Brion James
Birthday: 1945-02-20 | Place of Birth: Redlands, California, USABrion 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.
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Role
as Ashley
as Renault
as Detective Harry Ball
as Stubbs
as Capitaine
as Cathcart
as Captain Hilton
as Emery Ryker
as General Munro
as Chairman
as Oris
as Sam Horton
as General J.W. Quantrell
as Lynwood
as Mr. Cowed
as Sheriff Gordon
as Ben McCarthy
as Bernie King
as Big Teddy
as Cyrus
as Jack Porter
as Jared
as Ron Cocheran
as Brown
as Det. Eddie Eiler
as Neila
