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Steve James
Acting · 1952–1993 · New York City, New York
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
Moonlighting
Mohammed 'Boogaloo' Brown
T. J. Hooker
Coach Cassius Isley
The Player
Steve James
The Warriors
Baseball Fury
Dressed to Kill
Stunts
Weird Science
Guy at Table (uncredited)
The Delta Force
Bobby
Mask
Hospital Intern
To Live and Die in L.A.
Jeff Rice
Vigilante
Ptl. Gibbons
Filmography
- 2015Ninja Gaijin: Remembering a Classic Cannon FranchiseSelf (archive footage)
- 1994M.A.N.T.I.S.Antoine Pike
- 1994Bloodfist V: Human TargetMarcus / Drew Washington
- 1994Cinema of VengeanceSelf (interviewee)
- 1993Weekend at Bernie's IIHenry
- 1992The PlayerSteve James
- 1991McBainEastland
- 1991Mister JohnsonAliu
- 1990Hammer, Slammer, & SladeKung Fu Joe
- 1990Street HunterLogan Blade
- 1989RiverbendMaj. Samuel Quentin
- 1989American Ninja 3: Blood HuntCurtis Jackson
- 1988I'm Gonna Git You SuckaKung Fu Joe
- 1988Hero and the TerrorRobinson
- 1988C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf
- 1988Johnny Be GoodCoach Ned Sanders
- 1987American Ninja 2: The ConfrontationSgt. Curtis Jackson
- 1987Hollywood ShuffleHood #3
- 1986Avenging ForceLarry Richards
- 1986C.A.T. SquadBud Raines
- 1986P.O.W. The EscapeJohnston
- 1986The Delta ForceBobby
- 1985To Live and Die in L.A.Jeff Rice
- 1985American NinjaCpl. Curtis Jackson
- 1985Weird ScienceGuy at Table (uncredited)
- 1985MaskHospital Intern
- 1985MoonlightingMohammed 'Boogaloo' Brown
- 1985The Atlanta Child MurdersPoliceman #1
- 1984The Flamingo KidRenaldo
- 1984Fatal VisionU.S. Marshal
- 1984The Brother from Another PlanetOdell
- 1983AbuseDr. Bennett
- 1983VigilantePtl. Gibbons
- 1982The SoldierSoldier's Force
- 1982T. J. HookerCoach Cassius Isley
- 1982Muggable Mary: Street CopPark Slasher - Rapist
- 1981ArthurMan Outside Tie Store (uncredited)
- 1980Times SquareDude
- 1980The ExterminatorMichael Jefferson
- 1980He Knows You're AloneYoung Man
- 1980Dressed to KillStunts
- 1979The WanderersStunts
- 1979The WarriorsBaseball Fury
- 1978Enter the Game of DeathBlack Martial Artist
- 1977ObsessedPolice Officer
- 1974The Land That Time ForgotFirst Sto-Lu
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