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James Handy
Acting
Biography
James Michael 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.
BODY OF WORK
James Handy's Filmography
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Top Gun: Maverick
as Bartender (Jimmy)
No Poster
Street to Table
as Flynn
Senior Entourage
as Father MacGuffin
Woman Child
as Barney Winecott
Suburbicon
as Mayor Billings
Thru: The Hereafter Remains Unknown
as Frank
Logan
as Old Doctor
Bad Sister
as Bishop O'Reilly
Lifted
as Travis
The Waiter
as The CEO
UC: Undercover
as Priest
The Donor
as John
15 Minutes
as Captain Duffy
Unbreakable
as Priest
K-911
as Captain Byers
Deterrence
as Lancaster
Mary and Rhoda
as Doorman
Black & White
as Sergeant Wright
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure
as Frank Brady
Time Served
as Judge William T. Engstrom III
Every Dog Has Its Day
as Sign Painter
Gang Related
as Captain Henderson
Murder in Mind
as Dr. Harvard
Gone in the Night
Jumanji
as Exterminator
Rave Review
as James
The O.J. Simpson Story
as Detective Vannatter
Without Warning
as Dr. Norbert Hazelton
Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence
as Don Moran
Guarding Tess
as Neal Carlo
Sudden Fury
as Det. Stockman
Majority Rule
as Sen. Carl Dempsey
Obsessed
as Jerry
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
Drive Like Lightning
as Walter Blaine
False Arrest
as Thomas Thinnes
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
as Gerry Duffy
The Rocketeer
as Wooly
Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston
as Det. Al McQuiggan
Arachnophobia
as Milton Briggs
Appearances
as Danny Halligan
Unspeakable Acts
as Jeff Samek
The Preppie Murder
as Joe Brady Quinn
K-9
as Captain Byers
The Revenge of Al Capone
as FBI Chief
No Poster
Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story
as Doctor
Bird
as Esteves
Burglar
as Carson Verrill
Convicted: A Mother's Story
as Bob Huggins
The Room Upstairs
as Frank
Hotshot
Brighton Beach Memoirs
as Frank Murphy
Who Is Julia?
as Bob Greenmeyer
Popeye Doyle
as Lieutenant Gregory Paulus
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
as Melvin Mander
Doubletake
as Real Estate Broker
Kojak: The Belarus File
as Federal Agent #1
Kojak: The Belarus File
The Verdict
as Kevin Doneghy