Brion James

from Redlands, California, USA

Artwork for The Fifth ElementImage of 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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Timeline

2005Aged 60

2002Aged 57

  • Poster for The Thief & the Stripper

    Shoe

2000Aged 55

  • Poster for Farewell, My Love

    Renault

  • Poster for The Operator

    Vernon Woods

  • Poster for The King Is Alive

    Ashley

1999Aged 54

  • Poster for Joseph's Gift

    Frank Childress

  • Poster for Malevolence

    Warden Walker

  • Poster for Arthurs Quest

    Trent

  • Poster for Dirt Merchant

    Detective Harry Ball

  • Poster for The Hunter's Moon

    Sheriff Foulkes

  • Poster for Diplomatic Siege

    Stubbs

1998Aged 53

  • Poster for Black Sea 213

    Captain Killick

  • Poster for Amazing Stories: The Movie III

    Willie Joe

  • Poster for Jekyll Island

    Lawton Goodyear

  • Poster for In God's Hands

    Capitaine

  • Poster for Heist

    Caz

  • Poster for A Place Called Truth

    Hank

  • Poster for Men in White

    Air Force

  • Poster for Deadly Ransom

    Bobby Rico

  • Poster for Brown's Requiem

    Cathcart

  • Poster for Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller

    Monk

1997Aged 52

  • Poster for The Fifth Element

    General Munro

  • Poster for Snide and Prejudice

    Hermann Goering

  • Poster for The Killing Jar

    Dr. Vincent Garret

  • Poster for Back in Business

    Emery Ryker

  • Poster for Bombshell

    Donald

  • Poster for Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills

    Salvador Dali / Sam

  • Poster for The Underground

    Captain Hilton

1996Aged 51

  • Poster for Billy Lone Bear

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Precious Find

    Sam Horton

  • Poster for American Strays

    Oris

  • Poster for Evil Obsession

    Stavinski

  • Poster for Assault on Dome 4

    Chairman

1995Aged 50

  • Poster for Spitfire

    Tough Guy (uncredited)

  • Poster for Sketch Artist II: Hands That See

    Larry Walker

  • Poster for Steel Frontier

    General J.W. Quantrell

  • Poster for Dominion

    Lynwood

  • Poster for Cyberjack

    Nassim

  • Poster for Nature of the Beast

    Sheriff Gordon

  • Poster for Indecent Behavior III

    Andy Cowens (uncredited)

1994Aged 49

  • Poster for Cabin Boy

    Big Teddy

  • Poster for Future Shock

    Jack Porter

  • Poster for Knight Rider 2010

    Jared

  • Poster for F.T.W.

    Sheriff Rudy Morgan

  • Poster for Scanner Cop

    Dr. Hampton

  • Poster for Savage Land

    Cyrus

  • Poster for Art Deco Detective

    Jim Wexler

  • Poster for The Companion

    Ron Cocheran

  • Poster for Radioland Murders

    Bernie King

  • Poster for The Soft Kill

    Ben McCarthy

  • Poster for Hong Kong 97

    Simon Alexander

1993Aged 48

  • Poster for Rio Diablo

    Jake Walker

  • Poster for Time Runner

    Neila

  • Poster for Showdown

    Vice Principal Kowalski

  • Poster for Striking Distance

    Eddie Eiler

  • Poster for Precious Victims

    Agent Jimmy Bivens

  • Poster for The Dark

    Paul Buckner

  • Poster for Brain Smasher... A Love Story

    Brown

1992Aged 47

  • Poster for The Player

    Joel Levison

  • Poster for Wishman

    Staten Jack Rose

  • Poster for Black Magic

    Tom McKay

  • Poster for Frogtown II

    Prof. Tanzer

  • Poster for Nemesis

    Maritz

1991Aged 46

  • Poster for Ultimate Desires

    Wolfgang Friedman

1990Aged 45

  • Poster for Enid Is Sleeping

    Trucker

  • Poster for Street Asylum

    Reverend Mony

  • Poster for Another 48 Hrs.

    Ben Kehoe

  • Poster for Mom

    Nestor Duvalier

1989Aged 44

  • Poster for Z-TV

    Self

  • Poster for The Horror Show

    Max Jenke

  • Poster for Mutator

    David Allen

  • Poster for Circles in a Forest

    Mr. Patterson

  • Poster for Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

    Roy Grimes

  • Poster for Tango & Cash

    Requin

1988Aged 43

  • Poster for D.O.A.

    Detective Ulmer

  • Poster for The Wrong Guys

    Glen Grunski

  • Poster for Red Heat

    Streak

  • Poster for Nightmare at Noon

    The Albino

  • Poster for Dead Man Walking

    Decker

  • Poster for Red Scorpion

    Krasnov

1987Aged 42

  • Poster for Love Among Thieves

    Andre

  • Poster for Steel Dawn

    Tark

  • Poster for Cherry 2000

    Stacy

1986Aged 41

  • Poster for Annihilator

    Alien Leader

  • Poster for Amazing Stories

    Willie Joe

  • Poster for Miracles

    Island Resident

  • Poster for Armed and Dangerous

    Anthony Lazarus

1985Aged 40

  • Poster for Crimewave

    Arthur Coddish

  • Poster for Silverado

    Hobart

  • Poster for Flesh + Blood

    Karsthans

  • Poster for Enemy Mine

    Stubbs

1984Aged 39

  • Poster for A Breed Apart

    Peyton

1983Aged 38

  • Poster for The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

    Captain Rogers

  • Poster for The Gambler: The Adventure Continues

    Reece

1982Aged 37

  • Poster for Blade Runner

    Leon

  • Poster for Hear No Evil

    Billy Boy Burns

  • Poster for 48 Hrs.

    Ben Kehoe

1981Aged 36

  • Poster for The Postman Always Rings Twice

    Crapshooter

  • Poster for Southern Comfort

    Trapper

  • Poster for Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.

    Defalice

  • Poster for Killing at Hell's Gate

    Turkey Jones

1980Aged 35

  • Poster for Wholly Moses

    Guard at Banquet

  • Poster for Trouble in High Timber Country

    Eddie Rhodes

  • Poster for The Jazz Singer

    Man in Bar

  • Poster for Conquest of the Earth

    Willy

1978Aged 33

  • Poster for Corvette Summer

    Wayne's Car Wash Henchman

  • Poster for Flying High

    Clyde Boyer

  • Poster for KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park

    Guard

1977Aged 32

  • Poster for Blue Sunshine

    Tony

1976Aged 31

  • Poster for Harry and Walter Go to New York

    Hayseed

  • Poster for Treasure of Matecumbe

    Roustabout

  • Poster for The Invasion of Johnson County

    Ben Jones

  • Poster for Bound for Glory

    Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border

  • Poster for Nickelodeon

    Bailiff

1975Aged 30

  • Poster for Hard Times

    Man (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Kansas City Massacre

    Homer Van Meter

Year unknown

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