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Brion James
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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.
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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.
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Brion James's Filmography
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No Poster
Swimming with Dolphins
Phoenix Point
as Spider Rico
The Thief & the Stripper
as Shoe
The King Is Alive
as Ashley
The Operator
as Vernon Woods
Farewell, My Love
as Renault
Diplomatic Siege
as Stubbs
The Hunter's Moon
as Sheriff Foulkes
Dirt Merchant
as Detective Harry Ball
Arthurs Quest
as Trent
Malevolence
as Warden Walker
Joseph's Gift
as Frank Childress
Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller
as Monk
Brown's Requiem
as Cathcart
Deadly Ransom
as Bobby Rico
Men in White
as Air Force
A Place Called Truth
as Hank
Heist
as Caz
In God's Hands
as Capitaine
Jekyll Island
as Lawton Goodyear
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
as Willie Joe
Black Sea 213
as Captain Killick
The Underground
as Captain Hilton
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
as Salvador Dali / Sam
Bombshell
as Donald
Back in Business
as Emery Ryker
The Killing Jar
as Dr. Vincent Garret
Snide and Prejudice
as Hermann Goering
The Fifth Element
as General Munro
Assault on Dome 4
as Chairman
Evil Obsession
as Stavinski
American Strays
as Oris
Precious Find
as Sam Horton
Billy Lone Bear
Indecent Behavior III
as Andy Cowens (uncredited)
Nature of the Beast
as Sheriff Gordon
Cyberjack
as Nassim
Dominion
as Lynwood
Steel Frontier
as General J.W. Quantrell
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
as Larry Walker
Spitfire
as Tough Guy (uncredited)
Hong Kong 97
as Simon Alexander
The Soft Kill
as Ben McCarthy
Radioland Murders
as Bernie King
The Companion
as Ron Cocheran
Art Deco Detective
as Jim Wexler
Savage Land
as Cyrus
Scanner Cop
as Dr. Hampton
F.T.W.
as Sheriff Rudy Morgan
Knight Rider 2010
as Jared
Future Shock
as Jack Porter
Cabin Boy
as Big Teddy
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
as Brown
The Dark
as Paul Buckner
Precious Victims
as Agent Jimmy Bivens
Striking Distance
as Eddie Eiler
Showdown
as Vice Principal Kowalski
Time Runner
as Neila
Rio Diablo
as Jake Walker
Nemesis
as Maritz
Frogtown II
as Prof. Tanzer
Black Magic
as Tom McKay
Wishman
as Staten Jack Rose
The Player
as Joel Levison
Ultimate Desires
as Wolfgang Friedman
Mom
as Nestor Duvalier
Another 48 Hrs.
as Ben Kehoe
Street Asylum
as Reverend Mony
Enid Is Sleeping
as Trucker
Tango & Cash
as Requin
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
as Roy Grimes
Circles in a Forest
as Mr. Patterson
Mutator
as David Allen
The Horror Show
as Max Jenke
Z-TV
as Self
Red Scorpion
as Krasnov
Dead Man Walking
as Decker
Nightmare at Noon
as The Albino
Red Heat
as Streak
The Wrong Guys
as Glen Grunski
D.O.A.
as Detective Ulmer
Cherry 2000
as Stacy
Steel Dawn
as Tark
Love Among Thieves
as Andre
Armed and Dangerous
as Anthony Lazarus
Amazing Stories
as Willie Joe
Annihilator
as Alien Leader
Enemy Mine
as Stubbs
Flesh + Blood
as Karsthans
Silverado
as Hobart
Crimewave
as Arthur Coddish
A Breed Apart
as Peyton
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
as Reece
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
as Captain Rogers
48 Hrs.
as Ben Kehoe
Hear No Evil
as Billy Boy Burns
Blade Runner
as Leon
Killing at Hell's Gate
as Turkey Jones
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
as Defalice
Southern Comfort
as Trapper
The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Crapshooter
Conquest of the Earth
as Willy
The Jazz Singer
as Man in Bar
Trouble in High Timber Country
as Eddie Rhodes
Wholly Moses
as Guard at Banquet
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
as Guard
Flying High
as Clyde Boyer
Corvette Summer
as Wayne's Car Wash Henchman
Blue Sunshine
as Tony
Nickelodeon
as Bailiff
Bound for Glory
as Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border
The Invasion of Johnson County
as Ben Jones
Treasure of Matecumbe
as Roustabout
Harry and Walter Go to New York
as Hayseed
The Kansas City Massacre
as Homer Van Meter
Hard Times
as Man (uncredited)
No Poster
New Line: Independent Legacies
as Self (archive footage)