Highest rated as cast or director
Brion James's 8 titles from the 1980s have a median Balasaur Score of 52, led by The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (78) and Enemy Mine (65), against 47 for those from the 1990s.
Biography
Brion 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.
Acted in 147
2000s
- 2005
Phoenix Point
Spider Rico
- 2002
The Thief & the Stripper
Shoe
- 2000
The King Is Alive
Ashley
The Operator
Vernon Woods
1990s
- 1999
Diplomatic Siege
Stubbs
Arthurs Quest
Trent
Malevolence
Warden Walker
- 1998
Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller
Monk
Brown's Requiem
Cathcart
Deadly Ransom
Bobby Rico
Men in White
Air Force
A Place Called Truth
Hank
Heist
Caz
In God's Hands
Capitaine
Jekyll Island
Lawton Goodyear
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
Willie Joe
Black Sea 213
Captain Killick
- 1997
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
Salvador Dali / Sam
Bombshell
Donald
Back in Business
Emery Ryker
Snide and Prejudice
Hermann Goering
- 1996
Assault on Dome 4
Chairman
Precious Find
Sam Horton
Billy Lone Bear
Movie
- 1995
Indecent Behavior III
Andy Cowens (uncredited)
Dominion
Lynwood
Steel Frontier
General J.W. Quantrell
Spitfire
Tough Guy (uncredited)
- 1994
Hong Kong 97
Simon Alexander
The Soft Kill
Ben McCarthy
Radioland Murders
Bernie King
The Companion
Ron Cocheran
Art Deco Detective
Jim Wexler
Savage Land
Cyrus
F.T.W.
Sheriff Rudy Morgan
Knight Rider 2010
Jared
Cabin Boy
Big Teddy
- 1993
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
Brown
The Dark
Paul Buckner
Precious Victims
Agent Jimmy Bivens
- 1992
Frogtown II
Prof. Tanzer
Black Magic
Tom McKay
Wishman
Staten Jack Rose
- 1991
Ultimate Desires
Wolfgang Friedman
- 1990
Mom
Nestor Duvalier
Street Asylum
Reverend Mony
Enid Is Sleeping
Trucker
1980s
- 1989
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
Roy Grimes
Circles in a Forest
Mr. Patterson
Mutator
David Allen
- 1988
Dead Man Walking
Decker
Nightmare at Noon
The Albino
- 1987
Love Among Thieves
Andre
- 1986
Sidekicks
TV
Amazing Stories
Willie Joe
- 1985
- 1984
- 1983
- 1982
Hear No Evil
Billy Boy Burns
- 1981
Killing at Hell's Gate
Turkey Jones
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
Defalice
- 1980
Conquest of the Earth
Willy
Trouble in High Timber Country
Eddie Rhodes
When the Whistle Blows
TV
1970s
- 1979
Big Shamus, Little Shamus
Denker
- 1978
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
Guard
Flying High
Clyde Boyer
Corvette Summer
Wayne's Car Wash Henchman
- 1977
- 1976
Nickelodeon
Bailiff
Bound for Glory
Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border
The Invasion of Johnson County
Ben Jones
Harry and Walter Go to New York
Hayseed
- 1975
The Kansas City Massacre
Homer Van Meter
- 1974
- 1972
1960s
- 1965
1950s
- 1955
Produced 1
1990s
- 1997
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
Associate Producer
Appearances1
1980s
- 1989
Z-TV
Self