Steve James

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

February 19, 1952

died

December 18, 1993

place of birth

New York City, New York

total credits

40 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

40 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

The Warriors
7.7

The Warriors

1979as Baseball Fury
The Player
7.2

The Player

1992as Steve James
The Delta Force
6.0

The Delta Force

1986as Bobby
Weird Science
6.5

Weird Science

1985as Guy at Table (uncredited)
To Live and Die in L.A.
7.1

To Live and Die in L.A.

1985as Jeff Rice
Mask
7.3

Mask

1985as Hospital Intern
Arthur
6.5

Arthur

1981as Man Outside Tie Store (uncredited)
American Ninja
6.0

American Ninja

1985as Cpl. Curtis Jackson
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
6.4

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

1988as Kung Fu Joe
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation
5.5

American Ninja 2: The Confrontation

1987as Sgt. Curtis Jackson
Johnny Be Good
4.5

Johnny Be Good

1988as Coach Ned Sanders
The Land That Time Forgot
5.7

The Land That Time Forgot

1974as First Sto-Lu
Vigilante
6.2

Vigilante

1983as Ptl. Gibbons
McBain
4.3

McBain

1991as Eastland
Times Square
6.5

Times Square

1980as Dude
Enter the Game of Death
7.1

Enter the Game of Death

1978as Black Martial Artist
The Soldier
5.3

The Soldier

1982as Soldier's Force
Avenging Force
5.7

Avenging Force

1986as Larry Richards
The Flamingo Kid
6.0

The Flamingo Kid

1984as Renaldo
Hero and the Terror
5.3

Hero and the Terror

1988as Robinson
The Brother from Another Planet
6.7

The Brother from Another Planet

1984as Odell
P.O.W. The Escape
4.6

P.O.W. The Escape

1986as Johnston
M.A.N.T.I.S.
5.2

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

1994as Antoine Pike
Weekend at Bernie's II
5.1

Weekend at Bernie's II

1993as Henry
The Exterminator
5.5

The Exterminator

1980as Michael Jefferson
American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt
4.8

American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt

1989as Curtis Jackson
Street Hunter
5.6

Street Hunter

1990as Logan Blade
He Knows You're Alone
5.2

He Knows You're Alone

1980as Young Man
Hollywood Shuffle
6.5

Hollywood Shuffle

1987as Hood #3
Mister Johnson
6.2

Mister Johnson

1991as Aliu
C.A.T. Squad
5.0

C.A.T. Squad

1986as Bud Raines
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
7.0

Hammer, Slammer, & Slade

1990as Kung Fu Joe
Cinema of Vengeance
6.2

Cinema of Vengeance

1994as Self (interviewee)
C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf
5.5

C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf

1988
Muggable Mary: Street Cop
8.5

Muggable Mary: Street Cop

1982as Park Slasher - Rapist
Bloodfist V: Human Target
5.1

Bloodfist V: Human Target

1994as Marcus / Drew Washington
Abuse
4.9

Abuse

1983as Dr. Bennett
Riverbend
5.4

Riverbend

1989as Maj. Samuel Quentin
Ninja Gaijin: Remembering a Classic Cannon Franchise

Ninja Gaijin: Remembering a Classic Cannon Franchise

2015as Self (archive footage)
Obsessed
5.8

Obsessed

1977as Police Officer