James Handy
Born: 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
No Image
Street to Table
Senior Entourage
Woman Child
Suburbicon
Thru: The Hereafter Remains Unknown
Logan
Bad Sister
Lifted
The Waiter
UC: Undercover
The Donor
15 Minutes
Unbreakable
K-911
Deterrence
Mary and Rhoda
Black & White
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure
Time Served
Every Dog Has Its Day
Gang Related
Murder in Mind
Gone in the Night
Jumanji
Rave Review
The O.J. Simpson Story
Without Warning
Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence
Guarding Tess
Sudden Fury
Majority Rule
Obsessed
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
Drive Like Lightning
False Arrest
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
The Rocketeer
Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston
Arachnophobia
Appearances
Unspeakable Acts
The Preppie Murder
K-9
The Revenge of Al Capone
No Image
Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story
Bird
Burglar
Convicted: A Mother's Story
The Room Upstairs
Brighton Beach Memoirs
Who Is Julia?
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
Popeye Doyle
Doubletake
Kojak: The Belarus File
Kojak: The Belarus File
The Verdict