Steve James
Date of birth: 1952-02-19
Place of birth: New York City, New York
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
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.
Movie Credits
The Player
1992-05-08
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but
Johnny Be Good
1988-03-22
It's recruiting time and despite being short and scrawny, Johnny Walker is America's hottest young f
The Warriors
1979-02-01
Prominent gang leader Cyrus calls a meeting of New York's gangs to set aside their turf wars and tak
Weird Science
1985-08-01
Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Their d
Vigilante
1983-01-04
New York City factory worker Eddie Marino is a solid citizen and regular guy, until the day a sadist
Weekend at Bernie's II
1993-07-09
Everybody's favorite stiff is back! Working fools Larry Wilson and Richard Parker have uncovered a d
Muggable Mary: Street Cop
1982-02-25
Mary is a single mother with a disabled child who makes a living as a undercover cop catching johns,
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation
1987-05-01
On a remote Caribbean island, Army Ranger Joe Armstrong investigates the disappearance of several ma
American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt
1989-02-24
Jackson is back, and now he has a new partner, karate champion Sean, as they must face a deadly terr
The Brother from Another Planet
1984-09-07
A mute alien with the appearance of a black human is chased by outer-space bounty hunters through th
American Ninja
1985-08-30
Joe Armstrong, an orphaned drifter with little respect for much other than martial arts, finds himse
To Live and Die in L.A.
1985-11-01
When his longtime partner on the force is killed, reckless U.S. Secret Service agent Richard Chance
McBain
1991-09-20
Santos attempts to lead a people's revolt in Colombia to overthrow the Presidente. When his revolt f
The Exterminator
1980-09-10
When a man's best friend is killed on the streets of New York, he transforms into a violent killer,
The Delta Force
1986-02-14
A 707 aircraft jetliner, en route from Athens to Rome and then to New York City, is hijacked by Leba
Hero and the Terror
1988-08-26
Danny O'Brien is back in action fighting the notorious Simon Moon, also known as The Terror. Three y
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988-11-10
Jack Spade returns from the army in his old ghetto neighbourhood when his brother, June Bug, dies. J
He Knows You're Alone
1980-08-29
A reluctant bride-to-be is stalked by a serial killer who only kills brides and the people around th
Mask
1985-03-08
A significantly deformed but highly intelligent teenage boy and his biker gang mother attempt to liv
Avenging Force
1986-09-12
Martial arts expert Matt Hunter was one of the most promising operatives in Army intelligence until
Times Square
1980-10-17
When a 13-year-old girl befriends a defiant antisocial child of the streets, the mismatched runaways
Street Hunter
1990-11-02
Logan Blade is a tough police officer who has to confront a gang led by ruthless Colonel Walsh.
P.O.W. The Escape
1986-04-01
Col. Cooper leads a group of American P.O.W.s, battling their way to freedom as Saigon falls to the
Riverbend
1989-05-01
A black major and his men are on the run from a rigged court-martial and hide out in a small Georgia
C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf
1988-05-23
The Counter Assault Tactical (C.A.T.) Squad investigates a spy who is supplying plutonium to the Sja
Obsessed
1977-01-01
A psycho stalks and violates women at gunpoint. One woman is determined to stop him.
C.A.T. Squad
1986-07-27
When terrorists start killing scientists who are working on NATO's laser defense program, an elite t
The Land That Time Forgot
1974-08-13
During World War I, a German U-boat sinks a British passenger ship and takes the survivors aboard. A
Arthur
1981-07-17
Arthur is a 30-year-old child who will inherit $750 million if he complies with his family's demands
The Soldier
1982-06-01
Terrorists take over a plutonium bomb and threaten to detonate it in a Saudi Arabian oil field. A sp
Hollywood Shuffle
1987-03-20
Aspiring actor and hot-dog stand employee Bobby Taylor catches the ire of his grandmother for auditi
Mister Johnson
1991-03-22
In 1923 British Colonial Nigeria, Mister Johnson is an oddity -- an educated black man who doesn't r
Bloodfist V: Human Target
1994-01-19
Don "The Dragon" Wilson struggles to regain his memory, not knowing who to trust, or even which side
Enter the Game of Death
1978-11-02
It's approaching World War 2 and China is expecting to be invaded by Germany and Japan. Mr Ang is hi
The Flamingo Kid
1984-12-21
Brooklyn teenager Jeffrey Willis, thoroughly unhappy with his modest homestead, embraces the other-w
Cinema of Vengeance
1994-01-01
A documentary study of martial arts films and their leading protagonists. Included are profiles of s
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
1990-12-15
After he retires from the police force, a veteran cop is framed for robbery but his friends, a rooki
Abuse
1983-04-15
Brutally abused by his parents, teenage Thomas finds comfort in associating with a film director who
M.A.N.T.I.S.
1994-01-24
A brilliant, wheelchair-bound scientist invents a form of exo-skeleton called the Mechanically Augme
Ninja Gaijin: Remembering a Classic Cannon Franchise
2015-04-20
Feature length documentary on the AMERICAN NINJA series with interviews from director Sam Firstenber