James Handy

James Handy Biography

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.

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James Handy Quotes

Consequences of Greed and Betrayal in Medicine

Maureen Rooney: You know you guys are all the same. You don't care who gets hurt. You're a bunch of whores. You'd do anything for a dollar. You got no loyalty... No nothing... You're a bunch of whores.

Kevin Doneghy: You guys... you guys are all the same! The doctors at the hospital, you... it's always what I'm going to do for you. And then you screw up, and it's, "Ah, we did the best that we could, I'm dreadfully sorry." And people like us live with your mistakes the rest of our lives.

Kaitlin Costello: [testifying why she kept a copy of the admittance form] After the operation, when that poor girl she went into a coma, Dr. Towler called me in. He told me that he'd had five difficult deliveries in a row and he was tired... and he never looked at the admittance form. And he told me to change the form. He told me to change the 1 to a 9'... or else... or else he said, he said he'd fire me. He said I'd never work again. Who were these men? Who were these men? I wanted to be a nurse!

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Debate Over Unseen African Bats

Exterminator: I don't see any guano.

Judy Shepherd: [consulting a book] He said it looked like that.

Exterminator: That's an African bat. Some kid said she saw a bunch of those back in the 60s. But we don't get bats like that in New England.

Judy Shepherd: But that's what he saw.

Exterminator: Well, whatever it was is gone now. Bats aren't what I'd worry about in this house any ways.

Judy Shepherd: What would you worry about?

Exterminator: Well, personally I wouldn't wanna live in a house where someone was murdered.

Judy Shepherd: Murdered?

Exterminator: Yep. Little Alan Parrish. I say his father did it. There's a thousand and one places he could have hid the body in this house. Especially if he chopped it up first.

Aunt Nora: Hey, up there! You kids don't wanna be late for your first day of school.

Exterminator: Not a bat in sight, ma'am.

Aunt Nora: Ya hear that? There is nothing to be afraid of in this house.

Aunt Nora: I can't believe I have to see your principal after the first day. What am I gonna do? Let's just try to relax and finish our dinner and talk about something else.

Judy Shepherd: Well, we found out why you got this house so cheap. Twenty-six years ago, a kid named Alan Parrish used to live here. Then one day, he just disappeared cause his parents chopped him up in little pieces and hid him in the walls.

Aunt Nora: [To Judy, putting her foot down; [w:Grounded (video game)|grounded.; Judy gets up and leaves] Okay, that's it. I'm sick and tired of your lies, young lady, you're ]

Judy Shepherd: Fine. There's nowhere to go in this stupid town anyway. And just for your information, that wasn't a lie.

Judy Shepherd: Did you hear anything a little while ago?

Peter Shepherd: Do you miss Mom and Dad?

Judy Shepherd: No.

Peter Shepherd: Liar. If you don't cut that out, they're gonna send you to a shrink.

Judy Shepherd: Where do you think they're gonna send you if you don't start talking?