Brian James is a punk rock guitarist, who has played for several notable bands. His first band was the proto-punk outfit London SS. He was also in a band called The Bastards with vocalist Alan Ward alias Alan Timms. James then moved onto what would prove to be a pioneering punk band; The Damned, recording on their first two albums "Damned, Damned, Damned" and "Music for Pleasure (album)" before leaving. Brian subsequently formed and disbanded Tanz Der Youth and Brian James Brain's who briefly became The Hellions. The latter suffered the indignity of being 'canned' off stage at Reading Rock '80 by a crowd who had come to see the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal bands whom the festival, by now, embraced.
Brian James (born 1918 in Victoria, Australia) is an actor, best remembered for his roles on television.
He began his TV career in the late 1950s as Dr. Geoffrey Thompson in the early medical drama Emergency. He then played Ian Bennett in Bellbird, followed by the role of George Tippett in the soap opera Skyways - a character he reprised for the ill-fated series Holiday Island in 1981.
He is probably best known to international audiences for his part in the cult soap opera Prisoner as officer and later prison handyman Stan Dobson. He also appeared as John Worthington in Neighbours in the late 1980s.
On film, he played screen father to Meryl Streep in A Cry in the Dark, the 1988 movie about the Lindy Chamberlain court case.
Brian James (born 1956) is an American basketball coach currently an assistant coach in the National Basketball Association for the Milwaukee Bucks (2005-Present).
Prior to joining the Milwaukee Bucks, James served as an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons (1995-98), Toronto Raptors (1998-01) and Washington Wizards (2001-03). James also served as an advanced scout for the Seattle SuperSonics (2004-2005) as well as an NBA analyst for ESPN.com.
Before his NBA coaching career, James enjoyed heavy success coaching Illinois high school basketball. In 18 seasons, James accumulated a varsity record of 196-79 (.713), won five league championships with Glenbrook North High School, and appeared in the Illinois state tournament four times.
Brian James was a first class cricketer who played 4 matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1954. he also appeared for Yorkshire Second XI between 1953 and 1959.
A left arm fast medium bowler, he took 8 wickets at 28.5 with a best of 4 for 54 against Cambridge University. He scored 22 runs and was dismissed just twice in 5 innings. His top score was 11* against Cambridge University.
He was born on April 23, 1934 in Darfield, Barnsley and died in 2000.
