Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1945-02-20 (54 years old)
Deathday
1999-08-07
Place of Birth
Redlands, California, USA
Also known As
Brian James
بریون جیمز
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...
1997
as General Munro
1982
as Leon
1982
as Ben Kehoe
1999
as Trent
1995
as Nassim
2000
as Ashley
1986
as Anthony Lazarus
1992
as Joel Levison
1997
as Donald
1993
as Det. Eddie Eiler
1988
as Glen Grunski
1985
as Arthur Coddish
1990
as Ben Kehoe
1994
as Bernie King
1992
as Maritz
1985
as Stubbs
1981
as Trapper
1993
as Brown
1994
as Big Teddy
1985
as Karsthans
1988
as Krasnov
1989
as Requin
1978
as Wayne's Car Wash Henchman
1987
as Tark
1999
as Sheriff Foulkes
1989
as David Allen
1996
as Chairman
1998
as Capitaine
1989
as Max Jenke
1994
as Jared
1996
as Sam Horton
1987
as Stacy
1998
as Cathcart
1995
as General J.W. Quantrell
1993
as Neila
1988
as The Albino
1997
as Emery Ryker
1981
as Defalice
1998
as Bobby Rico
1993
as Vice Principal Kowalski
1997
as Captain Hilton
1994
as Ben McCarthy
1996
as Oris
1993
as Paul Buckner
1989
as Mr. Patterson
1994
as Simon Alexander
1988
as Decker
1986
as Alien Leader
2000
as Vernon Woods
1994
as Ron Cocheran
1983
1990
as Reverend Mony
1992
as Prof. Tanzer
1988
as Streak
1994
as Cyrus
1980
as Eddie Rhodes
1992
as Tom McKay
1978
as Clyde Boyer
1987
as Andre
1975
as Man (uncredited)
1990
as Nestor Duvalier
1997
as Salvador Dali / Sam
1991
as Wolfgang Friedman
2005
as Spider Rico
1995
as Lynwood
1976
as Ben Jones
1993
as Jake Walker
1997
as Hermann Goering
1998
1976
as Bailiff
1999
as Detective Harry Ball
1989
as Roy Grimes
1994
as Dr. Hampton
1994
as Jack Porter
1996
as Stavinski
1989
as Self
1998
as Lawton Goodyear
1995
as Sheriff Gordon
1998
as Captain Killick
1977
as Tony
1999
as Caz
1998
as Air Force
1980
as Willy
1994
as Jim Wexler
1988
as Detective Ulmer
1984
as Peyton
1998
as Hank
1995
as Larry Walker
1975
as Homer Van Meter
1981
as Turkey Jones
1981
as Crapshooter
1995
as Tough Guy (uncredited)
1982
as Billy Boy Burns
1985
as Hobart
1995
as Andy Cowens (uncredited)
1993
as Agent Jimmy Bivens
1983
as Captain Rogers
1992
as Staten Jack Rose
1997
as Dr. Vincent Garret
1976
as Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border
2000
as Renault
1990
as Trucker
1986
as Willie Joe
1999
as Stubbs
1980
as Guard at Banquet
1980
as Man in Bar
1976
as Roustabout
1996
1994
as Sheriff Rudy Morgan
1999
as Frank Childress
1976
as Hayseed
2002
as Shoe
1978
1999
as Warden Walker
1997
as Associate Producer
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