James Handy
March 19, 1945 (81 years old) in New York City, New York, USA
James Michael Handy (March 19, 1945 – June 3, 2026) was an American actor. He appeared in numerous films and television shows since 1977. On film, he appeared as Byers in K-9 (1989) and its sequel, K-911 (1999). He later appeared in Arachnophobia (1990), Jumanji (1995), Unbreakable (2000), Logan (2017), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022). His most notable television appearances are on Profiler (1997) and Alias (2002–06). On June 3, 2026, Handy was found in his front yard with multiple fatal stab wounds in his chest. The suspect, 44-year-old Michael Gledhill, Handy's girlfriend's son, was arrested and booked on a murder charge following a 911 call Gledhill made.
Known For
Credits
- 2022 · Top Gun: Maverick as Bartender (Jimmy)
- 2022 · Street to Table as Flynn
- 2021 · Senior Entourage as Father MacGuffin
- 2018 · 9-1-1 as Felix
- 2017 · Woman Child as Barney Winecott
- 2017 · Suburbicon as Mayor Billings
- 2017 · Thru: The Hereafter Remains Unknown as Frank
- 2017 · Logan as Old Doctor
- 2015 · Bad Sister as Bishop O'Reilly
- 2015 · Documentary Now! as Self
- 2014 · Mulaney as Father Ed
- 2012 · Touch as Lanford Biddle
- 2010 · Lifted as Travis
- 2010 · Rizzoli & Isles as Leroy Grovner
- 2010 · The Waiter as The CEO
- 2009 · NCIS: Los Angeles as Former NIS Operative
- 2009 · Castle as Clifford Stuckey
- 2008 · Raising the Bar as Judge Albert Meade
- 2005 · Commander in Chief as Bernard Hendrix
- 2005 · The Closer as Mr. Rawley
- 2004 · CSI: NY as Charles Ross
- 2002 · Without a Trace as Dr. Falk
- 2002 · The Dead Zone as Joe Bannerman
- 2001 · Alias as Arthur Devlin
- 2001 · UC: Undercover as Priest
- 2001 · Crossing Jordan as Mr. Bergstrom
- 2001 · The Donor as John
- 2001 · 15 Minutes as Captain Duffy
- 2000 · Unbreakable as Priest
- 2000 · K-911 as Captain Byers
- 2000 · Deterrence as Lancaster
- 2000 · Mary and Rhoda as Doorman
- 1999 · Black & White as Sergeant Wright
- 1999 · The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure as Frank Brady
- 1999 · Third Watch as Father Goodwin
- 1999 · The West Wing as Joseph Bruno
- 1999 · Time Served as Judge William T. Engstrom III
- 1998 · L.A. Doctors as Ronny Wilcox
- 1998 · Every Dog Has Its Day as Sign Painter
- 1997 · Gang Related as Captain Henderson
- 1997 · Murder in Mind as Dr. Harvard
- 1997 · The Practice as Jeffrey Stewart
- 1997 · The Practice as Philly Sidlow
- 1996 · EZ Streets as
- 1996 · Early Edition as Uncle Bob Sheaghan
- 1996 · Profiler as Lou Handleman
- 1996 · Gone in the Night as
- 1995 · Jumanji as Exterminator
- 1995 · Rave Review as James
- 1995 · The O.J. Simpson Story as Detective Vannatter
- 1994 · Without Warning as Dr. Norbert Hazelton
- 1994 · ER as Dan Sullivan
- 1994 · Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence as Don Moran
- 1994 · Guarding Tess as Neal Carlo
- 1993 · Sudden Fury as Det. Stockman
- 1993 · NYPD Blue as Borough Commander Haverill
- 1993 · The X-Files as Detective Alan Cross
- 1992 · Majority Rule as Sen. Carl Dempsey
- 1992 · Obsessed as Jerry
- 1992 · Angel Street as Captain Mulligan
- 1992 · Melrose Place as Matt Fielding Sr.
- 1992 · Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story as
- 1992 · The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles as Frank Brady
- 1992 · Drive Like Lightning as Walter Blaine
- 1991 · False Arrest as Thomas Thinnes
- 1991 · Guilty Until Proven Innocent as Gerry Duffy
- 1991 · The Rocketeer as Wooly
- 1990 · Beverly Hills, 90210 as Tom Rose
- 1990 · Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston as Det. Al McQuiggan
- 1990 · Law & Order as Mr. Wheeler
- 1990 · Arachnophobia as Milton Briggs
- 1990 · Appearances as Danny Halligan
- 1990 · Wings as Dr. Lenny
- 1990 · Unspeakable Acts as Jeff Samek
- 1989 · The Preppie Murder as Joe Brady Quinn
- 1989 · K-9 as Captain Byers
- 1989 · Quantum Leap as Ross Tyler
- 1989 · The Revenge of Al Capone as FBI Chief
- 1988 · Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story as Doctor
- 1988 · Bird as Esteves
- 1987 · Burglar as Carson Verrill
- 1987 · Convicted: A Mother's Story as Bob Huggins
- 1987 · The Room Upstairs as Frank
- 1986 · Brighton Beach Memoirs as Frank Murphy
- 1986 · Who Is Julia? as Bob Greenmeyer
- 1986 · L.A. Law as John Vincent
- 1986 · Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story as Melvin Mander
- 1986 · Matlock as Prosecutor
- 1986 · Popeye Doyle as Lieutenant Gregory Paulus
- 1985 · Doubletake as Real Estate Broker
- 1985 · Kojak: The Belarus File as Federal Agent #1
- 1985 · Kojak: The Belarus File as
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Lieutenant Pat Hogan
- 1982 · The Verdict as Kevin Doneghy