People
James Handy
Biography:
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.
Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Top Gun: Maverick as Bartender (Jimmy) | 2022-05-21 |
| Street to Table as Flynn | 2022-05-05 |
| Senior Entourage as Father MacGuffin | 2021-05-03 |
| Woman Child as Barney Winecott | 2017-11-05 |
| Suburbicon as Mayor Billings | 2017-10-26 |
| Thru: The Hereafter Remains Unknown as Frank | 2017-04-30 |
| Logan as Old Doctor | 2017-02-28 |
| Bad Sister as Bishop O'Reilly | 2015-08-24 |
| Lifted as Travis | 2010-08-13 |
| The Waiter as The CEO | 2010-03-14 |
| UC: Undercover as Priest | 2001-09-30 |
| The Donor as John | 2001-04-13 |
| 15 Minutes as Captain Duffy | 2001-03-01 |
| Unbreakable as Priest | 2000-11-22 |
| K-911 as Captain Byers | 2000-04-05 |
| Deterrence as Lancaster | 2000-03-10 |
| Mary and Rhoda as Doorman | 2000-02-07 |
| Black & White as Sergeant Wright | 1999-11-29 |
| The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure as Frank Brady | 1999-10-26 |
| Time Served as Judge William T. Engstrom III | 1999-08-05 |
| Every Dog Has Its Day as Sign Painter | 1998-06-12 |
| Gang Related as Captain Henderson | 1997-10-08 |
| Murder in Mind as Dr. Harvard | 1997-08-01 |
| Gone in the Night | 1996-02-24 |
| Jumanji as Exterminator | 1995-12-15 |
| Rave Review as James | 1995-09-13 |
| The O.J. Simpson Story as Detective Vannatter | 1995-01-31 |
| Without Warning as Dr. Norbert Hazelton | 1994-10-30 |
| Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence as Don Moran | 1994-05-18 |
| Guarding Tess as Neal Carlo | 1994-03-11 |
| Sudden Fury as Det. Stockman | 1993-11-21 |
| Majority Rule as Sen. Carl Dempsey | 1992-10-27 |
| Obsessed as Jerry | 1992-09-26 |
| Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story | 1992-05-18 |
| Drive Like Lightning as Walter Blaine | 1992-01-08 |
| False Arrest as Thomas Thinnes | 1991-11-03 |
| Guilty Until Proven Innocent as Gerry Duffy | 1991-09-22 |
| The Rocketeer as Wooly | 1991-06-21 |
| Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston as Det. Al McQuiggan | 1990-09-25 |
| Arachnophobia as Milton Briggs | 1990-07-20 |
| Appearances as Danny Halligan | 1990-06-17 |
| Unspeakable Acts as Jeff Samek | 1990-01-15 |
| The Preppie Murder as Joe Brady Quinn | 1989-09-24 |
| K-9 as Captain Byers | 1989-04-28 |
| The Revenge of Al Capone as FBI Chief | 1989-02-26 |
| Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story as Doctor | 1988-12-16 |
| Bird as Esteves | 1988-06-01 |
| Burglar as Carson Verrill | 1987-03-20 |
| Convicted: A Mother's Story as Bob Huggins | 1987-02-02 |
| The Room Upstairs as Frank | 1987-01-31 |
| Brighton Beach Memoirs as Frank Murphy | 1986-12-26 |
| Who Is Julia? as Bob Greenmeyer | 1986-10-26 |
| Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story as Melvin Mander | 1986-05-19 |
| Popeye Doyle as Lieutenant Gregory Paulus | 1986-01-01 |
| Doubletake as Real Estate Broker | 1985-11-24 |
| Kojak: The Belarus File as Federal Agent #1 | 1985-02-16 |
| Kojak: The Belarus File | 1985-02-16 |
| The Verdict as Kevin Doneghy | 1982-12-08 |
