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James Handy

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James Handy

Born March 19, 1945 in New York City, New York, USADied June 3, 202658 films

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).

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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.

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Top Gun: Maverick posterFirst watchTop Gun: Maverick20228.2as Bartender (Jimmy)After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell finds himself training a…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Logan poster7.8Logan2017Jumanji poster7.2Jumanji1995Unbreakable poster7.1Unbreakable2000The Verdict poster7.5The Verdict1982Arachnophobia poster6.5Arachnophobia1990The Rocketeer poster6.5The Rocketeer1991Suburbicon poster5.9Suburbicon2017K-9 poster6.2K-91989

Filmography

58 films as actor
  1. 2022Top Gun: MaverickBartender (Jimmy)
  2. 2022Street to TableFlynn
  3. 2021Senior EntourageFather MacGuffin
  4. 2017Woman ChildBarney Winecott
  5. 2017SuburbiconMayor Billings
  6. 2017Thru: The Hereafter Remains UnknownFrank
  7. 2017LoganOld Doctor
  8. 2015Bad SisterBishop O'Reilly
  9. 2010LiftedTravis
  10. 2010The WaiterThe CEO
  11. 2001UC: UndercoverPriest
  12. 2001The DonorJohn
  13. 200115 MinutesCaptain Duffy
  14. 2000UnbreakablePriest
  15. 2000K-911Captain Byers
  16. 2000DeterrenceLancaster
  17. 2000Mary and RhodaDoorman
  18. 1999Black & WhiteSergeant Wright
  19. 1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break AdventureFrank Brady
  20. 1999Time ServedJudge William T. Engstrom III
  21. 1998Every Dog Has Its DaySign Painter
  22. 1997Gang RelatedCaptain Henderson
  23. 1997Murder in MindDr. Harvard
  24. 1996Gone in the Night
  25. 1995JumanjiExterminator
  26. 1995Rave ReviewJames
  27. 1995The O.J. Simpson StoryDetective Vannatter
  28. 1994Without WarningDr. Norbert Hazelton
  29. 1994Jonathan Stone: Threat of InnocenceDon Moran
  30. 1994Guarding TessNeal Carlo
  31. 1993Sudden FuryDet. Stockman
  32. 1992Majority RuleSen. Carl Dempsey
  33. 1992ObsessedJerry
  34. 1992Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
  35. 1992Drive Like LightningWalter Blaine
  36. 1991False ArrestThomas Thinnes
  37. 1991Guilty Until Proven InnocentGerry Duffy
  38. 1991The RocketeerWooly
  39. 1990Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in BostonDet. Al McQuiggan
  40. 1990ArachnophobiaMilton Briggs
  41. 1990AppearancesDanny Halligan
  42. 1990Unspeakable ActsJeff Samek
  43. 1989The Preppie MurderJoe Brady Quinn
  44. 1989K-9Captain Byers
  45. 1989The Revenge of Al CaponeFBI Chief
  46. 1988Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer StoryDoctor
  47. 1988BirdEsteves
  48. 1987BurglarCarson Verrill
  49. 1987Convicted: A Mother's StoryBob Huggins
  50. 1987The Room UpstairsFrank
  51. 1987Hotshot
  52. 1986Brighton Beach MemoirsFrank Murphy
  53. 1986Who Is Julia?Bob Greenmeyer
  54. 1986Popeye DoyleLieutenant Gregory Paulus
  55. 1986Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder StoryMelvin Mander
  56. 1985DoubletakeReal Estate Broker
  57. 1985Kojak: The Belarus FileFederal Agent #1
  58. 1982The VerdictKevin Doneghy