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
Today You Die (2005)
as Derrick
Patty Hearst (1988)
as Tall Muslim
Heaven's Prisoners (1996)
as Victor Romero
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror (2006)
as Llore
Campfire Tales (1997)
as Cole (segment "The Honeymoon")
Auggie Rose (2000)
as MacDougall
The Water Engine (1992)
as Factory Worker
Amistad (1997)
as Creole Cook
The Five Heartbeats (1991)
as Big Red
The Night Stalker (2016)
as Harrison Johnson
Police Story: The Freeway Killings (1987)
as Reverend Johnson
Lucky Girl (2015)
as Reverend Thompson
Penitentiary II (1982)
as Referee
Boss'n Up (2005)
as Orange Juice
Caroline at Midnight (1994)
as Stan Donovan
Disco Godfather (1979)
as Stinger Ray
Demon Cop (1990)
as Police in Warehouse
The Habitation of Dragons (1992)
as Lonny Johnson
A Christmas Wedding (2013)
as Arthur
Ricky 1 (1986)
as The Champ (Silver Shadow)
The System Within (2006)
as Hays
The Art of a Bullet (1999)
as Walter Simmons
Blues for Life (2016)
as Plank Road Slim
Flint Tale (2021)
Actor
In the Matchbox (2023)
as Uncle Wendell
Othello (—)
as Iago
Dirty Dead Con Men (2018)
as Art McCoy