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Brion James

1945 - 1999

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Brion Howard James (February 20, 1945 – August 7, 1999) was an American character actor. He portrayed Leon Kowalski in Blade Runner and appeared in Southern Comfort, 48 Hrs., Another 48 Hrs., Silverado, Tango & Cash, Red Heat, The Player, and The Fifth Element. James was frequently cast as an antagonist, appearing more frequently in lower-budget horror and action films and TV shows throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brion James has received more than 2,005,305 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Brion James is the 1,005th most popular actor (up from 1,359th in 2019), the 1,763rd most popular biography from United States (up from 2,384th in 2019) and the 477th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Brion James ranks 1,005 out of 13,578. Before him are Renato Salvatori, Patrick Macnee, Peter Coyote, Tomas Milian, Brenda Blethyn, and Lea Massari. After him are Conrad Veidt, Madeleine Stowe, June Carter Cash, Paul Michael Glaser, Eva Mendes, and Tony Leung Chiu-wai.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Brion James ranks 111. Before him are Gunther von Hagens, Elis Regina, Jeffrey C. Hall, John Fogerty, Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, and Daniel Olbrychski. After him are John Garang, Wim Suurbier, Ladislao Mazurkiewicz, Igor Ivanov, George Alencherry, and Angus Deaton. Among people deceased in 1999, Brion James ranks 59. Before him are Alfredo Kraus, Charlotte Perriand, Dirk Bogarde, Rafael Alberti, Lajos Tichy, and Daniel Nathans. After him are Gyula Zsengellér, Igor Netto, Sebastian Haffner, Momčilo Đujić, Dusty Springfield, and Marion Zimmer Bradley.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brion James ranks 1,763 out of 20,380. Before him are Kenneth Waltz (1924), Daniel Nathans (1928), Virginia Henderson (1897), Fats Domino (1928), Bob Newhart (1929), and Peter Coyote (1941). After him are Robert H. Grubbs (1942), Henry Steel Olcott (1832), Madeleine Stowe (1958), June Carter Cash (1929), Coolio (1963), and George Stigler (1911).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Brion James ranks 477. Before him are Barbara Bel Geddes (1922), Stephen Lang (1952), Emilio Estevez (1962), Billy Crystal (1948), Lloyd Bridges (1913), and Peter Coyote (1941). After him are Madeleine Stowe (1958), June Carter Cash (1929), Paul Michael Glaser (1943), Eva Mendes (1974), Donna Reed (1921), and Ian Somerhalder (1978).

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