James Handy

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James Handy is an American film actor. He appeared in numerous films and television shows since 1977. On film, he appeared as Byers in K-9 and its sequel, K-911.[https://www.nytimes.com/1989/04/28/movies/review-film-a-canine-constable-and-partner-in-k-9.html Review/Film; A Canine Constable and Partner, in 'K-9'] He later appeared in Arachnophobia, Jumanji, Unbreakable, Logan and as Jimmy in Top Gun: Maverick. His most notable television appearances are as Arthur Devlin in Alias and Lou Handleman in Profiler.

Acting career

Handy is known for his multiple guest star roles in television shows and his work in some highly popular films. Among his feature film credits are 15 Minutes, Jumanji, Guarding Tess, The Rocketeer, Arachnophobia, Bird, Burglar, Brighton Beach Memoirs, The Verdict and K-9. Made for television movies in which he has appeared include A Family Torn Apart, Obsessed, Guilty Until Proven Innocent, and The Preppie Murder.

On television, in episodic and comedy series, he appeared on The Young and the Restless, Criminal Minds, nine episodes of Alias, Cold Case, The West Wing, UC: Undercover, Third Watch, ER, Law & Order, Murder, She Wrote, The Pretender, Quantum Leap, and Castle. He appeared in ten episodes of NYPD Blue as Captain Haverhill.

In 2017, he appeared in Logan as the old doctor who treated Hugh Jackman after his first fight with X-24.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/the-rocketeer-where-are-they-now/|title=The Rocketeer: Where Are They Now?}}

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable" \|+Film
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1981 \|Taps \|Sheriff \|
1982 \|The Verdict \|Kevin Doneghy \|
rowspan="2"\|1986 \|Hotshot \| \|
Brighton Beach Memoirs \|Frank Murphy \|
rowspan="2"\|1987 \|Burglar \|Carson 'Johnny' Verrill \|
Jake's M.O. \|Danny McGurk \|
1988 \|Bird \|Esteves \|
1989 \|K-9 \|Lieutenant Byers \|
1990 \|Arachnophobia \|Milton Briggs \|
1991 \|The Rocketeer \|Wooly \|
1993 \|Point of No Return \|Operative \|
rowspan="2"\|1994 \|Guarding Tess \|Neal Carlo \|
Rave Review \|James \|
1995 \|Jumanji \|Exterminator \|
rowspan="2"\|1997 \|Murder in Mind \|Dr. Harvard \|
Gang Related \|Captain Henderson \|
rowspan="4"\|1999 \|Deterrence \|Lancaster / President Buchanan \|
Every Dog Has Its Day \|The Sign Painter \|
Black and White \|Sergeant Wright \|
K-911 \|Captain Byers \|Direct-to-video
2000 \|Unbreakable \|Priest \|
rowspan="2"\|2001 \|15 Minutes \|Deputy Chief Fire Marshal Declan Duffy \|
The Donor \|John / Françoise's father \|
rowspan="2"\|2002 \|The Trip \|Hal \|
Ash Wednesday \|Father Mahoney \|
2008 \|Rounds \|Nathan \|
rowspan="2"\|2010 \|The Waiter \|The CEO \|
Lifted \|Travis \|
2015 \|Bad Sister \|Bishop O'Reilly \|
rowspan="3"\|2017 \|Logan \|Old Doctor \|
Thru: The Hereafter Remains Unknown \|Frank \|
Suburbicon \|Mayor Billings \|
2019 \|Senior Entourage \|Father MacGuffin \|post-production
2022 \|Top Gun: Maverick \|Jimmy \|

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Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1981

|Taps

|Sheriff

1982

|The Verdict

|Kevin Doneghy

rowspan="2"|1986

|Hotshot

Brighton Beach Memoirs

|Frank Murphy

rowspan="2"|1987

|Burglar

|Carson 'Johnny' Verrill

Jake's M.O.

|Danny McGurk

1988

|Bird

|Esteves

1989

|K-9

|Lieutenant Byers

1990

|Arachnophobia

|Milton Briggs

1991

|The Rocketeer

|Wooly

1993

|Point of No Return

|Operative

rowspan="2"|1994

|Guarding Tess

|Neal Carlo

Rave Review

|James

1995

|Jumanji

|Exterminator

rowspan="2"|1997

|Murder in Mind

|Dr. Harvard

Gang Related

|Captain Henderson

rowspan="4"|1999

|Deterrence

|Lancaster / President Buchanan

Every Dog Has Its Day

|The Sign Painter

Black and White

|Sergeant Wright

K-911

|Captain Byers

|Direct-to-video

2000

|Unbreakable

|Priest

rowspan="2"|2001

|15 Minutes

|Deputy Chief Fire Marshal Declan Duffy

The Donor

|John / Françoise's father

rowspan="2"|2002

|The Trip

|Hal

Ash Wednesday

|Father Mahoney

2008

|Rounds

|Nathan

rowspan="2"|2010

|The Waiter

|The CEO

Lifted

|Travis

2015

|Bad Sister

|Bishop O'Reilly

rowspan="3"|2017

|Logan

|Old Doctor

Thru: The Hereafter Remains Unknown

|Frank

Suburbicon

|Mayor Billings

2019

|Senior Entourage

|Father MacGuffin

|post-production

2022

|Top Gun: Maverick

|Jimmy

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ TV
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1987 \|The Room Upstairs \|Frank \|TV movie
1988 \|A Dangerous Life \|Mike Heseltine \|2 episodes
1989 \|Midnight Caller \|Tommy Cobb \|Episode: "Blood Red"
1991 \|False Arrest \|Thomas Thinnes \|TV movie
1992 \|Quantum Leap \|Ross Tyler \|Episode: "Temptation Eyes"
1992-1995 \|Melrose Place \|Matt Fielding, Sr. \|6 episodes
1993-1995 \|NYPD Blue \|Captain Jim Haverill \|7 episodes
1995 \|The X-Files \|Alan Cross \|Episode: "2Shy"
1997 \|Profiler \|Lou Handleman \|7 episodes
1999 \|Time Served \|Judge Will T. Engstrom III \|TV movie
2000-2001 \|The West Wing \|Representative Joe Bruno \|2 episodes
2002-2006 \|Alias \|Arthur Devlin \|8 episodes
2009 \|Criminal Minds \|Tom Shaunessy \|Episode: "Omnivore "
2010 \|Castle \|Clifford Stuckey \|Episode: "Under the Gun"
2013 \|Rizzoli & Isles \|Leroy Grovner \|Episode: "Somebody's Watching Me"
2014 \|Mulaney \|Father Ed \|Episode: "In the Name of the Mother, and the Son and the Holy Andre"
2016 \|Documentary Now! \| \|Episode:" Mr. Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid, Part 2"
2018 \|NCIS: Los Angeles \|Nelson (Former NIS Operative) \|Episode:"Các Tù Nhân"

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|+ TV

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1987

|The Room Upstairs

|Frank

|TV movie

1988

|A Dangerous Life