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