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