Steve James

Steve James

Known for
Acting
Born
February 19, 1952
Died
December 18, 1993 (aged 41)
Birthplace
New York City, New York

Biography

Steven Wall James (February 19, 1952 – December 18, 1993) was an American actor and stunt performer. He was best-known for his roles in 1980s action films, often from Cannon Films, such as the American Ninja series, The Delta Force (1986), The Exterminator (1980), and Avenging Force (1986). He also portrayed Kung Fu Joe in the 1988 comedy/spoof film I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, and its 1990 television pilot spinoff Hammer, Slammer, & Slade. Description above from the Wikipedia article Steve James, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

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Filmography

2015
Ninja Gaijin: Remembering a Classic Cannon Franchise poster

Ninja Gaijin: Remembering a Classic Cannon Franchise

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1994
Bloodfist V: Human Target poster

Bloodfist V: Human Target

Movie · as Marcus / Drew Washington

1994
Cinema of Vengeance poster

Cinema of Vengeance

Movie · as Self (interviewee)

1994
M.A.N.T.I.S. poster

M.A.N.T.I.S.

Movie · as Antoine Pike

1993
Weekend at Bernie's II poster

Weekend at Bernie's II

Movie · as Henry

1992
The Player poster

The Player

Movie · as Steve James

1991
McBain poster

McBain

Movie · as Eastland

1991
Mister Johnson poster

Mister Johnson

Movie · as Aliu

1990
Street Hunter poster

Street Hunter

Movie · as Logan Blade

1990
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade poster

Hammer, Slammer, & Slade

Movie · as Kung Fu Joe

1989
American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt poster

American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt

Movie · as Curtis Jackson

1989
Riverbend poster

Riverbend

Movie · as Maj. Samuel Quentin

1988
Johnny Be Good poster

Johnny Be Good

Movie · as Coach Ned Sanders

1988
Hero and the Terror poster

Hero and the Terror

Movie · as Robinson

1988
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka poster

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

Movie · as Kung Fu Joe

1988
C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf poster

C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf

Movie

1987
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation poster

American Ninja 2: The Confrontation

Movie · as Sgt. Curtis Jackson

1987
Hollywood Shuffle poster

Hollywood Shuffle

Movie · as Hood #3

1986
The Delta Force poster

The Delta Force

Movie · as Bobby

1986
Avenging Force poster

Avenging Force

Movie · as Larry Richards

1986
P.O.W. The Escape poster

P.O.W. The Escape

Movie · as Johnston

1986
C.A.T. Squad poster

C.A.T. Squad

Movie · as Bud Raines

1985
Weird Science poster

Weird Science

Movie · as Guy at Table (uncredited)

1985
American Ninja poster

American Ninja

Movie · as Cpl. Curtis Jackson

1985
To Live and Die in L.A. poster

To Live and Die in L.A.

Movie · as Jeff Rice

1985
Mask poster

Mask

Movie · as Hospital Intern

1985
The Atlanta Child Murders poster

The Atlanta Child Murders

TV · as Policeman #1 · 2 eps

1985
Moonlighting poster

Moonlighting

TV · as Mohammed 'Boogaloo' Brown · 1 ep

1984
The Brother from Another Planet poster

The Brother from Another Planet

Movie · as Odell

1984
The Flamingo Kid poster

The Flamingo Kid

Movie · as Renaldo

1984
Fatal Vision poster

Fatal Vision

TV · as U.S. Marshal · 2 eps

1983
Vigilante poster

Vigilante

Movie · as Ptl. Gibbons

1983
Abuse poster

Abuse

Movie · as Dr. Bennett

1982
Muggable Mary: Street Cop poster

Muggable Mary: Street Cop

Movie · as Park Slasher - Rapist

1982
The Soldier poster

The Soldier

Movie · as Soldier's Force

1982
T. J. Hooker poster

T. J. Hooker

TV · as Coach Cassius Isley · 1 ep

1981
Arthur poster

Arthur

Movie · as Man Outside Tie Store (uncredited)

1980
The Exterminator poster

The Exterminator

Movie · as Michael Jefferson

1980
He Knows You're Alone poster

He Knows You're Alone

Movie · as Young Man

1980
Times Square poster

Times Square

Movie · as Dude

1979
The Warriors poster

The Warriors

Movie · as Baseball Fury

1977
Obsessed poster

Obsessed

Movie · as Police Officer

1974
The Land That Time Forgot poster

The Land That Time Forgot

Movie · as First Sto-Lu