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Brion James Biography (1945-)

Born February 20, 1945, in Beaumont, CA; married; wife's name, Maxine. Career: Actor and producer. Addresses: Agent: Agency for the Performing Arts, 888 Seventh Ave., Suite 602, New York, NY 10106.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, Producer

Birth Details

February 20, 1945

Beaumont, California, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Johnny Banco, Chrysaor Film, 1967
• Hard Times (also known as The Streetfighter), Columbia, 1975
• Roustabout, Treasure of Matecumbe, Buena Vista, 1976
• Hayseed, Harry and Walter Go to New York, Columbia, 1976
• Tony, Blue Sunshine, Walt Disney Pictures, 1976
• Marathon Man, Paramount, 1976
• Bailiff, Nickelodeon, Columbia, 1976
• Jeff, Corvette Summer (also known as The Hot One and Stingray), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1978
• The Driver, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1978
• Man in bar, The Jazz Singer, EMI Films, 1980
• Guard at banquet, Wholly Moses!, Columbia, 1980
• Trapper, Southern Comfort, EMI Films, 1981
• Crapshooter, The Postman Always Rings Twice, Lorimar, 1981
• Captain Rogers, The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez, Embassy Pictures, 1982
• Ben Kehoe, 48 Hrs. (also known as 48 Hours), Paramount, 1982
• Leon, Blade Runner, Warner Bros., 1982
• Mr. Aitkens, Moving Out, Pattison Ballantyne Production, 1983
• Huey Miller, A Breed Apart, Orion, 1984
• Arthur Coddish, Crimewave (also known as Broken Hearts and Noses and The XYZ Murders), Columbia, 1985
• Karsthans, Flesh and Blood (also known as Flesh+Blood and The Rose and the Sword), Orion, 1985
• Stubbs, Enemy Mine, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985
• Anthony Lazarus, Armed and Dangerous, Columbia, 1986
• Tark, Steel Dawn, Vestron/Silver Lion, 1987
• Stacy, Cherry 2000, Orion, 1987
• Glen Grunski, The Wrong Guys, New World Pictures, 1988
• Detective Ulner, D.O.A., Buena Vista, 1988
• Streak, Red Heat (also known as Dimitri), TriStar, 1988
• The albino, Nightmare at Noon, Republic Pictures, 1988
• Dekker, Dead Man Out (also known as Dead Man Walking), Republic Pictures, 1989
• Krasnov, Red Scorpion, Shapiro Glickenhaus, 1989
• Max Jenke, The Horror Show (also known as Horror House andHouse III), United Artists, 1989
• David Allen, Mutator (also known as Time of the Beast), Prism Entertainment, 1989
• Courier and Requin, Tango and Cash, Warner Bros., 1989
• Reverend Munny, Street Asylum, Manson International, 1990
• Trucker, Enid Is Sleeping (also known as Over Her Dead Body), Vestron Pictures, 1990
• Ben Kehoe, Another 48 Hrs., Paramount, 1990
• Nestor Duvalier, Mom, Trans World Entertainment, 1991
• Statton Jack Rose, Wishman, Monarch Home Video, 1991
• Wolfgang "Wolf" Friedman, Ultimate Desires (also known as Beyond the Silhouette), North American Releasing, 1992
• Joel Levison, The Player, Fine Line Features, 1992
• Neila, Time Runner (also known as In Exile), Excalibur Pictures, 1993
• Detective Eddie Eiler, Striking Distance, Columbia, 1993
• Martiz, Nemesis, Imperial Entertainment, 1993
• Jack Porter, Future Shock, Hemdale Home Video, 1993
• Professor Tanzer, Frogtown II (also known as Return to Frogtown), York Home Video, 1993
• Brown, Brain Smasher ... a Love Story (also known as The Bouncer and the Lady and Brainsmasher: A Love Story), Vidmark Entertainment, 1993
• Uncredited role, Spitfire, Trimark Pictures, 1994
• Ben McCarthy, The Soft Kill, Dream Entertainment, 1994
• Assistant principal, Showdown, 1994
• Dr. Hampton, Scanner Cop, Republic Films, 1994
• Cyrus, Savage Land, Motion Picture Village, 1994
• Salvador Dali and Sam, Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills, Experimental Pictures/Troma Team Video, 1994
• Simon Alexander, Hong Kong '97, Trimark Pictures, 1994
• Sheriff Rudy Morgan, F.T.W. (also known as The Last Ride),Nu Image Films, 1994
• Buckner, The Dark, Imperial Entertainment, 1994
• Big Teddy, Cabin Boy, Buena Vista, 1994
• Jim Wexler, Art Deco Detective, Trident Releasing, 1994
• Bernie King, Radioland Murders, Universal, 1994
• General J. W. Quantrell, Steel Frontier, P. M. Entertainment Group, 1995
• Sheriff Gordon, The Nature of the Beast (also known as The Hatchet Man), New Line Cinema, 1995
• Warden Walker, Malevolence, Ajv Productions, 1995
• Stavinski, Evil Obsession, Century Film Partners, 1995
• Lynwood, Dominion, Prism Pictures, 1995
• Sam Horton, Precious Find, Republic Pictures, 1996
• Marco Polo: Haperek Ha'aharon (also known as Marco Poloand Marco Polo: The Missing Chapter), Canamedia, 1996
• Dr. Vincent Garret, The Killing Jar, Curb Entertainment, 1996
• Billy Lone Bear, 1996
• Oris, American Strays, A-pix Entertainment, 1996
• Captain Hilton, The Underground, P. M. Entertainment Group, 1997
• General Munro, The Fifth Element (also known as The 5th Element and Le cinquieme element), Columbia/TriStar, 1997
• Deadly Ransom, Deadly Ransom Productions, 1997
• Shoe, The Thief and the Stripper, 1998
• Goering, Snide and Prejudice, Bombastic Pictures, 1998
• Haywood Cathcart, Brown's Requiem, Artist View Entertainment,1998
• Card shark, Border to Border, Stage 15 Productions, 1998
• Black Sea 213, Playboy Entertainment Group, 1998
• Captain, In God's Hands, TriStar, 1998
• Moench, Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller (also known as Kai Rabe vs. the Vatican Killers), 1998
• The Operator, Operator Films, 1999
• Renault, Farewell, My Love, Win's Entertainment, 1999
• Trent, Arthur's Quest, 1999
• Sheriff Foulks, Hunter's Moon, Monarch Home Video, 1999
• Film Work
• Associate producer, Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills, Experimental Pictures/Troma Team Video, 1994
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Ollie Mathers, The Marshal, ABC, 1995
• Miniseries
• Reece, Kenny Rogers as the Gambler: The Adventure Continues (alsoknown as The Gambler II), CBS, 1983
• Movies
• Mrs. Sundance, ABC, 1974
• The Kansas City Massacre, ABC, 1975
• Ben Jones, The Invasion of Johnson County, NBC, 1976
• Guard, KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park (also known as Attackof the Phantoms and KISS in Attack of the Phantoms), NBC, 1978
• Clyde Boyer, Flying High, CBS, 1978
• Willy, Conquest of the Earth, 1980
• Eddie Rhodes, Trouble in High Timber Country, ABC, 1980
• Turkey Jones, Killing at Hell's Gate (also known as Hell and High Water), CBS, 1981
• Bobby Boy Burns, Hear No Evil, CBS, 1982
• Alien leader, The Annihilator, NBC, 1986
• Andre, Love among Thieves (also known as Here a Thief, There aThief and King of a Lady), ABC, 1987
• Grimes, Desperado: The Outlaw Wars, NBC, 1989
• Tom McKay, Black Magic, Showtime, 1992
• Bruce Munster, Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story, CBS, 1992
• Jake Walker, Rio Diablo (also known as Devil's River),CBS, 1993
• Agent Jimmy Bivens, Precious Victims, CBS, 1993
• Jared, "Knight Rider 2010," Action Pack, syndicated, 1994
• Ron Cochran, The Companion, USA Network, 1994
• Terminal Virus, Showtime, 1995
• Larry Walker, Sketch Artist II: Hands That See (also known as AFeel for Murder and Sketch Artist II), Showtime, 1995
• Chairman, Assault on Dome 4 (also known as Chase Morran), The Sci-Fi Channel, 1995
• Nassim, Cyberjack (also known as Virtual Assassin), The Sci-Fi Channel, 1995
• Emery Ryker, Back in Business (also known as Heart of Stone), HBO, 1997
• Donald, Bombshell, The Sci-Fi Channel, 1997
• General, Men in White (also known as National Lampoon's Menin White), 1998
• Specials
• The McLean Stevenson Show, NBC, 1975
• Episodic
• Henry Ferris, Jr., "The Birthday," The Waltons, CBS, 1974
• Ackerman, "Drive, Lady, Drive" (two parts), CHiPs, NBC, 1979
• Monk, "Bomb Run," CHiPs, NBC, 1981
• Amos, "A Faraway Cry," Little House on the Prairie, NBC, 1982
• Jenkins, "Big Daddy," The Dukes of Hazzard, CBS, 1982
• "The Taxicab Wars," The A Team, NBC, 1983
• Captain Slater, "Cool Hands, Luke and Bo," The Dukes of Hazzard, CBS, 1984
• Plout, "A Lease with an Option to Die," The A Team, NBC, 1985
• Lynch, Downtown, CBS, 1986
• Felix, "If I Had a Little Hammer," Sledge Hammer!, ABC, 1986
• Glock, "The Author," Matlock, NBC, 1987
• "Renegade," Hunter, NBC, 1988
• Edward Reese, "Borrasca," Miami Vice, NBC, 1988
• "Fall from Grace," The Young Riders, ABC, 1990
• Dixon (lumberjack's boss), "Split Second," Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1991
• Thomas Duffy, "Under Suspicion," Hunter, NBC, 1991
• Tommy Testeroni, Johnny Bago, CBS, 1993
• Solomon Box, M.A.N.T.I.S. (also known as MANTIS), Fox, 1994
• Rupert Tarlow, "T.K.O.," Silk Stalkings, USA Network, 1994
• Armand Thorne/John Durgan, "The Cross of St. Antoine," Highlander,syndicated, 1994
• Voice characterizations of Rudy Jones/the parasite, "Feeding Time," Superman (animated), The WB, 1996
• Warren Chapel, The Sentinel, UPN, 1997
• Rafer Cobb, Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 1997
• Stuart James, "One Day Out West," The Magnificent Seven (also known as The Magnificent Seven: The Series), CBS, 1998
• Sheriff Bowman, "Luminary," Millennium, Fox, 1998
• "Justice," Vengeance Unlimited (also known as Mr. Chapel),ABC, 1998
• Stuart James, "The New Law," The Magnificent Seven (also known asThe Magnificent Seven: The Series), CBS, 1999
• Appeared as Eli Starke in "Moody River," Renegade, syndicated; andas Don Merrill in "Model Dearest," Sledge Hammer!, ABC; also appearedin episodes of Benson, ABC; Cagney and Lacey, CBS; Dynasty, ABC; Quincy, M.E. (also known as Quincy), NBC; and TheRockford Files, NBC.
• Pilots
• T-Bone, Goober and the Truckers' Paradise, CBS, 1978
• Shug, Joshua's World, CBS, 1980
• Breyer, Lone Star, NBC, 1983
• Stage Appearances
• Appeared in The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummell, George Washington Slept Here, Lady Windermere's Fan, Long Day's Journey into Night, Mother Courage, Picnic, Spec, and West Side Story.
• RECORDINGS
• Video Games
• Voice of Leon, Blade Runner, Virgin Interactive Entertainment, 1997