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