James Handy
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.
Born: 19 March 1945 • Died: 03 June 2026
Played In
Top Gun: Maverick
Bartender (Jimmy)
Street to Table
Flynn
Senior Entourage
Father MacGuffin
9-1-1
Felix
Woman Child
Barney Winecott
Suburbicon
Mayor Billings
Thru: The Hereafter Remains Unknown
Frank
Logan
Old Doctor
Bad Sister
Bishop O'Reilly
Documentary Now!
Self
Mulaney
Father Ed
Touch
Lanford Biddle
Lifted
Travis
Rizzoli & Isles
Leroy Grovner
The Waiter
The CEO
NCIS: Los Angeles
Former NIS Operative
Castle
Clifford Stuckey
Raising the Bar
Judge Albert Meade
Commander in Chief
Bernard Hendrix
The Closer
Mr. Rawley
CSI: NY
Charles Ross
Without a Trace
Dr. Falk
The Dead Zone
Joe Bannerman
UC: Undercover
Priest
Alias
Arthur Devlin
Crossing Jordan
Mr. Bergstrom
The Donor
John
15 Minutes
Captain Duffy
Unbreakable
Priest
K-911
Captain Byers
Deterrence
Lancaster
Mary and Rhoda
Doorman
Black & White
Sergeant Wright
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure
Frank Brady
Third Watch
Father Goodwin
The West Wing
Joseph Bruno
Time Served
Judge William T. Engstrom III
L.A. Doctors
Ronny Wilcox
Every Dog Has Its Day
Sign Painter
Gang Related
Captain Henderson
Murder in Mind
Dr. Harvard
The Practice
Jeffrey Stewart
The Practice
Philly Sidlow
EZ Streets
Early Edition
Uncle Bob Sheaghan
Profiler
Lou Handleman
Gone in the Night
Jumanji
Exterminator
Rave Review
James
The O.J. Simpson Story
Detective Vannatter
Without Warning
Dr. Norbert Hazelton
ER
Dan Sullivan
Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence
Don Moran
Guarding Tess
Neal Carlo
Sudden Fury
Det. Stockman
NYPD Blue
Borough Commander Haverill
The X-Files
Detective Alan Cross
Majority Rule
Sen. Carl Dempsey
Obsessed
Jerry
Angel Street
Captain Mulligan
Melrose Place
Matt Fielding Sr.
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Frank Brady
Drive Like Lightning
Walter Blaine
False Arrest
Thomas Thinnes
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Gerry Duffy
The Rocketeer
Wooly
Beverly Hills, 90210
Tom Rose
Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston
Det. Al McQuiggan
Law & Order
Mr. Wheeler
Arachnophobia
Milton Briggs
Appearances
Danny Halligan
Wings
Dr. Lenny
Unspeakable Acts
Jeff Samek
The Preppie Murder
Joe Brady Quinn
K-9
Captain Byers
Quantum Leap
Ross Tyler
The Revenge of Al Capone
FBI Chief
Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story
Doctor
Bird
Esteves
Burglar
Carson Verrill
Convicted: A Mother's Story
Bob Huggins
The Room Upstairs
Frank
Brighton Beach Memoirs
Frank Murphy
Who Is Julia?
Bob Greenmeyer
L.A. Law
John Vincent
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
Melvin Mander
Matlock
Prosecutor
Popeye Doyle
Lieutenant Gregory Paulus
Doubletake
Real Estate Broker
Kojak: The Belarus File
Federal Agent #1
Kojak: The Belarus File
Murder, She Wrote
Lieutenant Pat Hogan
The Verdict
Kevin Doneghy