Just Found Out He Passed Away

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sarchiorama — 17 years ago(December 19, 2008 08:04 AM)

me too
I think he is one of those guys who tryed to render the psycho
in us all.. and he says it was hard work, and I beleive him.. his favorite
southern comfort where he survived bitter cold water
RIP

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Skyzzle — 17 years ago(January 13, 2009 10:45 AM)

Wow, just wow.. I had no idea like pretty much everyone else in this thread.
I always thought of Brion when I thought of a "bad guy"
He had the look, the intensity, the size.. a perfect combination..
So sad
The Blade Runner line "WAKE UP.TIME TO DIE!" will never be forgotten.
So True.
Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity

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McQueen85 — 16 years ago(August 19, 2009 06:51 AM)

Great actor who done so much for me, in terms of watching good performances
Brion James, I salute you!
R.I.P.
"You want to investigate my courage? Do you? Find out! Find out!" (Robert Ford)

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ddschneider1972 — 16 years ago(October 16, 2009 04:18 PM)

A staple in many movies of my childhood, sad to see he passed away over 10 years ago.

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Galatz — 16 years ago(January 17, 2010 03:59 PM)

R I P Big guy!

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FourKay
2000 — 16 years ago(November 01, 2009 04:14 PM)

Same here, just found out about it now, watched the scene with him in BladeRunner when they are running the test and one guy in the comments said he passed away.
RIP. Sad to hear. Great actor!

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econobiker — 16 years ago(February 27, 2010 05:41 PM)

Sad that he passed away. Reading the IMDB quotes from him it seems like he pissed off some of the Hollywood powers and suffered for it in his career

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skii6868 — 15 years ago(July 04, 2010 01:59 PM)

A very under rated, yet well appreciated actor. Peace be with you.

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pete_iam — 15 years ago(September 29, 2010 03:55 PM)

i didint really know he was dead either. RIP

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Max06 — 15 years ago(October 25, 2010 08:01 PM)

There's a very good 1995 interview with Brion James from Psychotronic Video.com in which he discusses his childhood growing up with movies, early acting days, playing villains, his long-term alcohol and drug use, and eventual sobriety unfortunately too late for his body:
http://www.psychotronic.com/site/brion_james

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tiptoesan — 15 years ago(November 15, 2010 03:53 AM)

Guilty. Watched Steel Dawn this morning (don't judge me!!! LMAO) and was wondering what Brion had done lately only to discover what everyone else in here apparently found out the same way I just did. I hate to stereotype actors that I really like, but Brion will always be Leon from Blade Runner. The intensity that he brought to that role carried through every performance he did thereafter whether it be something a bit more comical such at The Fifth Element or as Max Jenke in The Horror Show. I'm saddened that I didn't know sooner because he truly was one of my favorites. I'm gladdened to see that all you guys felt the same way that I do about him. It's a bit late but rest in peace Leon

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thegame-22 — 18 years ago(October 28, 2007 04:11 PM)

Just finished watching Blade Runner, and i too didn't know he died 12 years ago, damn
-_- R.i.P.

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insomniax2 — 15 years ago(February 12, 2011 02:32 PM)

Same here. Just watched Another 48Hrs and thought I'd check him out as I hadn't seen him for111c a while. They don't make those menacing bad guys like Brion any more!

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El_Sarcastro — 15 years ago(February 21, 2011 05:31 PM)

Yeah same here, was watching Tango & Cash and wondered what mr TIME TO DIE was up to. Was and am gutted to hear of his passing.
"It's ok to play with dolls!"

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RikerDonegal — 14 years ago(May 10, 2011 04:51 PM)

Same as everyone else, I'm surprised and saddened to find he had passed away.
Just watched his episode of The Sentinel tonight. He was typically great as a psycho.
But, from all his roles, my favourite is his second episode of Sledge Hammer. So funny, so different to how we usually see him. It really stuck in my mind.
https://www.facebook.com/ABriefingWithMichael

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Jraq4202 — 14 years ago(June 15, 2011 04:33 PM)

damn, this thread is 4 years old and just found out he passed away today! I also didnt know he grew up in Beaumont, CA which is where I live now. Crazy stuff. I didnt think anyone did anything remotely big at all coming out of this town.

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dcz1999 — 14 years ago(July 16, 2011 06:06 PM)

Hard to believe he passed so long ago, I swear I had seen him in movies recently, but, I guess they were older. Too bad he is gone, he was always a good go to villian. R.I.P.

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mrz_nr1 — 14 years ago(September 12, 2011 12:04 PM)

I found out today, only 13 years too late. As other said its hard to see he died, because you see him in movies. He was a really good actor I think. He played the bad guys so well!