Steve James
Born: 1952-02-19 in New York City, New York
Died: 1993-12-18
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2015
- Ninja Gaijin: Remembering a Classic Cannon Franchise as Self (archive footage)
1994
- M.A.N.T.I.S. as Antoine Pike
- Bloodfist V: Human Target as Marcus / Drew Washington
- Cinema of Vengeance as Self (interviewee)
1993
- Weekend at Bernie's II as Henry
1992
- The Player as Steve James
1991
- Mister Johnson as Aliu
- McBain as Eastland
1990
- Hammer, Slammer, & Slade as Kung Fu Joe
- Street Hunter as Logan Blade
1989
- American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt as Curtis Jackson
- Riverbend as Maj. Samuel Quentin
1988
- I'm Gonna Git You Sucka as Kung Fu Joe
- Johnny Be Good as Coach Ned Sanders
- Hero and the Terror as Robinson
- C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf
1987
- American Ninja 2: The Confrontation as Sgt. Curtis Jackson
- Hollywood Shuffle as Hood #3
1986
- The Delta Force as Bobby
- P.O.W. The Escape as Johnston
- Avenging Force as Larry Richards
- C.A.T. Squad as Bud Raines
1985
- Moonlighting as Mohammed 'Boogaloo' Brown
- Weird Science as Guy at Table (uncredited)
- The Atlanta Child Murders as Policeman #1
- To Live and Die in L.A. as Jeff Rice
- Mask as Hospital Intern
- American Ninja as Cpl. Curtis Jackson
1984
- Ghostbusters ... (Stunts)
- Fatal Vision as U.S. Marshal
- The Brother from Another Planet as Odell
- The Flamingo Kid as Renaldo
1982
- T. J. Hooker as Coach Cassius Isley
- Hanky Panky ... (Stunts)
- The Soldier as Soldier's Force
- Muggable Mary: Street Cop as Park Slasher - Rapist
- Fighting Back ... (Stunts)
1981
- Fort Apache, the Bronx ... (Stunts)
- Wolfen ... (Stunts)
- Arthur as Man Outside Tie Store (uncredited)
- Ragtime ... (Stunts)
1980
- Dressed to Kill ... (Stunts)
- The Exterminator as Michael Jefferson
- He Knows You're Alone as Young Man
- Times Square as Dude
1979
- The Warriors as Baseball Fury
- The Wanderers ... (Stunts)
1978
- The Wiz ... (Stunts)
- Oliver's Story ... (Stunts)
1977
- Obsessed as Police Officer
1974
- The Land That Time Forgot as First Sto-Lu
- The Education of Sonny Carson ... (Stunts)