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Brion James (I) (1945–1999)

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Born February 20, 1945, in Redlands, California, the family soon moved to Beaumont, California (between Los Angeles and Palm Springs), where his parents Jimmy and Ida Mae James built and operated a movie theater, where stars such as Gene Autry would occasionally stop by. After graduating from Beaumont High School in 1962... See full bio »

Born:

Brion Howard James
in Redlands, California, USA

Died:

(age 54) in Malibu, California, USA
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2005 Phoenix Point
Spider Rico
 
2000 The Thief & the Stripper
Shoe
 
2000 Farewell, My Love
Renault
 
2000 The King Is Alive
Ashley
 
2000 The Operator
Vernon Woods
 
1999 Dirt Merchant
Detective Harry Ball
 
1999 The Hunter's Moon (video)
Sheriff Foulkes
 
1999 Diplomatic Siege
Gen. Stubbs
 
1997-1999 Spawn (TV series)
Additional Voices
– Hunter's Moon (1999) … Additional Voices (voice)
– Seed of the Hellspawn (1999) … Additional Voices (voice)
– Twitch Is Down (1999) … Additional Voices (voice)
– No Rest, No Peace (1997) … Additional Voices (voice)
– Evil Intent (1997) … Additional Voices (voice)
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1999 Foolish
Ruben Reyes, Talent Scout (uncredited)
 
1999 Arthur's Quest (TV movie)
Trent
 
1999 Malevolence
Warden Walker
 
1998-1999 The Magnificent Seven (TV series)
Stuart James
– The New Law (1999) … Stuart James (uncredited)
– One Day Out West (1998) … Stuart James
 
1998 Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller
Mönch
 
1998 Brown's Requiem
Cathcart
 
1998 Vengeance Unlimited (TV series)
Franklin Dekker
– Justice (1998) … Franklin Dekker
 
1998 Deadly Ransom
Bobby Rico
 
1998 Men in White (TV movie)
General
 
1998 Heist
Caz
 
1998 Border to Border
Card Shark
 
1998 In God's Hands
Captain
 
1998 The Sentinel (TV series)
Warren Chapel
– Mirror Image (1998) … Warren Chapel
 
1998 Jekyll Island
Lawton Goodyear
 
1998 Millennium (TV series)
Sheriff Bowman
– Luminary (1998) … Sheriff Bowman
 
1998 Superman (Video Game)
Parasite (voice)
 
1998 Joseph's Gift
Frank Childress
 
1998 A Place Called Truth
Hank
 
1998 Black Sea 213
Captain Killick
 
1997 Bombshell
Donald
 
1997 Blade Runner (Video Game)
Leon (voice)
 
1997 The Underground
Captain Hilton
 
1997 Walker, Texas Ranger (TV series)
Rafer Cobb
– Lucas: Part 2 (1997) … Rafer Cobb
– Lucas: Part 1 (1997) … Rafer Cobb
 
1997 Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
Salvador Dali / Sam
 
1996-1997 Superman (TV series)
Rudy Jones / The Parasite / Parasite
– Double Dose (1997) … Parasite (voice)
– Two's a Crowd (1997) … The Parasite (voice) / Rudy Jones (voice)
– Feeding Time (1996) … The Parasite (voice) / Rudy Jones (voice)
 
1997 The Setting Son
Junior
 
1997 Marco Polo: The Missing Chapter
 
1997 Snide and Prejudice
Hermann Goering
 
1997 The Fifth Element
General Munro
 
1997 Back in Business
Emery Ryker
 
1997 The Killing Jar
Dr. Vincent Garret
 
1996 Assault on Dome 4 (TV movie)
Chairman
 
1996 Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (TV series)
Big Orderly / Chimera
– Baby It's You/Monsters Are Fun (1996) … Big Orderly
– Who'll Stop the Brain?/Cement Heads (1996) … Chimera
 
1996 American Strays
Oris
 
1996 Precious Find
Sam Horton
 
1996 The Lazarus Man (TV series)
– Awakening: Part 1 (1996)
 
1996 Billy Lone Bear
Walsh
 
1996 Evil Obsession
Stavinski
 
1995 Indecent Behavior III
Mr. Cowed (uncredited)
 
1995 The Marshal (TV series)
Chief Marshal Ollie Mathers
– Kissing Cousins (1995) … Chief Marshal Ollie Mathers
 
1995 Cyberjack
Nassim
 
1995 Dominion
Lynwood
 
1995 The Nature of the Beast
Sheriff Gordon
 
1995 Steel Frontier (video)
General J.W. Quantrell
 
1995 Sketch Artist II: Hands That See (TV movie)
Larry Walker
 
1995 Spitfire
Tough guy (uncredited)
 
1994 Hong Kong 97
Simon Alexander
 
1994 The Soft Kill
Ben McCarthy
 
1994 Radioland Murders
Bernie King
 
1994 Highlander (TV series)
Armand Thorne
– The Cross of St. Antoine (1994) … Armand Thorne
 
1994 The Companion (TV movie)
Ron Cocheran
 
1994 Art Deco Detective
Jim Wexler
 
1994 Savage Land
Cyrus
 
1994 M.A.N.T.I.S. (TV series)
Solomon Box
– First Steps (1994) … Solomon Box
 
1994 F.T.W.
Sheriff Rudy Morgan
 
1994 Scanner Cop (video)
Dr. Hampton
 
1994 Knight Rider 2010 (TV movie)
Jared
 
1994 Future Shock
Jack Porter
 
1994 Silk Stalkings (TV series)
Rupert Tarlow
– T.K.O. (1994) … Rupert Tarlow
 
1994 Cabin Boy
Big Teddy
 
1993 The Dark
Paul Buckner
 
1993 Precious Victims (TV movie)
Agent Jimmy Bivens
 
1993/I Showdown
Vice Principal Kowalski
 
1993 Striking Distance
Det. Eddie Eiler
 
1993 Johnny Bago (TV series)
Tommy 'The Trunk' Testarone
– Johnny Bago Free at Last (1993) … Tommy 'The Trunk' Testarone
 
1993 Brain Smasher... A Love Story (video)
Brown
 
1993 Renegade (TV series)
Eli Starke
– Moody River (1993) … Eli Starke
 
1993 Time Runner
Neila
 
1993 Rio Diablo (TV movie)
Jake Walker
 
1992-1993 Batman (TV series)
Additional Voices / Irving
– Robin's Reckoning: Part 1 (1993) … Additional Voices (voice)
– Joker's Wild (1992) … Irving (voice)
 
1992 Nemesis
Maritz
 
1992 Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story (TV movie)
Bruce Munster
 
1992 Wishman
Staten Jack Rose
 
1992 The Player
Joel Levison
 
1992 Black Magic (TV movie)
Tom McKay
 
1992 Ultimate Desires
Wolfgang Friedman
 
1992 Frogtown II
Prof. Tanzer
 
1991 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
Steve Dixon
– Split Second (1991) … Steve Dixon
 
1991 Mom
Nestor Duvalier
 
1988-1991 Hunter (TV series)
Lt. Jeff Wadsworth / Thomas Duffy
– Under Suspicion (1991) … Thomas Duffy
– Renegade (1988) … Lt. Jeff Wadsworth
 
1990 Another 48 Hrs.
Ben Kehoe
 
1990 Street Asylum
Reverend Mony
 
1990 Enid Is Sleeping
Trucker
 
1990 The Young Riders (TV series)
– Fall from Grace (1990)
 
1989 Tango & Cash
Requin
 
1989 Desperado: The Outlaw Wars (TV movie)
Roy Grimes
 
1989 Circles in a Forest
Mr. Patterson (as Brian James)
 
1989 Mutator
David Allen
 
1989 The Horror Show
Max Jenke
 
1988 Miami Vice (TV series)
Edward Reese
– Borrasca (1988) … Edward Reese
 
1988 Red Scorpion
Krasnov
 
1988 Death Street USA
The Albino
 
1988 Red Heat
Streak
 
1988 The Wrong Guys
Glen Grunski
 
1988 D.O.A.
Detective Ulmer
 
1988 Dead Man Walking
Decker
 
1986-1988 Sledge Hammer! (TV series)
Don Merrill / Felix Ridel
– Model Dearest (1988) … Don Merrill
– If I Had a Little Hammer (1986) … Felix Ridel
 
1988 On My Honor (short)
Commander
 
1987 Cherry 2000
Stacy
 
1987 Steel Dawn
Tark
 
1987 The Hitchhiker (TV series)
Lionel
– Best Shot (1987) … Lionel
 
1987 Love Among Thieves (TV movie)
Andre
 
1987 Matlock (TV series)
Mr. Grock
– The Author (1987) … Mr. Grock
 
1986 Sidekicks (TV series)
Marshall
– My Dad the Crook (1986) … Marshall
 
1986 Armed and Dangerous
Anthony Lazarus
 
1986 Annihilator (TV movie)
Alien Leader
 
1986 Dynasty (TV series)
Hawkins
– The Trial: Part 2 (1986) … Hawkins
– The Trial: Part 1 (1986) … Hawkins
 
1985 Enemy Mine
Stubbs
 
1985 Amazing Stories (TV series)
Willie Joe
– Mummy Daddy (1985) … Willie Joe
 
1983-1985 The A-Team (TV series)
David Plout / Ryder
– Lease with an Option to Die (1985) … David Plout
– The Taxicab Wars (1983) … Ryder
 
1985 The Fall Guy (TV series)
– The King of the Stuntmen (1985)
 
1985 Silverado
Hobart (uncredited)
 
1985 Flesh+Blood
Karsthans
 
1985 Crimewave
Arthur Coddish
 
1982-1984 The Dukes of Hazzard (TV series)
Captain Slater / Jenkins
– Cool Hands, Luke & Bo (1984) … Captain Slater
– Big Daddy (1982) … Jenkins
 
1984 A Breed Apart
Peyton
 
1983 Kenny Rogers as The Gambler: The Adventure Continues (TV movie)
Reece
 
1983 The Renegades (TV series)
Cochran
– Film at Eleven (1983) … Cochran
 
1983 Lone Star (TV movie)
Breyer
 
1982 48 Hrs.
Ben Kehoe
 
1982 Hear No Evil (TV movie)
Billy Boy Burns
 
1982 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
Henry Muller
– Sleeping Dogs (1982) … Henry Muller
 
1982 American Playhouse (TV series)
Captain Rogers
– The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982) … Captain Rogers
 
1982 Blade Runner
Leon Kowalski
 
1982 Little House on the Prairie (TV series)
Amos
– A Faraway Cry (1982) … Amos
 
1979-1981 CHiPs (TV series)
Ackerman / Monk
– Bomb Run (1981) … Monk
– Drive, Lady, Drive: Part 1 (1979) … Ackerman
– Drive, Lady, Drive: Part 2 (1979) … Ackerman
 
1981 Benson (TV series)
Axeman
– The Grass Ain't Greener (1981) … Axeman
 
1981 Killing at Hell's Gate (TV movie)
Turkey
 
1981 Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
Defalice
 
1981 Southern Comfort
Trapper
 
1981 The Postman Always Rings Twice
Crapshooter
 
1980 The Jazz Singer
Man in Bar
 
1980 When the Whistle Blows (TV series)
Al Davis
– Run for the Roses (1980) … Al Davis
 
1980 Trouble in High Timber Country (TV movie)
Eddie Rhodes
 
1980 Wholly Moses!
Guard at Banquet
 
1980 The Jeffersons (TV series)
Dirty Dog
– The Arrival: Part 2 (1980) … Dirty Dog
 
1980 Galactica 1980 (TV series)
Willy
– Galactica Discovers Earth: Part 1 (1980) … Willy
 
1979 B.J. and the Bear (TV series)
Patrolman
– The Eyes of Texas (1979)
– Lobo's Revenge (1979) … Patrolman
 
1979 Big Shamus, Little Shamus (TV series)
Denker
– The Abduction (1979) … Denker
 
1978 Mork & Mindy (TV series)
George
– Mork's Greatest Hits (1978) … George
 
1978 The Incredible Hulk (TV series)
Al
– Alice in Disco Land (1978) … Al (as Brian James)
 
1978 KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park (TV movie)
Guard
 
1978 Flying High (TV series)
Clyde Boyer
– Flying High (1978) … Clyde Boyer
 
1978 Corvette Summer
Wayne's Car Wash Henchman
 
1978 Goober & the Truckers' Paradise (TV movie)
T-Bone
 
1978 Blue Sunshine
Tony
 
1978 Chico and the Man (TV series)
Hog
– Waiting for Chongo (1978) … Hog
 
1977 The Rockford Files (TV series)
Clamshell
– The Battle of Canoga Park (1977) … Clamshell
 
1977 Roots (TV mini-series)
Slaver
– Episode #1.7 (1977) … Slaver
 
1976 Nickelodeon
Bailiff
 
1976 Bound for Glory
Pick-Up Truck Driver at Border
 
1976 Treasure of Matecumbe
Roustabout
 
1976 Harry and Walter Go to New York
Hayseed
 
1975 The Kansas City Massacre (TV movie)
Homer Van Meter
 
1975 Hard Times (uncredited)
 
1975 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Joe Barnes
– Manolo (1975) … Joe Barnes
 
1974 The Waltons (TV series)
Henry Ferris Jr.
– The Birthday (1974) … Henry Ferris Jr.
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1997 Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills (associate producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2000 The King Is Alive (in memoriam)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2012 Obscurus Lupa Presents (TV series)
 
2010 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2007 Blade Runner: Deleted and Alternate Scenes (video documentary)
Leon
 
1995 Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater (TV series)
 
1981 Conquest of the Earth (TV movie)
Willy
 
1977 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

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Narrated the video "The Amazing World of Marine Mammals" in 1997.

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Alternate Names:

Brian James

Height:

6' 3" (1.91 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[in August 1999, when asked to what he attributes his success] Hard work. You gotta study, man. It's like any profession. I did eight years in theater. I studied two years in school in New York with Stella Adler, the best teacher in the world. I studied under Nina Foch, I did theater, I learned my craft... See more »

Trivia:

Good friends with co-star Rutger Hauer. They made four movies together prior to James' death. See more »

Trademark:

Played secondary characters, often villians and heavies, with a menacing streak. See more »

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