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.
Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Top Gun: Maverick (2022) Most waited movies 2022 | Bartender (Jimmy) | 8 |
| 2 | Suburbicon (2017) | Mayor Billings | 5.9 |
| 3 | Logan (2017) Top 100 by FilmGator | Old Doctor | 8.3 |
| 4 | Bad Sister (2015) | Bishop O'Reilly | - |
| 5 | Lifted (2010) | Travis | - |
| 6 | 15 Minutes (2001) | Captain Duffy | 6.6 |
| 7 | Unbreakable (2000) | Priest | 7.3 |
| 8 | K-911 (2000) | Captain Byers | 7.6 |
| 9 | Black & White (1999) | Sergeant Wright | - |
| 10 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure (1999) | Frank Brady | - |
| 11 | Murder in Mind (1997) | Dr. Harvard | - |
| 12 | Gang Related (1997) | Captain Henderson | 5 |
| 13 | Gone in the Night (1996) | - | - |
| 14 | The O.J. Simpson Story (1995) | Detective Vannatter | - |
| 15 | Jumanji (1995) | Exterminator | 7.3 |
| 16 | Without Warning (1994) | Dr. Norbert Hazelton | - |
| 17 | Guarding Tess (1994) | Neal Carlo | 7 |
| 18 | Sudden Fury (1993) | Det. Stockman | - |
| 19 | Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story (1992) | - | - |
| 20 | Obsessed (1992) | Jerry | - |
| 21 | The Rocketeer (1991) | Wooly | 7.3 |
| 22 | Unspeakable Acts (1990) | Jeff Samek | - |
| 23 | Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston (1990) | Det. Al McQuiggan | - |
| 24 | Arachnophobia (1990) | Milton Briggs | 6.8 |
| 25 | The Preppie Murder (1989) | Joe Brady Quinn | - |
| 26 | K-9 (1989) | Captain Byers | 6.9 |
| 27 | Bird (1988) | Esteves | 8.5 |
| 28 | Burglar (1987) | Carson Verrill | 5 |
| 29 | Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986) | Frank Murphy | - |
| 30 | Who Is Julia? (1986) | Bob Greenmeyer | 5 |
| 31 | The Verdict (1982) | Kevin Doneghy | 7 |
