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Brion James
American actor (1945-1999) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 54
Brion Howard James was an American character actor. He portrayed Leon Kowalski in Blade Runner (1982) and appeared in Southern Comfort (1981), 48 Hrs. (1982), Silverado (1985), Red Heat (1988), Tango & Cash (1989), Another 48 Hrs. (1990), The Player (1992), and The Fifth Element (1997).
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The Fifth ElementFilm, General Munro1996
MillenniumSeries, Sheriff Bowman1995
Nature of the BeastFilm, Sheriff Gordon1993
Brain Smasher... A Love StoryFilm, Brown1992
Batman: The Animated SeriesSeries, Irving (voice)
NemesisFilm, 1992Maritz1989
Tales from the CryptSeries, Steve Dixon
Tango & CashFilm, 1989Requin1988
D.O.A.Film, Detective Ulmer1987
Cherry 2000Film, Stacy1985
Amazing StoriesSeries, Willie Joe
CrimewaveFilm, 1985Arthur Coddish1984
A Breed ApartFilm, Peyton1983
The A-TeamSeries, Ryder1982
American PlayhouseSeries, Captain Rogers
48 Hrs.Film, 1982Ben Kehoe1980
The Jazz SingerFilm, Man in Bar1978
Corvette SummerFilm, Wayne's Car Wash Henchman1977
The Incredible HulkSeries, Al1976
Bound for GloryFilm, Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border1975
Hard TimesFilm, Man (uncredited)1974
Little House on the PrairieSeries1972
The WaltonsSeries, Henry Ferris Jr.1955
GunsmokeSeries, Joe Barnes1945Born20 February 1945People around Brion
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Walter Hill Directed 48 Hrs., Red Heat and Another 48 Hrs.
Albert Pyun Directed Nemesis and Hong Kong 97
Philippe Mora Directed A Breed Apart and Precious Find
Lawrence Gordon Produced 48 Hrs., Another 48 Hrs. and Hard Times
John Dennis Johnston Also in Flesh and Blood (1985)
M. Emmet Walsh Also in Bound for Glory and Nickelodeon
Bruce Willis Also in The Fifth Element and The Player
Nick Nolte Also in 48 Hrs., The Player and Another 48 Hrs.
Rutger Hauer Also in Flesh and Blood and Blade Runner
James Horner Wrote 48 Hrs., Red Heat and Another 48 Hrs.
Paul Verhoeven Directed Flesh and Blood (1987)
James Hong Also in Blade Runner and Tango & Cash- Savely Kramarov Also in Armed and Dangerous and Red Heat
Tim Thomerson Also in Nemesis and Cherry 2000
Frank McRae Also in Another 48 Hrs., Hard Times and 48 Hrs.Edward R. Pressman Produced Cherry 2000 (1987)
Allan Graf Also in Southern Comfort and Red Heat
George Lucas Produced Radioland Murders (1994)
Tim Burton Produced Cabin Boy (1994)
Ridley Scott Directed Blade Runner (1982)
Luc Besson Directed The Fifth Element (1997)
Patrick Swayze Also in The Player and Steel Dawn
James Coburn Also in The Player and Hard Times
Christopher Lloyd Also in Radioland Murders (1994)
Known for
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Blade Runner 1982
The Fifth Element 1997
The Player 1992
Enemy Mine 1985
Silverado 1985
Filmography 40
158 credits on file
Television 24
About this person
James was frequently cast as an antagonist, 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 his death in 1999 at the age of 54.
