Steve James
February 19, 1952 · 74 years old
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 J…
Known For
16 titles
The Warriors
Members of a street gang known as the Warriors must fight their way from the Bronx to their home turf on Coney Island when they are falsely accused of assassinating a respected gang leader.
To Live and Die in L.A.
A fearless Secret Service agent will stop at nothing to bring down the counterfeiter who killed his partner.
The Delta Force
After a plane is hijacked by terrorists, The Delta Force is sent in to resolve the crisis.
American Ninja
American soldier, obviously very skilled in martial arts, single-handedly takes on mercenaries in the Philippines.
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation
On a remote Caribbean island, Army Ranger Joe Armstrong investigates the disappearance of several marines, which leads him to The Lion, a super-criminal who has kidnapped a local scientist and mass-produced an army of mutant Ninja...
Johnny Be Good
Johnny's the top high-school football player and many colleges want him. His girlfriend, coach and best friend want him in the college, serving themselves most.
The Exterminator
A man's best friend is killed on the streets of New York City. The man (Robert Ginty) then transforms into a violent killer, turning New York City into a great war zone, and Christopher George is the only one to stop him.
The Brother from Another Planet
A mute alien with the appearance of a black human is chased by outer-space bounty hunters through the streets of Harlem.
Hollywood Shuffle
An actor limited to stereotypical roles because of his ethnicity, dreams of making it big as a highly respected performer. As he makes his rounds, the film takes a satiric look at African American actors in Hollywood.
American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt
A man newly trained in the martial arts must save his trainer from experimentation.
Vigilante
After his wife and son got brutalized by a street gang, and a corrupt criminal justice system puts the perpetrators back on the street, a NYC factory worker teams up with a vigilante group to find some measure of bloody justice.
Hero and the Terror
Danny was lucky 3 years ago at the arrest of Terror, a serial killer of young women. Danny's about to be a dad, when Terror escapes prison and is back killing. Will Danny get lucky this time?
Avenging Force
A senator is targeted by the Pentangle, a right wing paramilitary group. His pal, a former CIA agent and martial artist, tries to help him. The group kidnaps the agent's sister and tries to hunt him down, "The Most Dangerous Game"...
The Soldier
Terrorists take over a plutonium bomb and threaten to detonate it in a Saudi Arabian oil field. A special anti-terrorist unit is sent in to stop them.
P.O.W. the Escape
Col. Cooper leads a group of American P.O.W.s, battling their way to freedom as Saigon falls to the Viet Cong.
Enter the Game of Death
WWII looms, China fears German/Japanese invasion. Espionage group hires Bruce Le to retrieve secret document from 6-floor tower's top level by fighting his way up.