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Brion James
Known for: ActingBrion 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.
Filmography 61
The Fifth Element
+5
as General Munro 
Blade Runner
+1
as Leon 
48 Hrs.
+7
as Ben Kehoe 
The Horror Show
+6
as Max Jenke 
Red Scorpion
+12
as Krasnov 
Another 48 Hrs.
+2
as Ben Kehoe 
Striking Distance
+5
as Eddie Eiler 
Red Heat
+2
as Streak 
The Player
+8
as Joel Levison 
Tango & Cash
+4
as Requin 
Enemy Mine
+2
as Stubbs 
Flesh + Blood
+9
as Karsthans 
Armed and Dangerous
+6
as Anthony Lazarus 
Amazing Stories
as Willie Joe 
+1 
Cherry 2000
+12
as Stacy 
Nemesis
+15
as Maritz 
Southern Comfort
+17
as Trapper 
Cyberjack
+3
as Nassim 
Scanner Cop
as Dr. Hampton 
Showdown
+15
as Vice Principal Kowalski 
Steel Dawn
+8
as Tark 
The Underground
as Captain Hilton 
Blue Sunshine
as Tony 
The King Is Alive
as Ashley 
A Breed Apart
+6
as Peyton 
Radioland Murders
+2
as Bernie King 
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
as Willie Joe 
Nickelodeon
+3
as Bailiff 
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
as Brown 
D.O.A.
as Detective Ulmer 
Harry and Walter Go to New York
+3
as Hayseed 
Crimewave
+4
as Arthur Coddish 
Cabin Boy
+3
as Big Teddy 
Conquest of the Earth
as Willy 
Corvette Summer
+3
as Wayne's Car Wash Henchman 
Time Runner
+5
as Neila 
Nature of the Beast
+10
as Sheriff Gordon 
In God's Hands
+3
as Capitaine 
Enid Is Sleeping
+2
as Trucker 
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
+9
as Captain Rogers 
Future Shock
+7
as Jack Porter 
Dirt Merchant
+4
as Detective Harry Ball 
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
+5
as Larry Walker 
The Wrong Guys
+3
as Glen Grunski 
The Soft Kill
+6
as Ben McCarthy 
Rio Diablo
+6
as Jake Walker 
Ultimate Desires
+1
as Wolfgang Friedman 
Nightmare at Noon
+2
as The Albino 
Frogtown II
as Prof. Tanzer 
Joseph's Gift
+5
as Frank Childress 
Steel Frontier
+5
as General J.W. Quantrell 
Diplomatic Siege
+3
as Stubbs 
American Strays
+6
as Oris 
Assault on Dome 4
as Chairman 
Mom
+5
as Nestor Duvalier 
The Killing Jar
as Dr. Vincent Garret 
Savage Land
+8
as Cyrus 
Farewell, My Love
+10
as Renault 
Arthurs Quest
+5
as Trent