Brion James
Highest Rated: 100% The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982)
Lowest Rated: 0% In God's Hands (1998)
Birthday: Feb 20, 1945
Birthplace: Not Available
Actor Brion James launched his career in television and feature films and on television in the mid '70s. With his piercing eyes and cruel smile, the versatile, 6' 3"James, usually portrays assorted eccentric bad-guys, urban scum, and red-necks. One of his most memorable roles was Leon, an android in Ridley Scott's Blade Runner (1982). As his father owned a movie theater in Beaumont, California, James spent most of his life around movies . Following high school, James moved to New York City where he became a cook and butler for Stella Adler, a renowned drama coach. While in the Big Apple, James also appeared off-Broadway, and as a stand-up comedian. In 1973, he returned to Los Angeles to become a full time actor with the philosophy that he would never turn down a job. James's strategy has worked, and since then he has appeared in over 100 TV shows and 70 features.

Highest Rated Movies

Filmography

MOVIES

CREDIT
No Score Yet Snide & Prejudice Goering — 2001
60% The King Is Alive Ashley — 2001
No Score Yet The Hunter's Moon Sheriff Foulkes — 2001
45% The Operator Vernon — 2000
50% Brown's Requiem Haywood — 2000
No Score Yet Un Peligroso Rescate Bobby Rico — 2000
No Score Yet Farewell, My Love Renault — 2000
No Score Yet Diplomatic Siege Stubbs — 1999
No Score Yet Arthur's Quest Trent — 1999
No Score Yet Heist Caz — 1999
No Score Yet Joseph's Gift Frank Childress — 1999
No Score Yet Dirt Merchant Detective Harry Ball — 1999
0% In God's Hands Captain — 1998
No Score Yet A Place Called Truth Hank — 1998
No Score Yet The Setting Son Junior — 1997
No Score Yet The Underground Captain Hilton — 1997
71% The Fifth Element Gen. Munro — 1997
No Score Yet Back in Business Emory Ryker — 1997
No Score Yet The Killing Jar Dr. Vincent Garret — 1997
No Score Yet Bombshell Donald — 1997
No Score Yet Evil Obsession Stavinski — 1997
No Score Yet American Strays Oris — 1996
No Score Yet Precious Find Sam — 1996
No Score Yet The Nature of the Beast Sheriff Gordon — 1995
No Score Yet The Soft Kill Ben McCarthy — 1995
No Score Yet Cyberjack Nassim — 1995
No Score Yet Steel Frontier General J.W. Quantrell — 1995
No Score Yet Sketch Artist II Walker — 1995
No Score Yet Malevolence Warden Walker — 1995
No Score Yet Terminal Virus Actor — 1995
No Score Yet Hong Kong '97 Simon Alexander — 1994
24% Radioland Murders Bernie — 1994
No Score Yet Savage Land Cyrus — 1994
No Score Yet The Dark Paul Buckner — 1994
No Score Yet Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills Sam/Salvador Dali — 1994
No Score Yet F.T.W. (The Last Ride) Sheriff Rudy Morgan — 1994
No Score Yet Knight Rider 2010 Jared — 1994
46% Cabin Boy Big Teddy — 1994
No Score Yet The Companion Ron Cocheran — 1994
No Score Yet Scanner Cop Dr. Hampton — 1994
No Score Yet Precious Victims Agent Jimmy Bivens — 1993
No Score Yet Showdown Asst. Principal — 1993
17% Striking Distance Det. Eddie Eiler — 1993
No Score Yet Time Runner Neila — 1993
No Score Yet Brainsmasher...A Love Story Actor — 1993
No Score Yet Rio Diablo Jake — 1993
No Score Yet Future Shock Actor — 1993
No Score Yet Frogtown II Prof. Tanzer — 1993
No Score Yet Nemesis Maritz — 1993
98% The Player Joel Levison — 1992
No Score Yet Black Magic Tom McKay — 1992
No Score Yet Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story Bruce Munster — 1992
18% Another 48 Hrs. Ben Kehoe — 1990
No Score Yet Enid Is Sleeping Trucker — 1990
No Score Yet Street Asylum Reverend Mony — 1990
No Score Yet Beyond the Silhouette Wolfgang Friedman — 1990
33% Tango & Cash Courier/Requin — 1989
No Score Yet Mom Nestor Duvalier — 1989
0% The Horror Show Max Jenke — 1989
9% Red Scorpion Krasnov — 1989
No Score Yet Mutator (Time of the Beast) David Allen — 1989
No Score Yet Dead Man Out Actor — 1989
No Score Yet Desperado: The Outlaw Wars Actor — 1989
92% Evil Angels (A Cry in the Dark) Cliff Murchison — 1988
62% Red Heat Streak — 1988
61% D.O.A. Det. Ulmer — 1988
43% Cherry 2000 Stacy — 1988
No Score Yet The Wrong Guys Glen Grunski — 1988
No Score Yet Dead Man Walking Dekker — 1988
No Score Yet Nightmare at Noon The Albino — 1987
No Score Yet Steel Dawn Tark — 1987
No Score Yet Love Among Thieves Andre — 1987
11% Armed and Dangerous Anthony Lazarus — 1986
No Score Yet Crimewave Coddish — 1986
59% Enemy Mine Stubbs — 1985
81% Flesh & Blood (Flesh+Blood) (The Rose and the Sword) Karthans — 1985
77% Silverado Hobart [uncredited] $33.3M 1985
No Score Yet A Breed Apart Huey Miller — 1984
93% 48 HRS Kehoe — 1982
100% The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez Capt. Rogers — 1982
90% Blade Runner Leon — 1982
91% Blade Runner (The Final Cut) Leon $0.3M 1982
77% The Postman Always Rings Twice Crapshooter — 1981
88% Southern Comfort Trapper — 1981
No Score Yet Killing at Hell's Gate Actor — 1981
14% Wholly Moses! Guard at Banquet — 1980
57% Corvette Summer Jeff — 1978
14% Nickelodeon Bailiff — 1976
No Score Yet Treasure of Matecumbe Roustabout — 1976
57% Harry and Walter Go to New York Hayseed — 1976
80% Blue Sunshine Tony — 1976

TV

CREDIT
No Score Yet Walker, Texas Ranger
1993-2001
Rafer Cobb
  • 1997
No Score Yet Miami Vice
1984-1990
Reese
  • 1988
No Score Yet The A-Team
1983-1987
Ryder Dave Plout
  • 1985
  • 1983
No Score Yet Dukes of Hazzard
1979-1985
Jenkins Capt. Slater
  • 1984
  • 1982
No Score Yet Little House on the Prairie
1974-1984
Amos
  • 1982
No Score Yet Quincy, M.E.
1976-1983
Harry Moeller
  • 1982
No Score Yet The Jeffersons
1975-1985
Dirty Dog
  • 1980
No Score Yet The Rockford Files
1974-1980
Clamshell
  • 1977
No Score Yet Gunsmoke
1955-1975
Joe Barnes
  • 1975
No Score Yet The Waltons
1972-1981
Henry Ferris Jr.
  • 1974
  • 1973
No Score Yet American Playhouse
1982-1996
Rogers

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