Known For
Acting
Known Credits
95
Gender
Male
Birthday
March 19, 1945 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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.
| 2022 | Top Gun: Maverickas Bartender (Jimmy) | |
| 2022 | Street to Tableas Flynn | |
| 2021 | Senior Entourageas Father MacGuffin | |
| 2018 | 9-1-1as Felix | |
| 2017 | Woman Childas Barney Winecott | |
| 2017 | Suburbiconas Mayor Billings | |
| 2017 | Thru: The Hereafter Remains Unknownas Frank | |
| 2017 | Loganas Old Doctor | |
| 2015 | Bad Sisteras Bishop O'Reilly | |
| 2015 | Documentary Now!as Self | |
| 2014 | Mulaneyas Father Ed | |
| 2012 | Touchas Lanford Biddle | |
| 2010 | Liftedas Travis | |
| 2010 | Rizzoli & Islesas Leroy Grovner | |
| 2010 | The Waiteras The CEO | |
| 2009 | NCIS: Los Angelesas Former NIS Operative | |
| 2009 | Castleas Clifford Stuckey | |
| 2008 | Raising the Baras Judge Albert Meade | |
| 2005 | Commander in Chiefas Bernard Hendrix | |
| 2005 | The Closeras Mr. Rawley | |
| 2004 | CSI: NYas Charles Ross | |
| 2002 | Without a Traceas Dr. Falk | |
| 2002 | The Dead Zoneas Joe Bannerman | |
| 2001 | UC: Undercoveras Priest | |
| 2001 | Aliasas Arthur Devlin | |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordanas Mr. Bergstrom | |
| 2001 | The Donoras John | |
| 2001 | 15 Minutesas Captain Duffy | |
| 2000 | Unbreakableas Priest | |
| 2000 | K-911as Captain Byers | |
| 2000 | Deterrenceas Lancaster | |
| 2000 | Mary and Rhodaas Doorman | |
| 1999 | Black & Whiteas Sergeant Wright | |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventureas Frank Brady | |
| 1999 | Third Watchas Father Goodwin | |
| 1999 | The West Wingas Joseph Bruno | |
| 1999 | Time Servedas Judge William T. Engstrom III | |
| 1998 | L.A. Doctorsas Ronny Wilcox | |
| 1998 | Every Dog Has Its Dayas Sign Painter | |
| 1997 | Gang Relatedas Captain Henderson | |
| 1997 | Murder in Mindas Dr. Harvard | |
| 1997 | The Practiceas Jeffrey Stewart | |
| 1997 | The Practiceas Philly Sidlow | |
| 1996 | EZ Streetsas | |
| 1996 | Early Editionas Uncle Bob Sheaghan | |
| 1996 | Profileras Lou Handleman | |
| 1996 | Gone in the Nightas | |
| 1995 | Jumanjias Exterminator | |
| 1995 | Rave Reviewas James | |
| 1995 | The O.J. Simpson Storyas Detective Vannatter | |
| 1994 | Without Warningas Dr. Norbert Hazelton | |
| 1994 | ERas Dan Sullivan | |
| 1994 | Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocenceas Don Moran | |
| 1994 | Guarding Tessas Neal Carlo | |
| 1993 | Sudden Furyas Det. Stockman | |
| 1993 | NYPD Blueas Borough Commander Haverill | |
| 1993 | The X-Filesas Detective Alan Cross | |
| 1992 | Majority Ruleas Sen. Carl Dempsey | |
| 1992 | Obsessedas Jerry | |
| 1992 | Angel Streetas Captain Mulligan | |
| 1992 | Melrose Placeas Matt Fielding Sr. | |
| 1992 | Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Storyas | |
| 1992 | The Young Indiana Jones Chroniclesas Frank Brady | |
| 1992 | Drive Like Lightningas Walter Blaine | |
| 1991 | False Arrestas Thomas Thinnes | |
| 1991 | Guilty Until Proven Innocentas Gerry Duffy | |
| 1991 | The Rocketeeras Wooly | |
| 1990 | Beverly Hills, 90210as Tom Rose | |
| 1990 | Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Bostonas Det. Al McQuiggan | |
| 1990 | Law & Orderas Mr. Wheeler | |
| 1990 | Arachnophobiaas Milton Briggs | |
| 1990 | Appearancesas Danny Halligan | |
| 1990 | Wingsas Dr. Lenny | |
| 1990 | Unspeakable Actsas Jeff Samek | |
| 1989 | Mancuso, F.B.I.as Gulliver | |
| 1989 | The Preppie Murderas Joe Brady Quinn | |
| 1989 | K-9as Captain Byers | |
| 1989 | Quantum Leapas Ross Tyler | |
| 1989 | The Revenge of Al Caponeas FBI Chief | |
| 1988 | Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Storyas Doctor | |
| 1988 | Birdas Esteves | |
| 1987 | Burglaras Carson Verrill | |
| 1987 | Convicted: A Mother's Storyas Bob Huggins | |
| 1987 | The Room Upstairsas Frank | |
| 1986 | Brighton Beach Memoirsas Frank Murphy | |
| 1986 | Who Is Julia?as Bob Greenmeyer | |
| 1986 | L.A. Lawas John Vincent | |
| 1986 | Popeye Doyleas Lieutenant Gregory Paulus | |
| 1986 | Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Storyas Melvin Mander | |
| 1986 | Matlockas Prosecutor | |
| 1985 | Doubletakeas Real Estate Broker | |
| 1985 | Kojak: The Belarus Fileas | |
| 1985 | Kojak: The Belarus Fileas Federal Agent #1 | |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wroteas Lieutenant Pat Hogan | |
| 1982 | The Verdictas Kevin Doneghy |
| 2022 | Street to Table...Executive Producer |
