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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

48

Gender

Male

Birthday

1952-02-19

Day of Death

1993-12-18 (41 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York

Also Known As

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.

Known For

Acting

The Player

1992

The Player

as

Steve James

Johnny Be Good

1988

Johnny Be Good

as

Coach Ned Sanders

The Warriors

1979

The Warriors

as

Baseball Fury

Weird Science

1985

Weird Science

as

Guy at Table (uncredited)

Vigilante

1982

Vigilante

as

Ptl. Gibbons

Muggable Mary: Street Cop

1982

Muggable Mary: Street Cop

as

Park Slasher - Rapist

American Ninja 2: The Confrontation

1987

American Ninja 2: The Confrontation

as

Sgt. Curtis Jackson

American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt

1989

American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt

as

Curtis Jackson

American Ninja

1985

American Ninja

as

Cpl. Curtis Jackson

McBain

1991

McBain

as

Eastland

The Exterminator

1980

The Exterminator

as

Michael Jefferson

The Delta Force

1986

The Delta Force

as

Bobby

Hero and the Terror

1988

Hero and the Terror

as

Robinson

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

1988

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

as

Kung Fu Joe

He Knows You're Alone

1980

He Knows You're Alone

as

Young Man

Mask

1985

Mask

as

Hospital Intern

Avenging Force

1986

Avenging Force

as

Larry Richards

Times Square

1980

Times Square

as

Dude

Street Hunter

1990

Street Hunter

as

Logan Blade

P.O.W. The Escape

1986

P.O.W. The Escape

as

Johnston

Riverbend

1989

Riverbend

as

Maj. Samuel Quentin

Obsessed

1977

Obsessed

as

Police Officer

C.A.T. Squad

1986

C.A.T. Squad

as

Bud Raines

Mister Johnson

1991

Mister Johnson

as

Aliu

Arthur

1981

Arthur

as

Man Outside Tie Store (uncredited)

Bloodfist V: Human Target

1994

Bloodfist V: Human Target

as

Marcus / Drew Washington

The Land That Time Forgot

1974

The Land That Time Forgot

as

First Sto-Lu

Hollywood Shuffle

1987

Hollywood Shuffle

as

Hood #3

The Soldier

1982

The Soldier

as

Soldier's Force

Enter the Game of Death

1978

Enter the Game of Death

as

Black Martial Artist

The Flamingo Kid

1984

The Flamingo Kid

as

Renaldo

Cinema of Vengeance

1994

Cinema of Vengeance

as

Self (interviewee)

Hammer, Slammer, & Slade

1990

Hammer, Slammer, & Slade

as

Kung Fu Joe

Abuse

1983

Abuse

as

Dr. Bennett

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

1994

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

as

Antoine Pike

Fatal Vision

Fatal Vision

as

U.S. Marshal

Moonlighting

Moonlighting

as

Mohammed 'Boogaloo' Brown

T. J. Hooker

T. J. Hooker

as

Coach Cassius Isley

Production

Crew

Directing