James Handy
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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
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
as Bartender (Jimmy)
Logan (2017)
as Old Doctor
Unbreakable (2000)
as Priest
Bad Sister (2015)
as Bishop O'Reilly
15 Minutes (2001)
as Captain Duffy
Suburbicon (2017)
as Mayor Billings
Jumanji (1995)
as Exterminator
Arachnophobia (1990)
as Milton Briggs
The Rocketeer (1991)
as Wooly
The Verdict (1982)
as Kevin Doneghy
Guarding Tess (1994)
as Neal Carlo
Gang Related (1997)
as Captain Henderson
Bird (1988)
as Esteves
Lifted (2010)
as Travis
Burglar (1987)
as Carson Verrill
K-9 (1989)
as Captain Byers
The Preppie Murder (1989)
as Joe Brady Quinn
K-911 (2000)
as Captain Byers
Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986)
as Frank Murphy
Unspeakable Acts (1990)
as Jeff Samek
Deterrence (2000)
as Lancaster
Without Warning (1994)
as Dr. Norbert Hazelton
Sudden Fury (1993)
as Det. Stockman
Murder in Mind (1997)
as Dr. Harvard
UC: Undercover (2001)
as Priest
Who Is Julia? (1986)
as Bob Greenmeyer
The Revenge of Al Capone (1989)
as FBI Chief
Woman Child (2017)
as Barney Winecott
The O.J. Simpson Story (1995)
as Detective Vannatter
Popeye Doyle (1986)
as Lieutenant Gregory Paulus
Mary and Rhoda (2000)
as Doorman
False Arrest (1991)
as Thomas Thinnes
Gone in the Night (1996)
Actor
Time Served (1999)
as Judge William T. Engstrom III
Drive Like Lightning (1992)
as Walter Blaine
Black & White (1999)
as Sergeant Wright
Every Dog Has Its Day (1998)
as Sign Painter
Obsessed (1992)
as Jerry
Kojak: The Belarus File (1985)
as Federal Agent #1
Doubletake (1985)
as Real Estate Broker
Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston (1990)
as Det. Al McQuiggan
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story (1986)
as Melvin Mander
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story (1992)
Actor
Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story (1988)
as Doctor
Rave Review (1995)
as James
Guilty Until Proven Innocent (1991)
as Gerry Duffy
The Room Upstairs (1987)
as Frank
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure (1999)
as Frank Brady
Senior Entourage (2021)
as Father MacGuffin
Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence (1994)
as Don Moran
Street to Table (2022)
as Flynn
The Donor (2001)
as John
Majority Rule (1992)
as Sen. Carl Dempsey
The Waiter (2010)
as The CEO
Appearances (1990)
as Danny Halligan
Thru: The Hereafter Remains Unknown (2017)
as Frank
Convicted: A Mother's Story (1987)
as Bob Huggins