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.
as Bartender (Jimmy)
as Flynn
as Father MacGuffin
as Felix(1 ep)
as Barney Winecott
as Mayor Billings
as Old Doctor
as Bishop O'Reilly
as Self(1 ep)
as Father Ed(1 ep)
as Lanford Biddle(1 ep)
as Travis
as Leroy Grovner(1 ep)
as The CEO
as Former NIS Operative(1 ep)
as Clifford Stuckey(1 ep)
as Judge Albert Meade(1 ep)
as Bernard Hendrix(1 ep)
as Mr. Rawley(1 ep)
as Charles Ross(1 ep)
as Dr. Falk(1 ep)
as Joe Bannerman(1 ep)
as Priest
as Arthur Devlin(8 eps)
as Mr. Bergstrom(1 ep)
as John
as Captain Duffy
as Priest
as Captain Byers
as Lancaster
as Doorman
as Sergeant Wright
as Father Goodwin(1 ep)
as Joseph Bruno(2 eps)
as Judge William T. Engstrom III
as Ronny Wilcox(1 ep)
as Sign Painter
as Captain Henderson
as Dr. Harvard
as Jeffrey Stewart(1 ep)
as Philly Sidlow(1 ep)
as Uncle Bob Sheaghan(1 ep)
as Lou Handleman(7 eps)
as Exterminator
as James
as Detective Vannatter
as Dr. Norbert Hazelton
as Dan Sullivan(1 ep)
as Don Moran
as Neal Carlo
as Det. Stockman
as Borough Commander Haverill(1 ep)
as Detective Alan Cross(1 ep)
as Sen. Carl Dempsey
as Jerry
as Captain Mulligan(2 eps)
as Matt Fielding Sr.(6 eps)
as Frank Brady(1 ep)
as Walter Blaine
as Thomas Thinnes
as Gerry Duffy
as Wooly
as Tom Rose(1 ep)
as Det. Al McQuiggan
as Mr. Wheeler(1 ep)
as Milton Briggs
as Danny Halligan
as Dr. Lenny(1 ep)
as Jeff Samek
as Gulliver(1 ep)
as Joe Brady Quinn
as Captain Byers
as Ross Tyler(1 ep)
as FBI Chief
as Esteves
as Carson Verrill
as Bob Huggins
as Frank
as Frank Murphy
as Bob Greenmeyer
as John Vincent(1 ep)
as Lieutenant Gregory Paulus
as Melvin Mander
as Prosecutor(1 ep)
as Real Estate Broker
as Federal Agent #1
as Lieutenant Pat Hogan(1 ep)
as Kevin Doneghy