  Caz 1999-07-26
Arthurs Quest   as  Trent 1999-03-03
Malevolence   as  Warden Walker 1999-02-01
Joseph's Gift   as  Frank Childress 1999-01-01
Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller   as  Monk 1998-11-26
Brown's Requiem   as  Cathcart 1998-11-01
Deadly Ransom   as  Bobby Rico 1998-10-03
Men in White   as  Air Force 1998-08-16
A Place Called Truth   as  Hank 1998-07-20
In God's Hands   as  Capitaine 1998-04-24
Jekyll Island   as  Lawton Goodyear 1998-01-23
Black Sea 213   as  Captain Killick 1998-01-01
The Underground   as  Captain Hilton 1997-10-28
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills   as  Salvador Dali / Sam 1997-10-07
Bombshell   as  Donald 1997-09-26
Back in Business   as  Emery Ryker 1997-05-29
The Killing Jar 1997-05-27
Snide and Prejudice   as  Hermann Goering 1997-05-11
The Fifth Element   as  General Munro 1997-05-02
Assault on Dome 4   as  Chairman 1996-10-08
Evil Obsession   as  Stavinski 1996-09-19
American Strays   as  Oris 1996-09-12
Precious Find   as  Sam Horton 1996-06-26
Billy Lone Bear 1996-01-01
Indecent Behavior III   as  Mr. Cowed 1995-12-19
Nature of the Beast   as  Sheriff Gordon 1995-10-23
Cyberjack   as  Nassim 1995-09-19
Dominion   as  Lynwood 1995-04-25
Steel Frontier   as  General J.W. Quantrell 1995-03-28
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See   as  Larry Walker 1995-01-28
Spitfire   as  Tough Guy (uncredited) 1995-01-24
Hong Kong 97   as  Simon Alexander 1994-11-09
The Soft Kill   as  Ben McCarthy 1994-10-25
Radioland Murders   as  Bernie King 1994-10-21
The Companion   as  Ron Cocheran 1994-10-14
Art Deco Detective   as  Jim Wexler 1994-09-16
Savage Land   as  Cyrus 1994-09-13
Scanner Cop   as  Dr. Hampton 1994-07-27
F.T.W.   as  Sheriff Rudy Morgan 1994-06-17
Knight Rider 2010   as  Jared 1994-02-03
Future Shock   as  Jack Porter 1994-01-19
Cabin Boy   as  Big Teddy 1994-01-07
Brain Smasher... A Love Story   as  Brown 1993-11-17
The Dark   as  Paul Buckner 1993-10-01
Precious Victims   as  Agent Jimmy Bivens 1993-09-27
Striking Distance   as  Det. Eddie Eiler 1993-09-17
Showdown   as  Vice Principal Kowalski 1993-09-16
Time Runner   as  Neila 1993-03-17
Rio Diablo   as  Jake Walker 1993-02-28
Nemesis   as  Maritz 1992-12-26
Frogtown II   as  Prof. Tanzer 1992-11-03
Black Magic   as  Tom McKay 1992-09-21
Wishman   as  Staten Jack Rose 1992-09-18
The Player   as  Joel Levison 1992-04-03
Ultimate Desires   as  Wolfgang Friedman 1991-07-31
Mom   as  Nestor Duvalier 1990-06-19
Another 48 Hrs.   as  Ben Kehoe 1990-06-08
Street Asylum   as  Reverend Mony 1990-06-06
Enid Is Sleeping   as  Trucker 1990-05-25
Tango & Cash   as  Requin 1989-12-22
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars   as  Roy Grimes 1989-10-10
Circles in a Forest   as  Mr. Patterson 1989-08-01
Mutator   as  David Allen 1989-05-15
The Horror Show   as  Max Jenke 1989-04-28
Z-TV   as  Self 1989-01-01
Red Scorpion   as  Krasnov 1988-12-24
Dead Man Walking   as  Decker 1988-09-15
Nightmare at Noon   as  The Albino 1988-06-29
Red Heat   as  Streak 1988-06-17
The Wrong Guys   as  Glen Grunski 1988-05-13
D.O.A.   as  Detective Ulmer 1988-03-18
Cherry 2000   as  Stacy 1987-11-10
Steel Dawn   as  Tark 1987-11-06
Love Among Thieves   as  Andre 1987-02-23
Armed and Dangerous   as  Anthony Lazarus 1986-08-15
Amazing Stories   as  Willie Joe 1986-07-10
Annihilator   as  Alien Leader 1986-04-07
Enemy Mine   as  Stubbs 1985-12-12
Flesh + Blood   as  Karsthans 1985-08-30
Silverado   as  Hobart 1985-07-10
Crimewave   as  Arthur Coddish 1985-04-12
A Breed Apart   as  Peyton 1984-06-01
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues   as  Reece 1983-11-28
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez   as  Captain Rogers 1983-08-19
48 Hrs.   as  Ben Kehoe 1982-12-07
Hear No Evil   as  Billy Boy Burns 1982-11-20
Blade Runner   as  Leon 1982-06-25
Killing at Hell's Gate   as  Turkey Jones 1981-10-31
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.   as  Defalice 1981-10-09
Southern Comfort   as  Trapper 1981-09-24
The Postman Always Rings Twice   as  Crapshooter 1981-03-20
Conquest of the Earth   as  Willy 1980-12-31
The Jazz Singer   as  Man in Bar 1980-12-17
Trouble in High Timber Country   as  Eddie Rhodes 1980-06-27
Wholly Moses   as  Guard at Banquet 1980-06-13
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park   as  Guard 1978-10-28
Flying High   as  Clyde Boyer 1978-08-28
Corvette Summer   as  Wayne's Car Wash Henchman 1978-06-02
Blue Sunshine   as  Tony 1978-03-20
Nickelodeon   as  Bailiff 1976-12-21
Bound for Glory   as  Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border 1976-12-05
The Invasion of Johnson County   as  Ben Jones 1976-07-31
Treasure of Matecumbe   as  Roustabout 1976-07-01
Harry and Walter Go to New York   as  Hayseed 1976-06-17
The Kansas City Massacre   as  Homer Van Meter 1975-09-19
Hard Times   as  Man (uncredited) 1975-08-13