

Acting
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...
Highest rated appearances

The Operator
as Vernon Woods

Diplomatic Siege
as Stubbs

The Hunter's Moon
as Sheriff Foulkes

Dirt Merchant
as Detective Harry Ball

Arthurs Quest
as Trent

Malevolence
as Warden Walker

Joseph's Gift
as Frank Childress

Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller
as Monk

Brown's Requiem
as Cathcart

Deadly Ransom
as Bobby Rico

Men in White
as Air Force

A Place Called Truth
as Hank

Heist
as Caz

In God's Hands
as Capitaine

Jekyll Island
as Lawton Goodyear

Amazing Stories: The Movie III
as Willie Joe

Black Sea 213
as Captain Killick

The Underground
as Captain Hilton

Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
as Salvador Dali / Sam

Bombshell
as Donald

Back in Business
as Emery Ryker

The Killing Jar
as Dr. Vincent Garret

Snide and Prejudice
as Hermann Goering

The Fifth Element
as General Munro

Assault on Dome 4
as Chairman

Evil Obsession
as Stavinski

American Strays
as Oris

Precious Find
as Sam Horton

Billy Lone Bear

Indecent Behavior III
as Andy Cowens (uncredited)

Nature of the Beast
as Sheriff Gordon

Cyberjack
as Nassim

Dominion
as Lynwood

Steel Frontier
as General J.W. Quantrell

Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
as Larry Walker

Spitfire
as Tough Guy (uncredited)

Hong Kong 97
as Simon Alexander

The Soft Kill
as Ben McCarthy

Radioland Murders
as Bernie King

The Companion
as Ron Cocheran

Art Deco Detective
as Jim Wexler

Savage Land
as Cyrus

Scanner Cop
as Dr. Hampton

F.T.W.
as Sheriff Rudy Morgan

Knight Rider 2010
as Jared

Future Shock
as Jack Porter

Cabin Boy
as Big Teddy

Brain Smasher... A Love Story
as Brown

The Dark
as Paul Buckner

Precious Victims
as Agent Jimmy Bivens

Striking Distance
as Eddie Eiler

Showdown
as Vice Principal Kowalski

Time Runner
as Neila

Rio Diablo
as Jake Walker

Nemesis
as Maritz

Frogtown II
as Prof. Tanzer

Black Magic
as Tom McKay

Wishman
as Staten Jack Rose

The Player
as Joel Levison

Ultimate Desires
as Wolfgang Friedman

Mom
as Nestor Duvalier

Another 48 Hrs.
as Ben Kehoe

Street Asylum
as Reverend Mony

Enid Is Sleeping
as Trucker

Tango & Cash
as Requin

Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
as Roy Grimes

Circles in a Forest
as Mr. Patterson

Mutator
as David Allen

The Horror Show
as Max Jenke

Z-TV
as Self

Red Scorpion
as Krasnov

Dead Man Walking
as Decker

Nightmare at Noon
as The Albino

Red Heat
as Streak

The Wrong Guys
as Glen Grunski

D.O.A.
as Detective Ulmer

Cherry 2000
as Stacy

Steel Dawn
as Tark

Love Among Thieves
as Andre

Armed and Dangerous
as Anthony Lazarus

Amazing Stories
as Willie Joe

Annihilator
as Alien Leader

Enemy Mine
as Stubbs

Flesh + Blood
as Karsthans

Silverado
as Hobart

Crimewave
as Arthur Coddish

A Breed Apart
as Peyton

The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
as Reece

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
as Captain Rogers

48 Hrs.
as Ben Kehoe

Hear No Evil
as Billy Boy Burns

Blade Runner
as Leon

Killing at Hell's Gate
as Turkey Jones

Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
as Defalice

Southern Comfort
as Trapper

The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Crapshooter

Conquest of the Earth
as Willy

The Jazz Singer
as Man in Bar

Trouble in High Timber Country
as Eddie Rhodes

Wholly Moses
as Guard at Banquet

KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
as Guard

Flying High
as Clyde Boyer

Corvette Summer
as Wayne's Car Wash Henchman

Blue Sunshine
as Tony

Nickelodeon
as Bailiff

Bound for Glory
as Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border

The Invasion of Johnson County
as Ben Jones

Treasure of Matecumbe
as Roustabout

Harry and Walter Go to New York
as Hayseed

The Kansas City Massacre
as Homer Van Meter

Hard Times
as Man (uncredited)