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 ...
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The Fifth Element
As General Munro
Blade Runner
As Leon
48 Hrs.
As Ben Kehoe
Arthurs Quest
As Trent
Cyberjack
As Nassim
The King Is Alive
As Ashley
Armed and Dangerous
As Anthony Lazarus
The Player
As Joel Levison
Bombshell
As Donald
Striking Distance
As Det. Eddie Eiler
The Wrong Guys
As Glen Grunski
Crimewave
As Arthur Coddish
Another 48 Hrs.
As Ben Kehoe
Radioland Murders
As Bernie King
Nemesis
As Maritz
Enemy Mine
As Stubbs
Southern Comfort
As Trapper
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
As Brown
Cabin Boy
As Big Teddy
Flesh + Blood
As Karsthans
Red Scorpion
As Krasnov
Tango & Cash
As Requin
Corvette Summer
As Wayne's Car Wash Henchman
Steel Dawn
As Tark
The Hunter's Moon
As Sheriff Foulkes
Mutator
As David Allen
Assault on Dome 4
As Chairman
In God's Hands
As Capitaine
The Horror Show
As Max Jenke
Knight Rider 2010
As Jared
Precious Find
As Sam Horton
Cherry 2000
As Stacy
Brown's Requiem
As Cathcart
Steel Frontier
As General J.W. Quantrell
Time Runner
As Neila
Nightmare at Noon
As The Albino
Swimming with Dolphins
Back in Business
As Emery Ryker
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
As Defalice
Deadly Ransom
As Bobby Rico
Showdown
As Vice Principal Kowalski
The Underground
As Captain Hilton
The Soft Kill
As Ben McCarthy
American Strays
As Oris
The Dark
As Paul Buckner
Circles in a Forest
As Mr. Patterson
Hong Kong 97
As Simon Alexander
Dead Man Walking
As Decker
Annihilator
As Alien Leader
The Operator
As Vernon Woods
The Companion
As Ron Cocheran
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
As Reece
Street Asylum
As Reverend Mony
Frogtown II
As Prof. Tanzer
Red Heat
As Streak
Savage Land
As Cyrus
Trouble in High Timber Country
As Eddie Rhodes
Black Magic
As Tom McKay
Flying High
As Clyde Boyer
Love Among Thieves
As Andre
Hard Times
As Man (uncredited)
Mom
As Nestor Duvalier
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
As Salvador Dali / Sam
Ultimate Desires
As Wolfgang Friedman
Phoenix Point
As Spider Rico
Dominion
As Lynwood
The Invasion of Johnson County
As Ben Jones
Rio Diablo
As Jake Walker
Snide and Prejudice
As Hermann Goering
Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller
As Monk
Nickelodeon
As Bailiff
Dirt Merchant
As Detective Harry Ball
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
As Roy Grimes
Scanner Cop
As Dr. Hampton
Future Shock
As Jack Porter
Evil Obsession
As Stavinski
Z-TV
As Self
Nature of the Beast
As Sheriff Gordon
Blue Sunshine
As Tony
Jekyll Island
As Lawton Goodyear
Black Sea 213
As Captain Killick
Heist
As Caz
Men in White
As Air Force
Conquest of the Earth
As Willy
Art Deco Detective
As Jim Wexler
D.O.A.
As Detective Ulmer
A Breed Apart
As Peyton
A Place Called Truth
As Hank
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
As Larry Walker
The Kansas City Massacre
As Homer Van Meter
Killing at Hell's Gate
As Turkey Jones
The Postman Always Rings Twice
As Crapshooter
Spitfire
As Tough Guy (uncredited)
Hear No Evil
As Billy Boy Burns
Silverado
As Hobart
Indecent Behavior III
As Mr. Cowed
Precious Victims
As Agent Jimmy Bivens
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
As Captain Rogers
Wishman
As Staten Jack Rose
The Killing Jar
Bound for Glory
As Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border
Farewell, My Love
As Renault
Enid Is Sleeping
As Trucker
Amazing Stories
As Willie Joe
Diplomatic Siege
As Stubbs
Wholly Moses
As Guard at Banquet
The Jazz Singer
As Man in Bar
Treasure of Matecumbe
As Roustabout
Billy Lone Bear
F.T.W.
As Sheriff Rudy Morgan
Joseph's Gift
As Frank Childress
Harry and Walter Go to New York
As Hayseed
The Thief & the Stripper
As Shoe
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
As Guard
Malevolence
As Warden Walker
Sledge Hammer!
As Felix Ridel
The A-Team
As Ryder
Little House on the Prairie
Matlock
As Mr. Grock
Miami Vice
As Edward Reese
Tales from the Crypt
As Steve Dixon
Quincy, M.E.
As Henry Moeller
Gunsmoke
As Joe Barnes
Walker, Texas Ranger
As Rafer Cobb
Superman: The Animated Series
As Parasite / Rudy Jones (voice)
Millennium
As Sheriff Bowman
Sidekicks
Hunter
As Lt. Jeff Wadsworth / Thomas Duffy
The Waltons
As Henry Ferris Jr.
Galactica 1980
As Willy
Spawn
The Hitchhiker
As Lionel
The Marshal
When the Whistle Blows
Big Shamus, Little Shamus
Batman: The Animated Series
As Irving (voice)
Amazing Stories
As Willie Joe
The Rockford Files
As Clamshell
Mork & Mindy
As George
CHiPs
As Billy Joe Ackerman
Roots
As Slaver
Highlander: The Series
As Armand Thorne
The Incredible Hulk
As Al
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
As Reece
The Sentinel
As Warren Chapel
Renegade
As Eli Starke
The F.B.I.