Steve James
Born: 1952-02-19 in New York City, New York
Died: 1993-12-18
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2023
- The Luckiest Guy in the World ... (Creator)
2015
- Ninja Gaijin: Remembering a Classic Cannon Franchise as Self (archive footage)
1994
- M.A.N.T.I.S. as Antoine Pike
- Cinema of Vengeance as Self (interviewee)
- Bloodfist V: Human Target as Marcus / Drew Washington
1993
- Weekend at Bernie's II as Henry
1992
- The Player as Steve James
1991
- Mister Johnson as Aliu
- McBain as Eastland
1990
- Street Hunter as Logan Blade
- Hammer, Slammer, & Slade as Kung Fu Joe
1989
- American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt as Curtis Jackson
- Riverbend as Maj. Samuel Quentin
1988
- Hero and the Terror as Robinson
- Johnny Be Good as Coach Ned Sanders
- I'm Gonna Git You Sucka as Kung Fu Joe
- C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf
1987
- Hollywood Shuffle as Hood #3
- American Ninja 2: The Confrontation as Sgt. Curtis Jackson
1986
- The Delta Force as Bobby
- P.O.W. The Escape as Johnston
- C.A.T. Squad as Bud Raines
- Avenging Force as Larry Richards
1985
- Moonlighting as Mohammed 'Boogaloo' Brown
- American Ninja as Cpl. Curtis Jackson
- Mask as Hospital Intern
- Weird Science as Guy at Table (uncredited)
- To Live and Die in L.A. as Jeff Rice
- The Atlanta Child Murders as Policeman #1
1984
- The Flamingo Kid as Renaldo
- The Brother from Another Planet as Odell
- Fatal Vision as U.S. Marshal
1982
- T. J. Hooker as Coach Cassius Isley
- The Soldier as Soldier's Force
- Muggable Mary: Street Cop as Park Slasher - Rapist
1981
- Arthur as Man Outside Tie Store (uncredited)
1980
- The Exterminator as Michael Jefferson
- Dressed to Kill ... (Stunts)
- Times Square as Dude
- He Knows You're Alone as Young Man
1979
- The Wanderers ... (Stunts)
- 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