Brion James
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Male
Birthday 1945-02-20
Deathday 1999-08-07 (54 years old)
Place of Birth Redlands, California, USA
Also Known As Brian James
Brion James
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.
Known For
Actor
as Spider Rico
as Shoe
as Ashley
as Vernon Woods
as Renault
as Stubbs
as Sheriff Foulkes
as Detective Harry Ball
as Caz
as Trent
as Warden Walker
as Frank Childress
as Monk
as Cathcart
as Bobby Rico
as Air Force
as Hank
as Capitaine
as Lawton Goodyear
as Captain Killick
as Captain Hilton
as Salvador Dali / Sam
as Donald
as Emery Ryker
as Dr. Vincent Garret
as Hermann Goering
as General Munro
as Chairman
as Stavinski
as Oris
as Sam Horton
as Sheriff Bowman
as Parasite / Rudy Jones (voice)
as Parasite (voice)
as Warren Chapel
as Andy Cowens (uncredited)
as Sheriff Gordon
as Nassim
as Lynwood
as General J.W. Quantrell
as Larry Walker
as Tough Guy (uncredited)
as Simon Alexander
as Ben McCarthy
as Bernie King
as Ron Cocheran
as Jim Wexler
as Cyrus
as Dr. Hampton
as Sheriff Rudy Morgan
as Jared
as Jack Porter
as Big Teddy
as Brown
as Paul Buckner
as Agent Jimmy Bivens
as Det. Eddie Eiler
as Vice Principal Kowalski
as Neila
as Jake Walker
as Rafer Cobb
as Maritz
as Prof. Tanzer
as Tom McKay
as Staten Jack Rose
as Joel Levison
as Armand Thorne
as Eli Starke
as Additional Voices (voice)
as Irving (voice)
as Wolfgang Friedman
as Nestor Duvalier
as Ben Kehoe
as Reverend Mony
as Trucker
as Requin
as Roy Grimes
as Mr. Patterson
as David Allen
as Max Jenke
as Self
as Steve Dixon
as Krasnov
as Decker
as The Albino
as Streak
as Glen Grunski
as Detective Ulmer
as Stacy
as Tark
as Andre
as Anthony Lazarus
as Willie Joe
as Alien Leader
as Felix Ridel
as Mr. Grock
as Stubbs
as Karsthans
as Hobart
as Arthur Coddish
as Willie Joe
as Peyton
as Lt. Jeff Wadsworth / Thomas Duffy
as Edward Reese
as Reece
as Captain Rogers
as Reece
as Lionel
as Ryder
as David Plout
as Ben Kehoe
as Billy Boy Burns
as Leon
as Turkey Jones
as Defalice
as Trapper
as Crapshooter
as Willy
as Man in Bar
as Eddie Rhodes
as Guard at Banquet
as Willy
as Guard
as Clyde Boyer
as Wayne's Car Wash Henchman
as Tony
as George
as Al
as Billy Joe Ackerman
as Monk Adler
as Slaver
as Bailiff
as Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border
as Ben Jones
as Roustabout
as Hayseed
as Henry Moeller
as Homer Van Meter
as Man (uncredited)
as Clamshell
as Henry Ferris Jr.
as Joe Barnes
Producer
as Associate Producer