I couldn't say no to jobs and I couldn't say no to drugs. I'd get high from a movie, I'd be somebody else because I didn't particularly like me, so long as I had a script in my hand, I was okay. As soon as the movie was over, I didn't know what to do.

Migrating to New York James immersed himself in the theater scene taking on bit roles here and there. He lent his voice to the character of Parasite in Superman: The Animated Series. "


Death
James died in 1999 from a heart attack in Malibu California.

James appeared in more than 100 films before he died of a heart attack aged 54. Another 48 Hours Tango & Cash Red Heat The Player and The Fifth Element. 91 m) tall usually resulted in his casting as a heavy appearing more frequently in lower budget horror and action films throughout the 1980s and 1990s.