Other shows he guest-starred on include Hawaii Five-O; The High Chaparral; Bonanza; The Rookies; Charlie's Angels; Starsky and Hutch; Buck Rogers in the 25th Century; Holmes & Yoyo; The Fall Guy; The A-Team; Hunter (1984); Quincy, M.E.
He played one of the lynch mobsters in High Plains Drifter (1973), he had his first costar role as the stalker murderer obsessed with The Teacher (1974) starring Golden Globe Nominee, Angel Tompkins, and Jay North.
He also appeared as the evil chauffeur in the horror film Burnt Offerings (1976).
[3] He had roles in Blue Thunder (1983), Nightmares (1983), and The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991).
James also appeared in Poison's 1988 music video for their song "Fallen Angel".