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Brion James

Brion James

Birthday: 1945-02-20 | Place of Birth: Redlands, California, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2001
The King Is Alive

as    Ashley

2000
Farewell, My Love

as    Renault

1999
Dirt Merchant

as    Detective Harry Ball

1999
Diplomatic Siege

as    Stubbs

1998
In God's Hands

as    Capitaine

1998
Brown's Requiem

as    Cathcart

1997
The Underground

as    Captain Hilton

1997
Back in Business

as    Emery Ryker

1997
The Fifth Element

as    General Munro

1996
Assault on Dome 4

as    Chairman

1996
American Strays

as    Oris

1996
Precious Find

as    Sam Horton

1995
Steel Frontier

as    General J.W. Quantrell

1995
Dominion

as    Lynwood

1995
Indecent Behavior III

as    Mr. Cowed

1995
Nature of the Beast

as    Sheriff Gordon

1994
The Soft Kill

as    Ben McCarthy

1994
Radioland Murders

as    Bernie King

1994
Cabin Boy

as    Big Teddy

1994
Savage Land

as    Cyrus

1994
Future Shock

as    Jack Porter

1994
Knight Rider 2010

as    Jared

1994
The Companion

as    Ron Cocheran

1993
1993
Striking Distance

as    Det. Eddie Eiler

1993
Time Runner

as    Neila