"I play out negative fantasies for people. I'm the guy people love to hate. And they always remember the bad guy."
Brion Howard James (February 20, 1945 – August 7, 1999) was an American character actor best known for playing Leon Kowalski in Blade Runner. James often played villainous characters, most of whom served as The Heavy, though he occasionally Played Against Type. James passed away just prior to the Turn of the Millennium, from a heart attack at the age of 54.
Filmography on TV Tropes:
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Film roles
- Bound for Glory (1976) as Pickup Truck Driver at Border
- Nickelodeon (1976) as Bailiff
- Blue Sunshine (1978) as Tony
- Corvette Summer (1978) as Jeff
- Wholly Moses! (1980) as Guard at Banquet
- The Jazz Singer (1980) as Man in Bar
- The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) as Crapshooter
- Southern Comfort (1981) as Cajun Trapper
- Blade Runner (1982) as Leon Kowalski
- 48 Hrs. (1982) as Ben Kehoe
- Crimewave (1985) as Arthur Coddish
- Flesh+Blood (1985) as Karsthans
- Silverado (1985) as Hobart
- Enemy Mine (1985) as Stubbs
- Armed and Dangerous (1986) as Anthony Lazarus
- Steel Dawn (1987) as Tark
- Cherry 2000 (1987) as Stacy
- Nightmare at Noon (1987) as the Albino
- D.O.A. (1988) as Det. Ulmer
- Red Heat (1988) as Streak
- Red Scorpion (1988) as Sgt. Krasnov
- The Wrong Guys (1988) as Glen Grunski
- The Horror Show (1989) as Max Jenke
- Tango & Cash (1989) as Resquin
- Another 48 Hrs (1990) as Ben Kehoe
- The Player (1992) as Joel Levison
- Nemesis (1992) as Maritz
- Striking Distance (1993) as Det. Eddie Eiler
- Time Runner (1993) as US Senator John Neila
- The Radioland Murders (1994) as Bernie King
- The Nature of the Beast (1995) as Sheriff Gordon
- Cyberjack (1995) as Nassim
- Steel Frontier (1995) as General Quantrill
- The Fifth Element (1997) as General Munro
Television roles
- The Waltons (1 episode, 1974) as Henry Ferris Jr.
- Gunsmoke (1 episode, 1975) as Joe Barnes
- Roots (miniseries, 1977) as Slaver
- The Rockford Files (1 episode, 1977) as Clamshell
- KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park (TV movie, 1978) as 2IC Park Security Guard
- The Incredible Hulk (1 episode, 1978) as Al
- Mork & Mindy (1 episode, 1978) as George
- Chico and the Man (1 episode, 1978) as Hog
- B.J. and the Bear (2 episodes, 1979) as Bomber/Patrol Officer
- CHiPs (2 episodes, 1979–81) as Ackerman/Monk
- Galactica 1980 (1 episode, 1980) as Willy
- The Jeffersons (1 episode, 1980) as Dirty Dog
- Benson (1 episode, 1981) as Axe-Man
- Little House on the Prairie (1 episode, 1982) as Amos
- Quincy, M.E. (1 episode, 1982) as Henry Muller
- The Dukes of Hazzard (2 episodes, 1982–84) as Capt. Slater/Jenkins
- The A-Team (2 episodes, 1983–85) as David Plout/Ryder
- The Fall Guy (1 episode, 1985) as Thief
- Amazing Stories (1 episode, 1985) as Willie Joe
- Dynasty (2 episodes, 1986) as Hawkins
- Sledge Hammer! (2 episodes, 1986–88) as Don Merrill/Felix Ridel
- Matlock (1 episode, 1987) as Mr. Grock
- The Hitchhiker (1 episode, 1987) as Lionel
- Miami Vice (1 episode, 1988) as Edward Reese
- Hunter (2 episodes, 1988–91) as Thomas Duffy/Lt. Jeff Wadsworth
- Tales from the Crypt (1 episode, 1991) as Steve Dixon
- Batman: The Animated Series (2 episodes, 1992–93) as Irving (voice)
- Renegade (1 episode, 1993) as Eli Starke
- M.A.N.T.I.S. (1 episode, 1994) as Solomon Boxnote
- Silk Stalkings (1 episode, 1994) as Rupert Tarlow
- Knight Rider 2010 (TV movie, 1994) as Jared
- Highlander: The Series (1 episode, 1994) as Armand Thorne
- Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (2 episodes, 1996) as Big Oderly/Chimera (voice)
- Superman: The Animated Series (3 episodes, 1996–97) as Rudy Jones/Parasite (voice)
- Walker, Texas Ranger (2 episodes, 1997) as Rafer Cobb
- Millennium (1 episode, 1998) as Sheriff Bowman
- The Sentinel (1 episode, 1998) as Warren Chapel
- National Lampoon's Men in White (TV movie, 1998) as General
- Men in Black: The Series (2 episodes, 1998) as Drekk (voice)
- The Magnificent Seven (2 episodes, 1998–99) as Stuart James
Video game roles
- Blade Runner (1997) as Leon Kowalski
- Superman 64 (1999) as Parasite
