Hawthorne James
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Hawthorne James is an American actor and director, best known for his role as Big Red Davis in the 1991 film The Five Heartbeats. He is also known for his role as Sam, the injured bus driver, in Speed (1994 film). James was born James Hawthorne in Chicago, Illinois, the son of A.M. Alene and Robert Hawthorne.
Known for
Credits
Se7en (1995)
as George the Night Guard at the Library
Speed (1994)
as Sam
The Color Purple (1985)
as Jook Joint Patron
The Doors (1991)
as Chuck Vincent
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
as One Eyed Sam
Heaven's Prisoners (1996)
as Victor Romero
Today You Die (2005)
as Derrick
The Five Heartbeats (1991)
as Big Red
The Night Stalker (2016)
as Harrison Johnson
The Water Engine (1992)
as Factory Worker
Ricky 1 (1986)
as The Champ (Silver Shadow)
A Christmas Wedding (2013)
as Arthur
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror (2006)
as Llore
Campfire Tales (1997)
as Cole (segment "The Honeymoon")
Patty Hearst (1988)
as Tall Muslim
Auggie Rose (2000)
as MacDougall
Penitentiary II (1982)
as Referee
Amistad (1997)
as Creole Cook
The Habitation of Dragons (1992)
as Lonny Johnson
Boss'n Up (2005)
as Orange Juice
Police Story: The Freeway Killings (1987)
as Reverend Johnson
Caroline at Midnight (1994)
as Stan Donovan
Disco Godfather (1979)
as Stinger Ray
Lucky Girl (2015)
as Reverend Thompson
Blues for Life (2016)
as Plank Road Slim
In the Matchbox (2023)
as Uncle Wendell
The Art of a Bullet (1999)
as Walter Simmons
Demon Cop (1990)
as Police in Warehouse
Othello (—)
as Iago
The System Within (2006)
as Hays
Flint Tale (2021)
Actor
Dirty Dead Con Men (2018)
as Art McCoy