Acting
Steve James
Feb 19, 1952 (died Dec 18, 1993, aged 41) New York City, New York
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.
Known for
7.7
The Warriors
Baseball Fury
7.5
Moonlighting
Mohammed 'Boogaloo' Brown
6.5
Weird Science
Guy at Table (uncredited)
7.2
The Player
Steve James
7.1
To Live and Die in L.A.
Jeff Rice
6.5
T. J. Hooker
Coach Cassius Isley
6.0
The Delta Force
Bobby
6.0
American Ninja
Cpl. Curtis Jackson
7.3
Mask
Hospital Intern
6.5
Arthur
Man Outside Tie Store (uncredited)
5.6
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation
Sgt. Curtis Jackson
5.1
Weekend at Bernie's II
Henry
6.4
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Kung Fu Joe
4.7
Johnny Be Good
Coach Ned Sanders
5.7
The Land That Time Forgot
First Sto-Lu
Filmography
Ninja Gaijin: Remembering a Classic Cannon Franchise
2015 · Self (archive footage)
5.1
Bloodfist V: Human Target
1994 · Marcus / Drew Washington
6.2
Cinema of Vengeance
1994 · Self (interviewee)
5.2
M.A.N.T.I.S.
1994 · Antoine Pike
5.1
Weekend at Bernie's II
1993 · Henry
7.2
The Player
1992 · Steve James
4.4
McBain
1991 · Eastland
6.2
Mister Johnson
1991 · Aliu
5.6
Street Hunter
1990 · Logan Blade
7.0
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
1990 · Kung Fu Joe
4.8
American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt
1989 · Curtis Jackson
6.5
Riverbend
1989 · Maj. Samuel Quentin
6.4
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988 · Kung Fu Joe
4.7
Johnny Be Good
1988 · Coach Ned Sanders
5.4
Hero and the Terror
1988 · Robinson
5.5
C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf
1988
5.6
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation
1987 · Sgt. Curtis Jackson
6.5
Hollywood Shuffle
1987 · Hood #3
6.0
The Delta Force
1986 · Bobby
5.7
Avenging Force
1986 · Larry Richards
4.6
P.O.W. The Escape
1986 · Johnston
5.0
C.A.T. Squad
1986 · Bud Raines
7.5
Moonlighting
1985 · Mohammed 'Boogaloo' Brown
6.5
Weird Science
1985 · Guy at Table (uncredited)
7.1
To Live and Die in L.A.
1985 · Jeff Rice
6.0
American Ninja
1985 · Cpl. Curtis Jackson
7.3
Mask
1985 · Hospital Intern
5.8
The Atlanta Child Murders
1985 · Policeman #1
6.7
The Brother from Another Planet
1984 · Odell
6.0
The Flamingo Kid
1984 · Renaldo