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