Steve James

Steve James

actor, stunts, writer

Steve James was born on Feb 19, 1952 in USA. Steve James's big-screen debut came with The Land That Time Forgot directed by Kevin Connor in 1974, strarring First Sto-Lu. Steve James is known for The Player directed by Robert Altman, Tim Robbins stars as Griffin Mill and Greta Scacchi as June Gudmundsdottir. The upcoming new movie Steve James plays is M.A.N.T.I.S. which will be released on Jan 24, 1994.

Steve James was often cast in action movies as the hero's sidekick, despite usually being a better actor and fighter than the star. James was raised in New York City, attended C.W. Post College as an Arts and Film major, and upon graduating, became involved in stage work and TV commercials. He started in film as a stuntman, working in such New York productions as Ghostbusters, The Wiz, The Warriors, and The Wanderers. His first major film role was as Robert Ginty's sidekick in The Exterminator; he later played sidekick to such stars as Michael Dudikoff (3 times), David Carradine, and Chuck Norris. His last 2 films were the pilot for the TV series "M.A.N.T.I.S." which aired on the Fox network just a few weeks after his death at age 41 of pancreatic cancer and "Bloodfist V: Human Target" with Don "The Dragon" Wilson which premiered after Steve's death.

  • Birthday

    Feb 19, 1952
  • Place of Birth

    New York City, New York, USA

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