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Brion James
Catalogued films 91Actor 91
Brion Howard James (February 20, 1945 – August 7, 1999) was an American character actor. He portrayed Leon Kowalski in Blade Runner and appeared in Southern Comfort, 48 Hrs., Another 48 Hrs., Silverado, Tango & Cash, Red Heat, The Player, and The Fifth Element. James was frequently cast as an antagonist, appearing more frequently in lower-budget horror and action films and TV shows throughout the 1980s and 1990s. James appeared in more than 100 films before he died of a heart attack at the age of 54.
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Phoenix Point
The Thief & the Stripper
The Operator
Farewell, My Love
The King Is Alive
The Hunter's Moon
Dirt Merchant
Arthurs Quest
Malevolence
Diplomatic Siege
Joseph's Gift
Men in White
A Place Called Truth
Heist
In God's Hands
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
Jekyll Island
Deadly Ransom
Brown's Requiem
Black Sea 213
The Underground
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
Snide and Prejudice
The Fifth Element
Bombshell
Back in Business
Assault on Dome 4
Evil Obsession
American Strays
Marco Polo: The Missing Chapter
Precious Find
Nature of the Beast
Virtual Assassin
Steel Frontier
Dominion
The Soft Kill
Radioland Murders
The Companion
Art Deco Detective
F.T.W.
Knight Rider 2010
Cabin Boy
Future Shock
Savage Land
Hong Kong 97
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
Precious Victims
Striking Distance
Showdown
Rio Diablo
The Dark
Time Runner
Nemesis
The Player
Wishman
Frogtown II
Ultimate Desires
Another 48 Hrs.
Enid Is Sleeping
Mom
Tango & Cash
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
The Horror Show
Circles in a Forest
Mutator
Red Scorpion
Red Heat
The Wrong Guys
D.O.A.
Dead Man Walking
Nightmare at Noon
Cherry 2000
Steel Dawn
Armed and Dangerous
Annihilator
Enemy Mine
Flesh + Blood
Crimewave
A Breed Apart
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
48 Hrs.
Hear No Evil
Blade Runner
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
Southern Comfort
Trouble in High Timber Country
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
Nickelodeon
The Invasion of Johnson County- BLBlade Runner White Dragon Cut