Blade Runner1982
As Leon
TMDb 7.9 / 10
Brion James
Born
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.
Filmography (117)
The Fifth Element1997
As General Munro
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Tango & Cash1989
As Requin
TMDb 6.5 / 10
48 Hrs.1982
As Ben Kehoe
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Striking Distance1993
As Eddie Eiler
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Red Heat1988
As Streak
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Player1992
As Joel Levison
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Another 48 Hrs.1990
As Ben Kehoe
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Flesh + Blood1985
As Karsthans
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Silverado1985
As Hobart
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Enemy Mine1985
As Stubbs
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Postman Always Rings Twice1981
As Crapshooter
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Nemesis1992
As Maritz
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Red Scorpion1988
As Krasnov
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Hard Times1975
As Man (uncredited)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Armed and Dangerous1986
As Anthony Lazarus
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Southern Comfort1981
As Trapper
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Cherry 20001987
As Stacy
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Crimewave1985
As Arthur Coddish
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Steel Dawn1987
As Tark
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Wholly Moses1980
As Guard at Banquet
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Blue Sunshine1977
As Tony
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Dirt Merchant1999
As Detective Harry Ball
TMDb 3.2 / 10
The Horror Show1989
As Max Jenke
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Precious Find1996
As Sam Horton
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Cabin Boy1994
As Big Teddy
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Treasure of Matecumbe1976
As Roustabout
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Showdown1993
As Vice Principal Kowalski
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Scanner Cop1994
As Dr. Hampton
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Radioland Murders1994
As Bernie King
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Wishman1992
As Staten Jack Rose
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Corvette Summer1978
As Wayne's Car Wash Henchman
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Wrong Guys1988
As Glen Grunski
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Amazing Stories1986
As Willie Joe
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Nickelodeon1976
As Bailiff
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Harry and Walter Go to New York1976
As Hayseed
TMDb 5.6 / 10
A Breed Apart1984
As Peyton
TMDb 5.9 / 10
D.O.A.1988
As Detective Ulmer
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez1983
As Captain Rogers
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Time Runner1993
As Neila
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Brain Smasher... A Love Story1993
As Brown
TMDb 5.2 / 10
The Jazz Singer1980
As Man in Bar
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The King Is Alive2000
As Ashley
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Evil Obsession1996
As Stavinski
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Future Shock1994
As Jack Porter
TMDb 4.0 / 10
The Companion1994
As Ron Cocheran
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Nature of the Beast1995
As Sheriff Gordon
TMDb 5.9 / 10
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park1978
As Guard
TMDb 5.2 / 10
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues1983
As Reece
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Steel Frontier1995
As General J.W. Quantrell
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Joseph's Gift1999
As Frank Childress
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See1995
As Larry Walker
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Love Among Thieves1987
As Andre
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Back in Business1997
As Emery Ryker
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Rio Diablo1993
As Jake Walker
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Brown's Requiem1998
As Cathcart
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Men in White1998
As Air Force
TMDb 3.8 / 10
Frogtown II1992
As Prof. Tanzer
TMDb 3.6 / 10
In God's Hands1998
As Capitaine
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Bound for Glory1976
As Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Hunter's Moon1999
As Sheriff Foulkes
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Cyberjack1995
As Nassim
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Conquest of the Earth1980
As Willy
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Snide and Prejudice1997
As Hermann Goering
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Assault on Dome 41996
As Chairman
TMDb 3.7 / 10
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills1997
As Salvador Dali / Sam
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Circles in a Forest1989
As Mr. Patterson
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Nightmare at Noon1988
As The Albino
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Indecent Behavior III1995
As Andy Cowens (uncredited)
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Flying High1978
As Clyde Boyer
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Bombshell1997
As Donald
TMDb 4.1 / 10
Z-TV1989
As Self
The Invasion of Johnson County1976
As Ben Jones
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Dark1993
As Paul Buckner
TMDb 5.2 / 10
American Strays1996
As Oris
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Annihilator1986
As Alien Leader
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Diplomatic Siege1999
As Stubbs
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Amazing Stories: The Movie III1998
As Willie Joe
Knight Rider 20101994
As Jared
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Ultimate Desires1991
As Wolfgang Friedman
TMDb 4.2 / 10
Enid Is Sleeping1990
As Trucker
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Trouble in High Timber Country1980
As Eddie Rhodes
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Hong Kong 971994
As Simon Alexander
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Underground1997
As Captain Hilton
TMDb 5.3 / 10
The Kansas City Massacre1975
As Homer Van Meter
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Soft Kill1994
As Ben McCarthy
TMDb 3.8 / 10
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.1981
As Defalice
TMDb 5.1 / 10
F.T.W.1994
As Sheriff Rudy Morgan
TMDb 4.7 / 10
The Killing Jar1997
As Dr. Vincent Garret
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Spitfire1995
As Tough Guy (uncredited)
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Hear No Evil1982
As Billy Boy Burns
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars1989
As Roy Grimes
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Phoenix Point2005
As Spider Rico
TMDb 3.0 / 10
Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller1998
As Monk
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Mom1990
As Nestor Duvalier
TMDb 5.4 / 10
A Place Called Truth1998
As Hank
TMDb 3.3 / 10
The Thief & the Stripper2002
As Shoe
TMDb 4.5 / 10
New Line: Independent Legacies
New Line: Independent LegaciesRelease date TBA
As Self (archive footage)
Killing at Hell's Gate1981
As Turkey Jones
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Arthurs Quest1999
As Trent
TMDb 3.7 / 10
Street Asylum1990
As Reverend Mony
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Farewell, My Love2000
As Renault
TMDb 4.2 / 10
Black Sea 2131998
As Captain Killick
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Savage Land1994
As Cyrus
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Mutator1989
As David Allen
TMDb 3.5 / 10
Black Magic1992
As Tom McKay
TMDb 4.1 / 10
Precious Victims1993
As Agent Jimmy Bivens
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Dead Man Walking1988
As Decker
TMDb 3.6 / 10
Dominion1995
As Lynwood
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Billy Lone Bear1996
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Malevolence1999
As Warden Walker
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Deadly Ransom1998
As Bobby Rico
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Heist1998
As Caz
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Operator2000
As Vernon Woods
TMDb 4.1 / 10
Art Deco Detective1994
As Jim Wexler
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Swimming with Dolphins
Swimming with Dolphins2005
Jekyll Island1998
As Lawton Goodyear
TMDb 8.3 / 10
Filmography and biography: TMDb