Brion James
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.
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Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1945-02-20
Place of birth
Redlands, California, USA
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Cast
The Fifth Element
1997
7.56
Blade Runner
1982
7.94
48 Hrs.
1982
6.68
Arthurs Quest
1999
2.80
Cyberjack
1995
5.10
The King Is Alive
2000
5.59
Armed and Dangerous
1986
5.65
The Player
1992
7.20
Bombshell
1997
3.70
Striking Distance
1993
5.85
The Wrong Guys
1988
5.46
Crimewave
1985
5.50
Another 48 Hrs.
1990
6.00
Radioland Murders
1994
5.90
Nemesis
1992
5.35
Enemy Mine
1985
6.94
Southern Comfort
1981
6.90
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
1993
5.08
Cabin Boy
1994
5.17
Flesh + Blood
1985
6.60
Red Scorpion
1988
6.00
Tango & Cash
1989
6.47
Corvette Summer
1978
5.40
Steel Dawn
1987
5.00
The Hunter's Moon
1999
4.80
Mutator
1989
3.30
Assault on Dome 4
1996
3.40
In God's Hands
1998
4.70
The Horror Show
1989
5.40
Knight Rider 2010
1994
4.50
Precious Find
1996
5.30
Cherry 2000
1987
6.00
Brown's Requiem
1998
4.36
Steel Frontier
1995
4.70
Time Runner
1993
4.10
Nightmare at Noon
1988
4.50
Swimming with Dolphins
2005
0.00
Back in Business
1997
5.40
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
1981
4.50
Deadly Ransom
1998
8.00
Showdown
1993
5.80
The Underground
1997
6.00
The Soft Kill
1994
3.20
American Strays
1996
5.50
The Dark
1993
4.90
Circles in a Forest
1989
5.50
Hong Kong 97
1994
5.27
Dead Man Walking
1988
3.60
Annihilator
1986
5.00
The Operator
2000
3.43
The Companion
1994
4.92
Street Asylum
1990
4.50
Frogtown II
1992
3.30
Red Heat
1988
6.23
Savage Land
1994
1.00
Trouble in High Timber Country
1980
0.00
Black Magic
1992
3.44
Flying High
1978
0.00
Love Among Thieves
1987
6.20
Hard Times
1975
6.80
Mom
1990
5.30
Ultimate Desires
1991
3.40
Phoenix Point
2005
2.20
Dominion
1995
4.20
The Invasion of Johnson County
1976
6.50
Rio Diablo
1993
4.70
Snide and Prejudice
1997
4.50
Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller
1998
5.00
Nickelodeon
1976
6.10
Dirt Merchant
1999
2.78
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
1989
9.50
Scanner Cop
1994
5.70
Future Shock
1994
3.80
Evil Obsession
1996
3.50
Z-TV
1989
0.00
Black Sea 213
1998
4.60
Nature of the Beast
1995
5.89
Blue Sunshine
1977
5.67
Jekyll Island
1998
8.70
Heist
1999
0.00
Men in White
1998
3.40
Conquest of the Earth
1980
6.83
Art Deco Detective
1994
5.20
D.O.A.
1988
6.30
A Breed Apart
1984
5.60
A Place Called Truth
1998
2.29
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
1995
5.90
The Kansas City Massacre
1975
4.70
Killing at Hell's Gate
1981
6.00
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981
6.50
Spitfire
1995
4.50
Hear No Evil
1982
4.00
Silverado
1985
6.95
Indecent Behavior III
1995
4.14
Precious Victims
1993
7.00
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983
6.90
Wishman
1992
4.30
The Killing Jar
1997
4.00
Bound for Glory
1976
6.88
Farewell, My Love
2000
2.80
Enid Is Sleeping
1990
4.73
Amazing Stories
1986
6.50
Diplomatic Siege
1999
4.20
Wholly Moses
1980
4.70
The Jazz Singer
1980
5.87
Treasure of Matecumbe
1976
6.50
Billy Lone Bear
1996
6.00
F.T.W.
1994
4.56
Joseph's Gift
1999
0.00
Harry and Walter Go to New York
1976
5.67
The Thief & the Stripper
2002
3.80
Malevolence
1999
6.00