James Handy

Acting

March 19, 1945 – June 3, 2026 (died at 81)

New York City, New York, USA

Male

59 Movies

36 TV Shows

James 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.

Jumanji

1995 7.2

as Exterminator

Age 50 (now 81)

K-9

1989 6.2

as Captain Byers

Age 44 (now 81)

K-911

2000 5.7

as Captain Byers

Age 55 (now 81)

The Rocketeer

1991 6.5

as Wooly

Age 46 (now 81)

Arachnophobia

1990 6.4

as Milton Briggs

Age 45 (now 81)

Bird

1988 6.9

as Esteves

Age 43 (now 81)

The Verdict

1982 7.5

as Kevin Doneghy

Age 37 (now 81)

Unbreakable

2000 7.1

as Priest

Age 55 (now 81)

Alias

2001 6.8

as Arthur Devlin

Age 56 (now 81) 8 eps

8 eps

15 Minutes

2001 5.9

as Captain Duffy

Age 55 (now 81)

Suburbicon

2017 5.9

as Mayor Billings

Age 72 (now 81)

Bad Sister

2015 6.6

as Bishop O'Reilly

Age 70 (now 81)

Burglar

1987 5.2

as Carson Verrill

Age 42 (now 81)

Guarding Tess

1994 6.0

as Neal Carlo

Age 48 (now 81)

Brighton Beach Memoirs

1986 6.6

as Frank Murphy

Age 41 (now 81)

Gang Related

1997 6.4

as Captain Henderson

Age 52 (now 81)

Top Gun: Maverick

2022 8.2

as Bartender (Jimmy)

Age 77 (now 81)

Street to Table

2022

as Flynn

Age 77 (now 81)

Street to Table

2022

Executive Producer

Age 77 (now 81)

Senior Entourage

2021 2.0

as Father MacGuffin

Age 76 (now 81)

Woman Child

2017

as Barney Winecott

Age 72 (now 81)

Suburbicon

2017 5.9

as Mayor Billings

Age 72 (now 81)

Thru: The Hereafter Remains Unknown

2017 3.0

as Frank

Age 72 (now 81)

Logan

2017 7.8

as Old Doctor

Age 71 (now 81)

Bad Sister

2015 6.6

as Bishop O'Reilly

Age 70 (now 81)

Lifted

2010 7.1

as Travis

Age 65 (now 81)

The Waiter

2010

as The CEO

Age 64 (now 81)

UC: Undercover

2001

as Priest

Age 56 (now 81)

The Donor

2001 4.0

as John

Age 56 (now 81)

15 Minutes

2001 5.9

as Captain Duffy

Age 55 (now 81)

Unbreakable

2000 7.1

as Priest

Age 55 (now 81)

K-911

2000 5.7

as Captain Byers

Age 55 (now 81)

Deterrence

2000 6.2

as Lancaster

Age 54 (now 81)

Mary and Rhoda

2000 6.4

as Doorman

Age 54 (now 81)

Black & White

1999 5.4

as Sergeant Wright

Age 54 (now 81)

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure

1999 5.9

as Frank Brady

Age 54 (now 81)

Time Served

1999 3.3

as Judge William T. Engstrom III

Age 54 (now 81)

Every Dog Has Its Day

1998 5.0

as Sign Painter

Age 53 (now 81)

Gang Related

1997 6.4

as Captain Henderson

Age 52 (now 81)

Murder in Mind

1997 5.5

as Dr. Harvard

Age 52 (now 81)

Gone in the Night

1996 6.5

Age 50 (now 81)

Jumanji

1995 7.2

as Exterminator

Age 50 (now 81)

Rave Review

1995 10.0

as James

Age 50 (now 81)

The O.J. Simpson Story

1995 3.4

as Detective Vannatter

Age 49 (now 81)

Without Warning

1994 6.8

as Dr. Norbert Hazelton

Age 49 (now 81)

Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence

1994 3.3

as Don Moran

Age 49 (now 81)

Guarding Tess

1994 6.0

as Neal Carlo

Age 48 (now 81)

Sudden Fury

1993 4.9

as Det. Stockman

Age 48 (now 81)

Majority Rule

1992 6.0

as Sen. Carl Dempsey

Age 47 (now 81)

Obsessed

1992 6.1

as Jerry

Age 47 (now 81)

Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story

1992 4.4

Age 47 (now 81)

Drive Like Lightning

1992 7.5

as Walter Blaine

Age 46 (now 81)

False Arrest

1991 5.8

as Thomas Thinnes

Age 46 (now 81)

Guilty Until Proven Innocent

1991 7.1

as Gerry Duffy

Age 46 (now 81)

The Rocketeer

1991 6.5

as Wooly

Age 46 (now 81)

Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston

1990 5.8

as Det. Al McQuiggan

Age 45 (now 81)

Arachnophobia

1990 6.4

as Milton Briggs

Age 45 (now 81)

Appearances

1990 10.0

as Danny Halligan

Age 45 (now 81)

Unspeakable Acts

1990 5.4

as Jeff Samek

Age 44 (now 81)

The Preppie Murder

1989 5.6

as Joe Brady Quinn

Age 44 (now 81)

K-9

1989 6.2

as Captain Byers

Age 44 (now 81)

The Revenge of Al Capone

1989 6.6

as FBI Chief

Age 43 (now 81)

Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story

1988 8.3

as Doctor

Age 43 (now 81)

Bird

1988 6.9

as Esteves

Age 43 (now 81)

Burglar

1987 5.2

as Carson Verrill

Age 42 (now 81)

Convicted: A Mother's Story

1987 5.0

as Bob Huggins

Age 41 (now 81)

The Room Upstairs

1987 4.8

as Frank

Age 41 (now 81)

Brighton Beach Memoirs

1986 6.6

as Frank Murphy

Age 41 (now 81)

Who Is Julia?

1986 7.4

as Bob Greenmeyer

Age 41 (now 81)

Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story

1986 8.0

as Melvin Mander

Age 41 (now 81)

Popeye Doyle

1986 4.4

as Lieutenant Gregory Paulus

Age 40 (now 81)

Doubletake

1985 5.0

as Real Estate Broker

Age 40 (now 81)

Kojak: The Belarus File

1985 6.8

as Federal Agent #1

Age 39 (now 81)

Kojak: The Belarus File

1985 6.8

Age 39 (now 81)

The Verdict

1982 7.5

as Kevin Doneghy

Age 37 (now 81)

9-1-1

2018 8.2

as Felix

Age 72 (now 81) 1 ep

1 ep

Documentary Now!

2015 7.1

as Self

Age 70 (now 81) 1 ep

1 ep

Mulaney

2014 4.1

as Father Ed

Age 69 (now 81) 1 ep

1 ep

Touch

2012 6.6

as Lanford Biddle

Age 66 (now 81) 1 ep

1 ep

Rizzoli & Isles

2010 7.9

as Leroy Grovner

Age 65 (now 81) 1 ep

1 ep

NCIS: Los Angeles

2009 7.5

as Former NIS Operative

Age 64 (now 81) 1 ep

1 ep

Castle

2009 8.0

as Clifford Stuckey

Age 63 (now 81) 1 ep

1 ep

Raising the Bar

2008 6.3

as Judge Albert Meade

Age 63 (now 81) 1 ep

1 ep

Commander in Chief

2005 7.6

as Bernard Hendrix

Age 60 (now 81) 1 ep

1 ep

The Closer

2005 7.9

as Mr. Rawley

Age 60 (now 81) 1 ep

1 ep

CSI: NY

2004 7.3

as Charles Ross

Age 59 (now 81) 1 ep

1 ep

Without a Trace

2002 7.3

as Dr. Falk

Age 57 (now 81) 1 ep

1 ep

The Dead Zone

2002 7.3

as Joe Bannerman

Age 57 (now 81) 1 ep

1 ep

Alias

2001 6.8

as Arthur Devlin

Age 56 (now 81) 8 eps

8 eps

Crossing Jordan

2001 7.2

as Mr. Bergstrom

Age 56 (now 81) 1 ep

1 ep

Third Watch

1999 7.9

as Father Goodwin

Age 54 (now 81) 1 ep

1 ep

The West Wing

1999 8.3

as Joseph Bruno

Age 54 (now 81) 2 eps

2 eps

L.A. Doctors

1998 8.5

as Ronny Wilcox

Age 53 (now 81) 1 ep

1 ep

The Practice

1997 7.7

as Philly Sidlow

Age 51 (now 81) 1 ep

1 ep

The Practice

1997 7.7

as Jeffrey Stewart

Age 51 (now 81) 1 ep

1 ep

EZ Streets

1996 6.1

Age 51 (now 81) 1 ep

1 ep

Early Edition

1996 7.4

as Uncle Bob Sheaghan

Age 51 (now 81) 1 ep

1 ep

Profiler

1996 7.0

as Lou Handleman

Age 51 (now 81) 7 eps

7 eps

ER

1994 7.8

as Dan Sullivan

Age 49 (now 81) 1 ep

1 ep

NYPD Blue

1993 7.1

as Borough Commander Haverill

Age 48 (now 81) 1 ep

1 ep

The X-Files

1993 8.4

as Detective Alan Cross

Age 48 (now 81) 1 ep

1 ep

Angel Street

1992 7.0

as Captain Mulligan

Age 47 (now 81) 2 eps

2 eps

Melrose Place

1992 5.9

as Matt Fielding Sr.

Age 47 (now 81) 6 eps

6 eps

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

1992 6.5

as Frank Brady

Age 46 (now 81) 1 ep

1 ep

Beverly Hills, 90210

1990 7.3

as Tom Rose

Age 45 (now 81) 1 ep

1 ep

Law & Order

1990 7.3

as Mr. Wheeler

Age 45 (now 81) 1 ep

1 ep

Wings

1990 6.8

as Dr. Lenny

Age 45 (now 81) 1 ep

1 ep

Quantum Leap

1989 8.0

as Ross Tyler

Age 44 (now 81) 1 ep

1 ep

L.A. Law

1986 7.1

as John Vincent

Age 41 (now 81) 1 ep

1 ep

Matlock

1986 7.1

as Prosecutor

Age 40 (now 81) 1 ep

1 ep

Murder, She Wrote

1984 7.5

as Lieutenant Pat Hogan

Age 39 (now 81) 1 ep

1 ep