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James 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 and its sequel, K-911.[2] He later had roles in Arachnophobia, Jumanji, Unbreakable, Logan, and as Jimmy in Top Gun: Maverick. His most notable television appearances are as Arthur Devlin in Alias on ABC and Lou Handleman in Profiler, an NBC show.
James Handy | |
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| Born | March 19, 1945 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | June 3, 2026 (aged 81) Tarzana, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1977–2026[1] |
Acting career
editHandy was known for his multiple guest star roles in television shows and his work in 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 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 protrayed Captain Haverhill in 10 episodes of NYPD Blue. In 2017, he appeared in Logan.[3]
Death
editHandy died on June 3, 2026, in Los Angeles at the age of 81, after suffering a fatal stab wound to the chest.[4][5] Michael Gledhill, the son of Handy’s girlfriend who lived at the same residence as the couple, called 911 and said that he was the man for which they were looking.[6] He was later arrested and charged with murder.[7][8]
Writer and producer Don Winslow was among those who reacted to Handy's death.[9]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Taps | Sheriff | |
| 1982 | The Verdict | Kevin Doneghy | |
| 1986 | Hotshot | ||
| Brighton Beach Memoirs | Frank Murphy | ||
| 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 | |
| 1994 | Guarding Tess | Neal Carlo | |
| Rave Review | James | ||
| 1995 | Jumanji | Exterminator | |
| 1997 | Murder in Mind | Dr. Harvard | |
| Gang Related | Captain Henderson | ||
| 1999 | Deterrence | Lancaster / President Buchanan | |
| Every Dog Has Its Day | The Sign Painter | ||
| K-911 | Captain Byers | Direct-to-video | |
| 2000 | Unbreakable | Priest | |
| 2001 | 15 Minutes | Deputy Chief Fire Marshal Declan Duffy | |
| The Donor | John / Françoise's father | ||
| 2002 | The Trip | Hal | |
| Ash Wednesday | Father Mahoney | ||
| 2008 | Rounds | Nathan | |
| 2010 | The Waiter | The CEO | |
| Lifted | Travis | ||
| 2017 | Logan | Old Doctor | |
| Thru: The Hereafter Remains Unknown | Frank | ||
| Suburbicon | Mayor Billings | ||
| 2021 | Senior Entourage | Father MacGuffin | |
| 2022 | Top Gun: Maverick | Jimmy |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Ryan's Hope | Red | |
| 1985 | Kojak: The Belarus File | Federal Agent #1 | |
| Search for Tomorrow | Sgt. Leland Curry | ||
| CBS Schoolbreak Special | Dan Banks | ||
| ABC Afterschool Specials | Lieutenant Bingham | ||
| Spenser: For Hire | Joe Glenn | ||
| 1985–86 | Our Family Honor | Lt. Phillip 'Buck' Rogers | |
| 1986 | Cagney & Lacey | Gutierrez | |
| Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story | Melvin Mander | TV movie | |
| Popeye Doyle | Lt. Gregory Paulus | TV movie | |
| Matlock | Prosecutor | ||
| 1986–87 | Stingray | Chief Nelson Riskin | |
| 1987 | The Room Upstairs | Frank | TV movie |
| Wiseguy | Chief Yates | ||
| 1988 | Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story | Charlie's Doctor | TV movie |
| A Dangerous Life | Mike Heseltine | 2 episodes | |
| 1988–94 | L.A. Law | Pierce's Atty. Sumner / John Vincent | |
| 1989 | Hard Time on Planet Earth | Mr. Parker | |
| The Preppie Murder | Detective Joe Brady Quinn | TV movie | |
| Mancuso, F.B.I. | Gulliver | ||
| Midnight Caller | Tommy Cobb | Episode: "Blood Red" | |
| 1990 | Unspeakable Acts | Jeff Samek | TV movie |
| 1990–91 | Equal Justice | Defense Attorney / Djakonski | |
| 1991 | Reasonable Doubts | Lt. John Dugan | |
| False Arrest | Thomas Thinnes | TV movie | |
| 1992 | The Young Riders | Isiah Burke | |
| Quantum Leap | Ross Tyler | Episode: "Temptation Eyes" | |
| The Commish | Donald Barrett | ||
| The Fifth Corner | Max Alden | ||
| Angel Street | Captain Mulligan | ||
| Obsessed | Jerry | TV movie | |
| Wings | Dr. Lenny | ||
| Civil Wars | Arthur Brandt | ||
| Murder, She Wrote | Lieutenant Pat Hogan | Episode: "Sugar & Spice, Malice & Vice" | |
| 1992–95 | Melrose Place | Matt Fielding, Sr. | 6 episodes |
| 1993 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Frank Brady | |
| Raven | Nick Henderson | ||
| A Family Torn Apart | Det. Stockman | TV movie | |
| 1993–95 | NYPD Blue | Captain Jim Haverhill | 7 episodes |
| 1994 | Silk Stalkings | Ben Kreinholz | |
| The George Carlin Show | Father Garrity | ||
| Without Warning | Dr. Norbert Hazelton | TV movie | |
| Picket Fences | David Pastor | ||
| 1995 | The O. J. Simpson Story | Det. Vannatter | |
| Under One Roof | Seaton | ||
| Beverly Hills, 90210 | Tom Rose | ||
| The X-Files | Alan Cross | Episode: "2Shy" | |
| Walker, Texas Ranger | Elliot Cheever | ||
| 1996 | Gone in the Night | Andy Litton | TV movie |
| The Pretender | Steve Hanlon | ||
| 1997 | Promised Land | Tony Markovich | |
| EZ Streets | McClay | ||
| Law & Order | Mr. Wheeler | Episode: "Thrill" | |
| Early Edition | Uncle Bob Sheaghan | ||
| Dellaventura | Lieutenant Tom Bevnic | ||
| 1997–98 | Profiler | Lou Handleman | 7 episodes |
| 1997–2002 | The Practice | Philly Sidlow / Lt. Paul Stewart | |
| 1998 | Prey | Lt. Quinn | |
| To Have & to Hold | Doug Anderson | ||
| 1999 | ER | Dan Sullivan | |
| Black and White | Sergeant Wright | TV movie | |
| L.A. Doctors | Ronny Wilcox | ||
| Time Served | Judge Will T. Engstrom III | TV movie | |
| 2000 | Mary and Rhoda | Paul - The Doorman | TV movie |
| Third Watch | Father Goodwin | ||
| Gideon's Crossing | David Kennedy | ||
| 2000, 2001 | The West Wing | Representative Joe Bruno | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | UC: Undercover | Priest | |
| 2002 | Becker | Officer O'Neil | |
| Breaking News | Jack Barnes | ||
| Without a Trace | Dr. Falk | ||
| MDs | Hamilton | ||
| 2002–06 | Alias | Arthur Devlin | 8 episodes |
| 2003 | The Dead Zone | Joe Bannerman | |
| Crossing Jordan | Mr. Bergstrom | ||
| 2005 | E-Ring | Congressman Hal Lovett | |
| Cold Case | Roger Raitt - 2005 | ||
| 2006 | Commander in Chief | Bernard Hendrix | |
| The Closer | Mr. Rawley | ||
| 2007 | Smith | Sy | |
| 2008 | Raising the Bar | Judge Albert Meade | |
| 2009 | Criminal Minds | Tom Shaunessy | Episode: "Omnivore" |
| 2009–11 | The Young and the Restless | Governor | |
| 2010 | Castle | Clifford Stuckey | Episode: "Under the Gun" |
| 2012 | Touch | Lanford Biddle | |
| Vegas | Mr. Dobbs | ||
| CSI: NY | Charles Ross | ||
| 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" |
| 2015 | Bad Sister | Bishop O'Reilly | TV movie |
| 2016 | Documentary Now! | Episode: "Mr. Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid, Part 2" | |
| 2018 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Nelson | Episode: "Các Tù Nhân" |
| 2021 | 9-1-1 | Felix |
References
edit- ↑ "James Handy - IMDB".
- ↑ Review/Film; A Canine Constable and Partner, in 'K-9'
- ↑ "The Rocketeer: Where Are They Now?". Archived from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ↑ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
- ↑ Saperstein, Pat (June 5, 2026). "'Top Gun: Maverick' Actor James Handy Killed by Girlfriend's Son". Variety. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
- ↑ "Actor James Handy reportedly stabbed to death by girlfriend's son". wthr.com. June 4, 2026. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
- ↑ "Victim in fatal Los Angeles stabbing identified as actor James Handy; girlfriend's son arrested". ABC11 Raleigh-Durham. June 5, 2026. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
- ↑ Mather, Victor (June 5, 2026). ""James Handy, Veteran Actor, Is Stabbed to Death"". The New York Times.
- ↑ "James Handy: U.S. Actor Stabbed to Death, with Girlfriend's Son Arrested". www.bbc.com. June 5, 2026. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
External links
edit- James Handy at IMDb