Steve James (actor)
Steve James ( born February 19, 1952 in New York; † December 18, 1993 in Burbank, California ) was an American actor.
Biography
James was born in New York City. His uncle was the actor James Wall. He attended the C. W. Post a campus university on Long Iceland, where he studied film and art.
After that he played theater and turned to television commercials. He also went to the martial arts. Steve James began his film career as a stuntman in films such as The Wiz - The Wizard of Oz, The Warriors and The Wanderers. He mostly appeared in action movies. In 1985, he took a supporting role in American Ninja. It was followed by other productions for the production company Cannon Films, some again on the side of Michael Dudikoff.
Steve James died from a pancreatic tumor in Burbank, California at the age of 41 years. His last role was in the pilot for the TV series MANTIS. He left a wife and a child together. A role in Mortal Kombat came so no more about.