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