Brion James

Brion James

b. 1945 — d. 1999 (aged 54) Redlands, California, USA

Actor

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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[1] 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

Another 48 Hrs.

Another 48 Hrs.

Striking Distance

Striking Distance

The Fifth Element

The Fifth Element

Filmography

Phoenix Point

The King Is Alive

The King Is Alive

The Operator

Farewell, My Love

Farewell, My Love

Black Sea 213

Captain Killick

Strip 'n Run

Sonny 'The Shoe' Savana

Diplomatic Siege

Diplomatic Siege

Arthur's Quest

Dirt Merchant

Detective Harry Ball

Joseph's Gift

Frank Childress

Malevolence

Men in White

In God's Hands

Brown's Requiem

Brown's Requiem

A Place Called Truth

A Place Called Truth

Jekyll Island

Lawton Goodyear

Deadly Ransom

Heist

The Fifth Element

The Fifth Element

Back in Business

Back in Business

Bombshell

The Underground

The Underground

American Strays

American Strays

Precious Find

Assault on Dome 4

Assault on Dome 4

Evil Obsession

Marco Polo: The Missing Chapter

Marco Polo: The Missing Chapter

The Nature of the Beast

The Nature of the Beast

Virtual Assassin

Virtual Assassin

Steel Frontier

General J.W. Quantrell

Dominion

Cabin Boy

Radioland Murders

Radioland Murders

Hong Kong 97

Simon Alexander

Knight Rider 2010

Knight Rider 2010

Future Shock

The Soft Kill

The Companion

Savage Land

Art Deco Detective

Art Deco Detective

Striking Distance

Striking Distance

Det. Eddie Eiler

Showdown

Vice Principal Kowalski

Time Runner

The Dark

Rio Diablo

Precious Victims

Precious Victims

Agent Jimmy Bivens

The Player

Wishman

Staten Jack Rose

Frogtown II

Professor Tanzer

Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story

Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story

Black Magic

Ultimate Desires

Ultimate Desires

Wolfgang Friedman

Another 48 Hrs.

Another 48 Hrs.

Mom

Nestor Duvalier

Enid Is Sleeping

Enid Is Sleeping

Tango & Cash

House III: The Horror Show

House III: The Horror Show

Mutator

Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

Circles in a Forest

Circles in a Forest

D.O.A.

Detective Ulmer

Red Scorpion

Nightmare at Noon

Nightmare at Noon

The Wrong Guys

Dead Man Walking

Dead Man Walking

Cherry 2000

Steel Dawn

Love Among Thieves

Love Among Thieves

The Making of 'Steel Dawn'

Armed and Dangerous

Armed and Dangerous

Anthony Lazarus

Annihilator

Enemy Mine

Flesh+Blood

Crimewave

A Breed Apart

Kenny Rogers as The Gambler: The Adventure Continues

Kenny Rogers as The Gambler: The Adventure Continues

Blade Runner

48 Hrs.

Hear No Evil

Bobby Boy Burns

Southern Comfort

Southern Comfort

Killing at Hell's Gate

Killing at Hell's Gate

Trouble in High Timber Country

Trouble in High Timber Country

Big Shamus, Little Shamus

Big Shamus, Little Shamus

Goober & the Truckers' Paradise

Nickelodeon

Blade Runner White Dragon Cut

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