Just Found Out He Passed Away
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Brion James
zoddman — 18 years ago(October 28, 2007 04:11 PM)
Just saw Blade Runner: The Final Cut (fantastic BTW) and clicked on Brion's name from the Blade Runner site to see what he was currently up to. Really surprised he passed away in '99, I see him in a ton of films all the time on television, I assumed he was still alive and working, makes me kind of sad he isn't.
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MattTrakker — 18 years ago(February 09, 2008 09:00 PM)
Yeah, I'm in th16d0e same boat here. I've recognized this guy in so many different films and just saw Blade Runner for the first time ever. I'm 26 and I can't believe I've never seen this before. It was awesome, figured I'd check out the page for the movie and found this out. Pretty sad. RIP.
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illogic66 — 17 years ago(September 19, 2008 12:44 PM)
Actually Bruce Campbell made note in his book "If Chins Could Kill" that during the shooting of 'Crimewave', it was obvious that Brion James was doing a lot of cocaine. James is quoted as having once said, "I couldn't say no to work and couldn't say no to drugs."
Seems logical, considering his pointed intensity and fiery eyes. You don't NEED coke for that, but it helps. and he seemed to be that way in many of his roles. -
morganscorpion-1 — 18 years ago(March 04, 2008 12:48 PM)
I've just found out now. When I think of all the publicity given to those who just don't deserve it, I'm angry. I'm also angry at myself for only just having taken the trouble to look him up.
He has been in so many films that I have seen and enjoyed.
One of the great unsung heroes of genre acting.
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blackthirteen — 17 years ago(May 11, 2008 01:14 PM)
Well damn. Looking at one of my favorite movies 111cand then followed the links to the actors and found out he is dead. And 9 freaking years ago too! This sucks. But as was said we can always see him in Blade Runner. And many others for that matter but Blade Runner is where I'll think of him.
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EndLessMike2 — 17 years ago(June 14, 2008 07:09 PM)
Was funny in Radioland Muders and every other movie.I just found out he died just today.SAd.
R.I.P
Brion James
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Blasph23 — 17 years ago(July 05, 2008 02:56 PM)
He was the ultimate bad guy in all those sci-fi flicks I've seen as a kid. Then even more movies with him, always around doing bad things; he was a scary one for me all those years. Then of course Blade Runner, as I have only seen it recently for the first time (not counting when I was around 5, I couldn't understand a thing about the movie). It's such a shame he died, he is an icon like very few actors nowadays.
Rest in peace Brion.
I salute you.
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WarpedRecord — 17 years ago(July 13, 2008 09:38 PM)
I'm shocked and saddened to learn he passed way. I just watched him in "Pterodactyl Woman From Beverly Hiills" (trust me, it's a terrific film) and thought I'd check into what he's done lately. He was a great character actor who brought a lot of nuance to his roles. He made a lot of B-movies, but he delivered top-notch performances.
It's amazing how the deaths of "under the radar" actors like Brion James go largely unnoticed, even with the Internet, until you seek out information on them. -
Kevinbloodywilsonfan — 17 years ago(August 05, 2008 06:18 PM)
I just found out about his passing just now, I've just finished watching The Player(he plays the studio boss) and I was very suprised. Looking at his resume he had been very busy up untill his death with one title only being released comparitevly recently. Also I'd point out that his height wouldn't have had much relevance to suffering a heart attack, coronary disease is the biggest killer of men in there fifties, well in the UK at least, I'm sure it's a similiar story in America.
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travistragic — 17 years ago(August 28, 2008 08:53 AM)
Crazy how we're all in the same boat. I just watched Cherry 2000 on Encore this morning (never thought I'd ever find Melanie Griffith attractive, but d*mn!) and had the urge to IMDb it. I was on Tim Thomerson's page when I saw the "Was a Vietnam war buddy of the late actor Brion James" and I was thinking "what do you mean late?" 1999!? I was still in high school! I'm glad I'm not the only one who missed the fanfare.
It sucks, but it looks like he's had well enough of a Tupac career since:16d0 "Phoenix Point in 2005?" I remember it was only a few years or so ago when I caught "Galactica 1980" on Sci-Fi (hyping the new series) and was like "Hey! It's Brion James!"
RIP, Brion
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he is dead for 10 years