Brion James
Acting

Brion James

Born 20 February 1945 · Redlands, California, USA · Died 7 August 1999

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.

Known for

Blade Runner
The Fifth Element
Tango & Cash
Batman: The Animated Series
48 Hrs.
Red Heat
Enemy Mine
The A-Team
Another 48 Hrs.
Little House on the Prairie
Tales from the Crypt
Striking Distance
Phoenix Point
The Thief & the Stripper
The King Is Alive
The Operator
Farewell, My Love
Arthurs Quest
The Hunter's Moon
Dirt Merchant
Diplomatic Siege
Joseph's Gift
Malevolence
In God's Hands
Brown's Requiem
Deadly Ransom
Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller
Black Sea 213
Jekyll Island
Heist
Men in White
A Place Called Truth
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
The Fifth Element
Bombshell
Back in Business
The Underground
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
Snide and Prejudice
The Killing Jar
Assault on Dome 4
Precious Find
American Strays
Evil Obsession
Billy Lone Bear
Cyberjack
Steel Frontier
Dominion
Nature of the Beast
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
Radioland Murders
Cabin Boy
Knight Rider 2010
The Soft Kill
Hong Kong 97
The Companion
Savage Land
Scanner Cop
Future Shock
Art Deco Detective
F.T.W.
Striking Distance
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
Time Runner
Showdown
The Dark
Rio Diablo
Precious Victims
The Player
Nemesis
Frogtown II
Black Magic
Wishman
Ultimate Desires
Another 48 Hrs.
Street Asylum
Mom
Enid Is Sleeping
Tango & Cash
Mutator
The Horror Show
Circles in a Forest
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
The Wrong Guys
Red Scorpion
Nightmare at Noon
Dead Man Walking
Red Heat
D.O.A.
Steel Dawn
Cherry 2000
Love Among Thieves
Armed and Dangerous
Annihilator
Amazing Stories
Crimewave
Enemy Mine
Flesh + Blood
Silverado
A Breed Apart
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Blade Runner
48 Hrs.
Hear No Evil
Southern Comfort
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
Killing at Hell's Gate
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Trouble in High Timber Country
Conquest of the Earth
Wholly Moses
The Jazz Singer
Corvette Summer
Flying High
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
Blue Sunshine
The Invasion of Johnson County
Nickelodeon
Bound for Glory
Treasure of Matecumbe
Harry and Walter Go to New York
The Kansas City Massacre
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