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Brion Howard James was an American character actor. He portrayed Leon Kowalski in Blade Runner, and appeared in Southern Comfort, 48 Hrs., Another 48 Hrs., Silverado, Tango & Cash, Red Heat, The Player, and The Fifth Element. James was frequently cast as a heavy, appearing more frequently in lower-budget horror and action films and TV shows throughout the 1980s and 1990s. James appeared in more than 100 films before he died of a heart attack at the age of 54.
Birth Name
Brion Howard James
Born
Tuesday, 20 February 1945
Died
Saturday, 07 August 1999
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Slaughter Inc.: The Horrors of 'The Horror Show' | Self | 2017 |
| Leap Year | Bar Patron | 2011 |
| Movie Nights | Professor Tanzer | 2010 |
| Phoenix Point | Spider Rico | 2005 |
| Joseph's Gift | Frank Childress | 2005 |
| The Thief & the Stripper | Shoe | 2000 |
| The King Is Alive | Ashley | 2000 |
| The Operator | Vernon Woods | 2000 |
| Farewell, My Love | Renault | 2000 |
| Diplomatic Siege | Gen. Stubbs / Stubbs | 1999 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Slaughter Inc.: The Horrors of 'The Horror Show' | Self | 2017 |
| Leap Year | Bar Patron | 2011 |
| Movie Nights | Professor Tanzer | 2010 |
| Phoenix Point | Spider Rico | 2005 |
| Joseph's Gift | Frank Childress | 2005 |
| The Thief & the Stripper | Shoe | 2000 |
| The King Is Alive | Ashley | 2000 |
| The Operator | Vernon Woods | 2000 |
| Farewell, My Love | Renault | 2000 |
| Diplomatic Siege | Gen. Stubbs / Stubbs | 1999 |
| Dirt Merchant | Detective Harry Ball | 1999 |
| Foolish | Ruben Reyes, Talent Scout | 1999 |
| The Hunter's Moon | Sheriff Foulkes | 1999 |
| Arthur's Quest | Trent | 1999 |
| Malevolence | Warden Walker | 1999 |
| Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller | Mönch | 1998 |
| Brown's Requiem | Cathcart | 1998 |
| Vengeance Unlimited | Franklin Dekker | 1998 |
| Men in White | General | 1998 |
| A Place Called Truth | Hank | 1998 |
| Heist | Caz | 1998 |
| In God's Hands | Captain / Capitaine | 1998 |
| Deadly Ransom | Bobby Rico | 1998 |
| Jekyll Island | Lawton Goodyear | 1998 |
| The Magnificent Seven | Stuart James | 1998 |
| Black Sea 213 | Captain Killick | 1998 |
| The Underground | Captain Hilton | 1997 |
| Men in Black: The Series | (voice) | 1997 |
| Bombshell | Donald | 1997 |
| Spawn | Additional Voices | 1997 |
| Snide and Prejudice | Hermann Goering | 1997 |
| The Fifth Element | General Munro | 1997 |
| Back in Business | Emery Ryker | 1997 |
| The Killing Jar | Dr. Vincent Garret | 1997 |
| Marco Polo: The Missing Chapter | Doge of Venice | 1997 |
| Millennium | Sheriff Bowman | 1996 |
| American Strays | Oris | 1996 |
| Superman: The Animated Series | Parasite / Rudy Jones | 1996 |
| The Sentinel | Warren Chapel | 1996 |
| Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills | Sam / Salvador Dali | 1996 |
| The Lazarus Man | Tom Halloran | 1996 |
| Precious Find | Sam Horton | 1996 |
| Evil Obsession | Stavinski | 1996 |
| Assault on Dome 4 | Chairman | 1996 |
| Indecent Behavior III | Mr. Cowed / Andy Cowens | 1995 |
| Cyberjack | Nassim | 1995 |
| The Nature of the Beast | Sheriff Gordon | 1995 |
| Dominion | Lynwood | 1995 |
| Steel Frontier | General J.W. Quantrell | 1995 |
| The Marshal | Chief Marshal Ollie Mathers | 1995 |
| Sketch Artist II: Hands That See | Larry Walker | 1995 |
| Spitfire | 1995 | |
| Hong Kong 97 | Simon Alexander | 1994 |
| Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Big Orderly / Chimera | 1994 |
| The Soft Kill | Ben McCarthy | 1994 |
| Radioland Murders | Bernie King | 1994 |
| The Companion | Ron Cocheran | 1994 |
| Art Deco Detective | Jim Wexler | 1994 |
| Savage Land | Cyrus | 1994 |
| M.A.N.T.I.S. | Solomon Box | 1994 |
| F.T.W. | Sheriff Rudy Morgan | 1994 |
| Scanner Cop | Dr. Hampton | 1994 |
| Knight Rider 2010 | Jared | 1994 |
| Cabin Boy | Big Teddy | 1994 |
| Future Shock | Jack Porter | 1994 |
| Brain Smasher... A Love Story | Brown | 1993 |
| The Dark | Paul Buckner | 1993 |
| Precious Victims | Agent Jimmy Bivens | 1993 |
| Striking Distance | Det. Eddie Eiler | 1993 |
| Showdown | Vice Principal Kowalski | 1993 |
| Johnny Bago | Tommy 'The Trunk' Testarone | 1993 |
| Walker, Texas Ranger | Rafer Cobb | 1993 |
| Time Runner | Neila | 1993 |
| Rio Diablo | Jake Walker | 1993 |
| Nemesis | Maritz | 1992 |
| Frogtown II | Prof. Tanzer / Professor Tanzer | 1992 |
| Highlander | Armand Thorne / John Durgan | 1992 |
| Renegade | Eli Starke | 1992 |
| Wishman | Staten Jack Rose | 1992 |
| Batman: The Animated Series | Additional Voices / Irving | 1992 |
| The Player | Joel Levison | 1992 |
| Black Magic | Tom McKay | 1992 |
| Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story | Bruce Munster | 1992 |
| Silk Stalkings | Rupert Tarlow | 1991 |
| Ultimate Desires | Wolfgang Friedman | 1991 |
| Enid Is Sleeping | Trucker | 1991 |
| Mom | Nestor Duvalier | 1990 |
| Another 48 Hrs. | Ben Kehoe | 1990 |
| Street Asylum | Reverend Mony | 1990 |
| Tango & Cash | Requin / Courier | 1989 |
| Desperado: The Outlaw Wars | Roy Grimes | 1989 |
| The Young Riders | Jonas Simpkins | 1989 |
| Circles in a Forest | Mr. Patterson | 1989 |
| Tales from the Crypt | Steve Dixon | 1989 |
| Mutator | David Allen | 1989 |
| The Horror Show | Max Jenke | 1989 |
| Nightmare at Noon | The Albino | 1988 |
| Red Heat | Streak | 1988 |
| The Wrong Guys | Glen Grunski | 1988 |
| D.O.A. | Detective Ulmer | 1988 |
| Dead Man Walking | Decker | 1988 |
| Cherry 2000 | Stacy | 1987 |
| Steel Dawn | Tark | 1987 |
| Red Scorpion | Sgt. Krasnov / Krasnov | 1987 |
| Love Among Thieves | Andre | 1987 |
| Sledge Hammer! | Don Merrill / Felix Ridel | 1986 |
| Armed and Dangerous | Anthony Lazarus | 1986 |
| Miracles | Island Resident | 1986 |
| Annihilator | Alien Leader | 1986 |
| Matlock | Mr. Grock | 1986 |
| Sidekicks | Marshall | 1986 |
| Enemy Mine | Stubbs | 1985 |
| Amazing Stories | Willie Joe | 1985 |
| Flesh+Blood | Karsthans | 1985 |
| Silverado | Hobart | 1985 |
| Crimewave | Arthur Coddish | 1985 |
| Hunter | Lt. Jeff Wadsworth / Thomas Duffy | 1984 |
| Miami Vice | Edward Reese | 1984 |
| A Breed Apart | Peyton | 1984 |
| Kenny Rogers as The Gambler: The Adventure Continues | Reece | 1983 |
| The Hitchhiker | Lionel | 1983 |
| Webster | Dirty Ned | 1983 |
| The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | Captain Rogers | 1983 |
| The Renegades | Cochran | 1983 |
| The A-Team | Ryder / David Plout | 1983 |
| 48 Hrs. | Kehoe / Ben Kehoe | 1982 |
| Hear No Evil | Billy Boy Burns / Bobby Boy Burns | 1982 |
| Blade Runner | Leon Kowalski / Leon | 1982 |
| American Playhouse | Captain Rogers | 1982 |
| Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. | Defalice | 1981 |
| Cagney & Lacey | Dave | 1981 |
| Southern Comfort | Trapper | 1981 |
| The Postman Always Rings Twice | Crapshooter | 1981 |
| Dynasty | Hawkins | 1981 |
| The Jazz Singer | Man in Bar | 1980 |
| Wholly Moses! | Guard at Banquet | 1980 |
| When the Whistle Blows | Al Davis | 1980 |
| Galactica 1980 | Willy | 1980 |
| Big Shamus, Little Shamus | Denker | 1979 |
| Benson | Axe-Man | 1979 |
| The Dukes of Hazzard | Jenkins / Captain Slater | 1979 |
| Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park | Guard | 1978 |
| B.J. and the Bear | Bomber / Patrol Officer | 1978 |
| Mork & Mindy | George | 1978 |
| Flying High | Clyde Boyer | 1978 |
| Corvette Summer | Wayne's Car Wash Henchman | 1978 |
| The Incredible Hulk | Al | 1977 |
| CHiPs | Billy Joe Ackerman / Monk Adler | 1977 |
| Blue Sunshine | Tony | 1977 |
| Roots | Slaver | 1977 |
| Nickelodeon | Bailiff | 1976 |
| Bound for Glory | Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border / Pick-up truck driver at border | 1976 |
| Quincy M.E. | Henry Moeller | 1976 |
| Delvecchio | Ralph | 1976 |
| Treasure of Matecumbe | Roustabout | 1976 |
| Harry and Walter Go to New York | Hayseed | 1976 |
| City of Angels | Farmer | 1976 |
| The Kansas City Massacre | Homer Van Meter | 1975 |
| The Jeffersons | Dirty Dog | 1975 |
| Chico and the Man | Hog | 1974 |
| Little House on the Prairie | Amos | 1974 |
| The Rockford Files | Clamshell | 1974 |
| Get Christie Love! | Trenton | 1974 |
| The Waltons | Henry Ferris Jr. | 1972 |
| Gunsmoke | Joe Barnes | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Roustabout | 1954 |
Producer Filmography
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