Brion James
Born February 20, 1945 (Age: 81)
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Redlands, California, USA
Biography
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.
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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Filmography
Phoenix Point
2005
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as Spider Rico
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Age: 59
The Thief & the Stripper
2002
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as Shoe
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Age: 57
The King Is Alive
2000
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as Ashley
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Age: 55
The Operator
2000
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as Vernon Woods
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Age: 55
Farewell, My Love
2000
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as Renault
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Age: 54
Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller
1998
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as Monk
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Age: 53
Brown's Requiem
1998
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as Cathcart
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Age: 53
Deadly Ransom
1998
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as Bobby Rico
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Age: 53
Men in White
1998
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as Air Force
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Age: 53
A Place Called Truth
1998
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as Hank
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Age: 53
In God's Hands
1998
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as Capitaine
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Age: 53
Jekyll Island
1998
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as Lawton Goodyear
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Age: 52
The Underground
1997
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as Captain Hilton
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Age: 52
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
1997
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as Salvador Dali / Sam
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Age: 52
Bombshell
1997
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as Donald
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Age: 52
Back in Business
1997
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as Emery Ryker
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Age: 52
The Killing Jar
1997
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as Dr. Vincent Garret
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Age: 52
Snide and Prejudice
1997
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as Hermann Goering
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Age: 52
The Fifth Element
1997
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as General Munro
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Age: 52
Assault on Dome 4
1996
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as Chairman
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Age: 51
Evil Obsession
1996
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as Stavinski
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Age: 51
American Strays
1996
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as Oris
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Age: 51
Precious Find
1996
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as Sam Horton
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Age: 51
Billy Lone Bear
1996
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as
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Age: 50
Cabin Boy
1994
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as Big Teddy
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Age: 48
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
1993
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as Brown
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Age: 48
The Dark
1993
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as Paul Buckner
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Age: 48
Precious Victims
1993
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as Agent Jimmy Bivens
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Age: 48
Striking Distance
1993
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as Det. Eddie Eiler
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Age: 48
Showdown
1993
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as Vice Principal Kowalski
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Age: 48
Time Runner
1993
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as Neila
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Age: 48
Rio Diablo
1993
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as Jake Walker
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Age: 48
Nemesis
1992
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as Maritz
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Age: 47
Frogtown II
1992
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as Prof. Tanzer
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Age: 47
Black Magic
1992
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as Tom McKay
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Age: 47
Wishman
1992
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as Staten Jack Rose
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Age: 47
The Player
1992
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as Joel Levison
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Age: 47
Ultimate Desires
1991
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as Wolfgang Friedman
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Age: 46
Mom
1990
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as Nestor Duvalier
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Age: 45
Another 48 Hrs.
1990
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as Ben Kehoe
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Age: 45
Street Asylum
1990
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as Reverend Mony
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Age: 45
Enid Is Sleeping
1990
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as Trucker
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Age: 45
Tango & Cash
1989
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as Requin
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Age: 44
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
1989
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as Roy Grimes
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Age: 44
Circles in a Forest
1989
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as Mr. Patterson
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Age: 44
Mutator
1989
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as David Allen
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Age: 44
The Horror Show
1989
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as Max Jenke
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Age: 44
No Image
Z-TV
1989
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as Self
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Age: 43
Red Scorpion
1988
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as Krasnov
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Age: 43
Dead Man Walking
1988
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as Decker
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Age: 43
Nightmare at Noon
1988
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as The Albino
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Age: 43
Red Heat
1988
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as Streak
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Age: 43
The Wrong Guys
1988
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as Glen Grunski
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Age: 43
D.O.A.
1988
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as Detective Ulmer
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Age: 43
Cherry 2000
1987
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as Stacy
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Age: 42
Steel Dawn
1987
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as Tark
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Age: 42
Love Among Thieves
1987
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as Andre
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Age: 42
Armed and Dangerous
1986
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as Anthony Lazarus
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Age: 41
Enemy Mine
1985
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as Stubbs
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Age: 40
Flesh + Blood
1985
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as Karsthans
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Age: 40
Silverado
1985
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as Hobart
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Age: 40
Crimewave
1985
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as Arthur Coddish
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Age: 40
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983
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as Captain Rogers
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Age: 38
48 Hrs.
1982
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as Ben Kehoe
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Age: 37
Blade Runner
1982
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as Leon
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Age: 37
Killing at Hell's Gate
1981
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as Turkey Jones
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Age: 36
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
1981
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as Defalice
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Age: 36
Southern Comfort
1981
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as Trapper
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Age: 36
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981
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as Crapshooter
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Age: 36
Conquest of the Earth
1980
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as Willy
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Age: 35
The Jazz Singer
1980
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as Man in Bar
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Age: 35
Trouble in High Timber Country
1980
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as Eddie Rhodes
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Age: 35
Wholly Moses
1980
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as Guard at Banquet
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Age: 35
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
1978
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as Guard
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Age: 33
Flying High
1978
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as Clyde Boyer
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Age: 33
Corvette Summer
1978
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as Wayne's Car Wash Henchman
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Age: 33
Hard Times
1975
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as Man (uncredited)
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Age: 30