James Handy
Acting
1945-03-19 · 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.
Filmography
Top Gun: Maverick
2022 · Movie
Street to Table
2022 · Movie
Senior Entourage
2021 · Movie
9-1-1
2018 · Series
Woman Child
2017 · Movie
Suburbicon
2017 · Movie
Thru: The Hereafter Remains Unknown
2017 · Movie
Logan
2017 · Movie
Bad Sister
2015 · Movie
Documentary Now!
2015 · Series
Mulaney
2014 · Series
Touch
2012 · Series
Lifted
2010 · Movie
Rizzoli & Isles
2010 · Series
The Waiter
2010 · Movie
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009 · Series
Castle
2009 · Series
Raising the Bar
2008 · Series
Commander in Chief
2005 · Series
The Closer
2005 · Series
CSI: NY
2004 · Series
Without a Trace
2002 · Series
The Dead Zone
2002 · Series
Alias
2001 · Series
UC: Undercover
2001 · Movie
Crossing Jordan
2001 · Series
The Donor
2001 · Movie
15 Minutes
2001 · Movie
Unbreakable
2000 · Movie
K-911
2000 · Movie
Deterrence
2000 · Movie
Mary and Rhoda
2000 · Movie
Black & White
1999 · Movie
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure
1999 · Movie
Third Watch
1999 · Series
The West Wing
1999 · Series
Time Served
1999 · Movie
L.A. Doctors
1998 · Series
Every Dog Has Its Day
1998 · Movie
Gang Related
1997 · Movie
Murder in Mind
1997 · Movie
The Practice
1997 · Series
EZ Streets
1996 · Series
Early Edition
1996 · Series
Profiler
1996 · Series
Gone in the Night
1996 · Movie
Jumanji
1995 · Movie
Rave Review
1995 · Movie
The O.J. Simpson Story
1995 · Movie
Without Warning
1994 · Movie
ER
1994 · Series
Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence
1994 · Movie
Guarding Tess
1994 · Movie
Sudden Fury
1993 · Movie
NYPD Blue
1993 · Series
The X-Files
1993 · Series
Majority Rule
1992 · Movie
Obsessed
1992 · Movie
Angel Street
1992 · Series
Melrose Place
1992 · Series
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
1992 · Movie
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992 · Series
Drive Like Lightning
1992 · Movie
False Arrest
1991 · Movie
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
1991 · Movie
The Rocketeer
1991 · Movie
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990 · Series
Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston
1990 · Movie
Law & Order
1990 · Series
Arachnophobia
1990 · Movie
Appearances
1990 · Movie
Wings
1990 · Series
Unspeakable Acts
1990 · Movie
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989 · Series
The Preppie Murder
1989 · Movie
K-9
1989 · Movie
Quantum Leap
1989 · Series
The Revenge of Al Capone
1989 · Movie
Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story
1988 · Movie
Bird
1988 · Movie
Burglar
1987 · Movie
Convicted: A Mother's Story
1987 · Movie
The Room Upstairs
1987 · Movie
Hotshot
1987 · Movie
Brighton Beach Memoirs
1986 · Movie
Who Is Julia?
1986 · Movie
L.A. Law
1986 · Series
Popeye Doyle
1986 · Movie
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
1986 · Movie
Matlock
1986 · Series
Doubletake
1985 · Movie
Kojak: The Belarus File
1985 · Movie
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Series
The Verdict
1982 · Movie