Steve James

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1952-02-19

Place of Birth

New York City, New York

Steve James

Biography

Steve James (February 19, 1952 – December 18, 1993) was an American actor, stunt man and martial artist. He starred mostly in low-budget action films such as the American Ninja series, The Delta Force (1986), The Exterminator (1980), and Enter the Game of Death (1978). James also portrayed Kung Fu Joe in the 1988 film comedy/spoof I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, and its 1990 television pilot spinoff Hammer, Slammer, and Slade. Description above from the Wikipedia article Steve James, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Acting History

2015
Ninja Gaijin: Remembering a Classic Cannon Franchise as Self (archive footage)
1994
M.A.N.T.I.S. as Antoine Pike
1994
Bloodfist V: Human Target as Marcus / Drew Washington
1994
Cinema of Vengeance as Self (interviewee)
1993
Weekend at Bernie's II as Henry
1992
The Player as Steve James
1991
McBain as Eastland
1991
Mister Johnson as Aliu
1990
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade as Kung Fu Joe
1990
Street Hunter as Logan Blade
1989
Riverbend as Maj. Samuel Quentin
1989
American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt as Curtis Jackson
1988
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka as Kung Fu Joe
1988
Hero and the Terror as Robinson
1988
C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf
1988
Johnny Be Good as Coach Ned Sanders
1987
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation as Sgt. Curtis Jackson
1987
Hollywood Shuffle as Hood #3
1986
Avenging Force as Larry Richards
1986
C.A.T. Squad as Bud Raines
1986
P.O.W. The Escape as Johnston
1986
The Delta Force as Bobby
1985
To Live and Die in L.A. as Jeff Rice
1985
American Ninja as Cpl. Curtis Jackson
1985
Weird Science as Guy at Table (uncredited)
1985
Mask as Hospital Intern
1985
Moonlighting as Mohammed 'Boogaloo' Brown
1985
The Atlanta Child Murders as Policeman #1
1984
The Flamingo Kid as Renaldo
1984
Fatal Vision as U.S. Marshal
1984
The Brother from Another Planet as Odell
1983
Abuse as Dr. Bennett
1983
Vigilante as Ptl. Gibbons
1982
The Soldier as Soldier's Force
1982
T. J. Hooker as Coach Cassius Isley
1982
Muggable Mary: Street Cop as Park Slasher - Rapist
1981
Arthur as Man Outside Tie Store (uncredited)
1980
Times Square as Dude
1980
The Exterminator as Michael Jefferson
1980
He Knows You're Alone as Young Man
1979
The Warriors as Baseball Fury
1978
Enter the Game of Death as Black Martial Artist
1977
Obsessed as Police Officer
1974
The Land That Time Forgot as First Sto-Lu