ACTOR

Steve James

1952 - 1993

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Steve James (February 19, 1952 – December 18, 1993) was an American actor, stunt performer and martial artist. He starred mostly in action films such as the American Ninja series, The Delta Force (1986), The Exterminator (1980), and Avenging Force (1986). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Steve James has received more than 36,937 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Steve James is the 2,995th most popular actor (up from 4,852nd in 2019), the 4,574th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,230th in 2019) and the 1,355th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 37k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Steve James ranks 2,995 out of 13,578. Before him are Steven Hill, Lauren Cohan, Hande Erçel, Isla Fisher, Brooke Adams, and Thom Barry. After him are Paul Adelstein, Philip Stone, John Carroll Lynch, Corinna Harfouch, Chris Farley, and Norma Bengell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Steve James ranks 241. Before him are Yasuhiko Okudera, Jeff Lindsay, Abdalá Bucaram, Gabriele Oriali, Kim Stanley Robinson, and Jorge Olguín. After him are Patrick Strzoda, Zoltán Kocsis, Mahmoud Jibril, Dominique Mamberti, Carol Kane, and Gaëtan Dugas. Among people deceased in 1993, Steve James ranks 142. Before him are Yuri Bezmenov, Mick Ronson, Mieczysław Horszowski, Max August Zorn, Bertus Aafjes, and Erich Leinsdorf. After him are Emile Ardolino, Evelyne Hall, Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury, Hédi Amara Nouira, Oliver Tambo, and Guido del Mestri.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steve James ranks 4,574 out of 20,380. Before him are Joss Whedon (1964), Steven Hill (1922), Lauren Cohan (1982), Marsha P. Johnson (1945), Brooke Adams (1949), and Thom Barry (1950). After him are Michael G. Wilson (1942), Paul Adelstein (1969), John Carroll Lynch (1963), Chris Farley (1964), Ronald Graham (1935), and Richard Sears (1861).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Steve James ranks 1,355. Before him are Dick Miller (1928), Bo Hopkins (1942), Steven Hill (1922), Lauren Cohan (1982), Brooke Adams (1949), and Thom Barry (1950). After him are Paul Adelstein (1969), John Carroll Lynch (1963), Chris Farley (1964), Michael V. Gazzo (1923), Aidan Quinn (1959), and Tom Mix (1880).

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Television and Movie Roles

American Ninja
Cpl. Curtis Jackson
Joe Armstrong, an orphaned drifter with little respect for much other than martial arts, finds himself on an American Army base in The Philippines after a judge gives him a choice of enlistment or prison. On one of his first missions driving a convoy, his platoon is attacked by a group of rebels who try to steal the weapons the platoon is transporting and kidnap the base colonel's daughter.
Aug 30th 19855.909 / 10
The Warriors
Baseball Fury
Prominent gang leader Cyrus calls a meeting of New York's gangs to set aside their turf wars and take over the city. At the meeting, a rival leader kills Cyrus, but a Coney Island gang called the Warriors is wrongly blamed for Cyrus' death. Before you know it, the cops and every gangbanger in town is hot on the Warriors' trail.
Feb 1st 19797.666 / 10
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation
Sgt. Curtis Jackson
On a remote Caribbean island, Army Ranger Joe Armstrong saves an old friend from the clutches of "The Lion", an evil super-criminal who has kidnapped a local scientist and mass-produced an army of mutant Ninja warriors.
May 1st 19875.456 / 10