Brion James

Acting

February 20, 1945 – August 7, 1999 (died at 54)

Redlands, California, USA

Male

116 Movies

37 TV Shows

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.

The Fifth Element

1997 7.6

as General Munro

Age 52 (now 54)

Blade Runner

1982 7.9

as Leon

Age 37 (now 54)

Enemy Mine

1985 7.0

as Stubbs

Age 40 (now 54)

Another 48 Hrs.

1990 6.0

as Ben Kehoe

Age 45 (now 54)

Tango & Cash

1989 6.5

as Requin

Age 44 (now 54)

The Player

1992 7.2

as Joel Levison

Age 47 (now 54)

Striking Distance

1993 5.9

as Eddie Eiler

Age 48 (now 54)

48 Hrs.

1982 6.7

as Ben Kehoe

Age 37 (now 54)

The Horror Show

1989 5.4

as Max Jenke

Age 44 (now 54)

Flesh + Blood

1985 6.6

as Karsthans

Age 40 (now 54)

Red Scorpion

1988 6.0

as Krasnov

Age 43 (now 54)

Red Heat

1988 6.2

as Streak

Age 43 (now 54)

Crimewave

1985 5.5

as Arthur Coddish

Age 40 (now 54)

Nature of the Beast

1995 5.9

as Sheriff Gordon

Age 50 (now 54)

Armed and Dangerous

1986 5.7

as Anthony Lazarus

Age 41 (now 54)

Southern Comfort

1981 6.9

as Trapper

Age 36 (now 54)

Swimming with Dolphins

2005

Age 60 (now 54)

Phoenix Point

2005 3.0

as Spider Rico

Age 59 (now 54)

The Thief & the Stripper

2002 4.5

as Shoe

Age 57 (now 54)

The King Is Alive

2000 5.6

as Ashley

Age 55 (now 54)

The Operator

2000 4.1

as Vernon Woods

Age 55 (now 54)

Farewell, My Love

2000 4.2

as Renault

Age 54

Diplomatic Siege

1999 4.3

as Stubbs

Age 54

The Hunter's Moon

1999 5.8

as Sheriff Foulkes

Age 54

Dirt Merchant

1999 3.4

as Detective Harry Ball

Age 54

Heist

1999 9.0

as Caz

Age 54

Arthurs Quest

1999 3.7

as Trent

Age 54

Malevolence

1999 7.3

as Warden Walker

Age 53 (now 54)

Joseph's Gift

1999 7.0

as Frank Childress

Age 53 (now 54)

Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller

1998 5.5

as Monk

Age 53 (now 54)

Brown's Requiem

1998 4.7

as Cathcart

Age 53 (now 54)

Deadly Ransom

1998 7.7

as Bobby Rico

Age 53 (now 54)

Men in White

1998 3.8

as Air Force

Age 53 (now 54)

A Place Called Truth

1998 3.3

as Hank

Age 53 (now 54)

In God's Hands

1998 5.0

as Capitaine

Age 53 (now 54)

Jekyll Island

1998 8.3

as Lawton Goodyear

Age 52 (now 54)

Black Sea 213

1998 5.0

as Captain Killick

Age 52 (now 54)

The Underground

1997 5.8

as Captain Hilton

Age 52 (now 54)

Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills

1997 5.3

as Salvador Dali / Sam

Age 52 (now 54)

Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills

1997 5.3

Associate Producer

Age 52 (now 54)

Bombshell

1997 4.1

as Donald

Age 52 (now 54)

Back in Business

1997 5.4

as Emery Ryker

Age 52 (now 54)

The Killing Jar

1997 4.4

as Dr. Vincent Garret

Age 52 (now 54)

Snide and Prejudice

1997 6.3

as Hermann Goering

Age 52 (now 54)

The Fifth Element

1997 7.6

as General Munro

Age 52 (now 54)

Assault on Dome 4

1996 3.8

as Chairman

Age 51 (now 54)

Evil Obsession

1996 5.0

as Stavinski

Age 51 (now 54)

American Strays

1996 5.8

as Oris

Age 51 (now 54)

Precious Find

1996 5.4

as Sam Horton

Age 51 (now 54)

Billy Lone Bear

1996 7.0

Age 50 (now 54)

Indecent Behavior III

1995 4.6

as Andy Cowens (uncredited)

Age 50 (now 54)

Nature of the Beast

1995 5.9

as Sheriff Gordon

Age 50 (now 54)

Cyberjack

1995 5.2

as Nassim

Age 50 (now 54)

Dominion

1995 5.2

as Lynwood

Age 50 (now 54)

Steel Frontier

1995 4.8

as General J.W. Quantrell

Age 50 (now 54)

Sketch Artist II: Hands That See

1995 6.0

as Larry Walker

Age 49 (now 54)

Spitfire

1995 4.7

as Tough Guy (uncredited)

Age 49 (now 54)

Hong Kong 97

1994 5.5

as Simon Alexander

Age 49 (now 54)

The Soft Kill

1994 3.8

as Ben McCarthy

Age 49 (now 54)

Radioland Murders

1994 5.9

as Bernie King

Age 49 (now 54)

The Companion

1994 5.3

as Ron Cocheran

Age 49 (now 54)

Art Deco Detective

1994 6.0

as Jim Wexler

Age 49 (now 54)

Savage Land

1994 5.5

as Cyrus

Age 49 (now 54)

Scanner Cop

1994 5.7

as Dr. Hampton

Age 49 (now 54)

F.T.W.

1994 4.7

as Sheriff Rudy Morgan

Age 49 (now 54)

Knight Rider 2010

1994 4.7

as Jared

Age 48 (now 54)

Future Shock

1994 4.0

as Jack Porter

Age 48 (now 54)

Cabin Boy

1994 5.2

as Big Teddy

Age 48 (now 54)

Brain Smasher... A Love Story

1993 5.2

as Brown

Age 48 (now 54)

The Dark

1993 5.1

as Paul Buckner

Age 48 (now 54)

Precious Victims

1993 7.0

as Agent Jimmy Bivens

Age 48 (now 54)

Striking Distance

1993 5.9

as Eddie Eiler

Age 48 (now 54)

Showdown

1993 5.9

as Vice Principal Kowalski

Age 48 (now 54)

Time Runner

1993 4.3

as Neila

Age 48 (now 54)

Rio Diablo

1993 4.7

as Jake Walker

Age 48 (now 54)

Nemesis

1992 5.4

as Maritz

Age 47 (now 54)

Frogtown II

1992 3.6

as Prof. Tanzer

Age 47 (now 54)

Black Magic

1992 4.1

as Tom McKay

Age 47 (now 54)

Wishman

1992 5.8

as Staten Jack Rose

Age 47 (now 54)

The Player

1992 7.2

as Joel Levison

Age 47 (now 54)

Ultimate Desires

1991 4.2

as Wolfgang Friedman

Age 46 (now 54)

Mom

1990 5.4

as Nestor Duvalier

Age 45 (now 54)

Another 48 Hrs.

1990 6.0

as Ben Kehoe

Age 45 (now 54)

Street Asylum

1990 5.1

as Reverend Mony

Age 45 (now 54)

Enid Is Sleeping

1990 5.0

as Trucker

Age 45 (now 54)

Tango & Cash

1989 6.5

as Requin

Age 44 (now 54)

Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

1989 9.0

as Roy Grimes

Age 44 (now 54)

Circles in a Forest

1989 6.1

as Mr. Patterson

Age 44 (now 54)

Mutator

1989 3.5

as David Allen

Age 44 (now 54)

The Horror Show

1989 5.4

as Max Jenke

Age 44 (now 54)

Z-TV

1989

as Self

Age 43 (now 54)

Red Scorpion

1988 6.0

as Krasnov

Age 43 (now 54)

Dead Man Walking

1988 3.6

as Decker

Age 43 (now 54)

Nightmare at Noon

1988 4.7

as The Albino

Age 43 (now 54)

Red Heat

1988 6.2

as Streak

Age 43 (now 54)

The Wrong Guys

1988 5.7

as Glen Grunski

Age 43 (now 54)

D.O.A.

1988 6.3

as Detective Ulmer

Age 43 (now 54)

Cherry 2000

1987 6.0

as Stacy

Age 42 (now 54)

Steel Dawn

1987 5.0

as Tark

Age 42 (now 54)

Love Among Thieves

1987 6.3

as Andre

Age 42 (now 54)

Armed and Dangerous

1986 5.7

as Anthony Lazarus

Age 41 (now 54)

Amazing Stories

1986 6.3

as Willie Joe

Age 41 (now 54)

Annihilator

1986 5.3

as Alien Leader

Age 41 (now 54)

Enemy Mine

1985 7.0

as Stubbs

Age 40 (now 54)

Flesh + Blood

1985 6.6

as Karsthans

Age 40 (now 54)

Silverado

1985 6.9

as Hobart

Age 40 (now 54)

Crimewave

1985 5.5

as Arthur Coddish

Age 40 (now 54)

A Breed Apart

1984 5.8

as Peyton

Age 39 (now 54)

The Gambler: The Adventure Continues

1983 7.0

as Reece

Age 38 (now 54)

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

1983 7.0

as Captain Rogers

Age 38 (now 54)

48 Hrs.

1982 6.7

as Ben Kehoe

Age 37 (now 54)

Hear No Evil

1982 5.7

as Billy Boy Burns

Age 37 (now 54)

Blade Runner

1982 7.9

as Leon

Age 37 (now 54)

Killing at Hell's Gate

1981 6.3

as Turkey Jones

Age 36 (now 54)

Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.

1981 5.1

as Defalice

Age 36 (now 54)

Southern Comfort

1981 6.9

as Trapper

Age 36 (now 54)

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1981 6.5

as Crapshooter

Age 36 (now 54)

Conquest of the Earth

1980 6.6

as Willy

Age 35 (now 54)

The Jazz Singer

1980 5.9

as Man in Bar

Age 35 (now 54)

Trouble in High Timber Country

1980 7.0

as Eddie Rhodes

Age 35 (now 54)

Wholly Moses

1980 4.8

as Guard at Banquet

Age 35 (now 54)

KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park

1978 5.2

as Guard

Age 33 (now 54)

Flying High

1978 9.0

as Clyde Boyer

Age 33 (now 54)

Corvette Summer

1978 5.5

as Wayne's Car Wash Henchman

Age 33 (now 54)

Blue Sunshine

1977 5.7

as Tony

Age 32 (now 54)

Nickelodeon

1976 6.1

as Bailiff

Age 31 (now 54)

Bound for Glory

1976 6.9

as Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border

Age 31 (now 54)

The Invasion of Johnson County

1976 6.6

as Ben Jones

Age 31 (now 54)

Treasure of Matecumbe

1976 6.5

as Roustabout

Age 31 (now 54)

Harry and Walter Go to New York

1976 5.7

as Hayseed

Age 31 (now 54)

The Kansas City Massacre

1975 5.8

as Homer Van Meter

Age 30 (now 54)

Hard Times

1975 6.8

as Man (uncredited)

Age 30 (now 54)