
Hawthorne James
- Known for
- Acting
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
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.
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Filmography
Othello
Movie · as Iago

In the Matchbox
Movie · as Uncle Wendell
Flint Tale
Movie

Dirty Dead Con Men
Movie · as Art McCoy

The Night Stalker
Movie · as Harrison Johnson

Blues for Life
Movie · as Plank Road Slim

Lucky Girl
Movie · as Reverend Thompson

A Christmas Wedding
Movie · as Arthur

Workaholics
TV · as Bus Driver · 2 eps

The System Within
Movie · as Hays

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
Movie · as Llore

Boss'n Up
Movie · as Orange Juice

Today You Die
Movie · as Derrick

Auggie Rose
Movie · as MacDougall

The Art of a Bullet
Movie · as Walter Simmons

Roswell
TV · as Suspect · 1 ep

Charmed
TV · as Demonic Healer · 2 eps

Campfire Tales
Movie · as Cole (segment "The Honeymoon")

Amistad
Movie · as Creole Cook

Stargate SG-1
TV · as Gavos · 1 ep

Heaven's Prisoners
Movie · as Victor Romero

Se7en
Movie · as George the Night Guard at the Library

Speed
Movie · as Sam

Caroline at Midnight
Movie · as Stan Donovan

ER
TV · as Hawthorne · 2 eps

Frasier
TV · as Bill · 1 ep

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
TV · as Gage · 1 ep

The Water Engine
Movie · as Factory Worker

The Habitation of Dragons
Movie · as Lonny Johnson

Martin
TV · as Brother Claus · 1 ep

The Five Heartbeats
Movie · as Big Red

The Doors
Movie · as Chuck Vincent

Demon Cop
Movie · as Police in Warehouse

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
TV · as George · 1 ep

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Movie · as One Eyed Sam

Patty Hearst
Movie · as Tall Muslim

Police Story: The Freeway Killings
Movie · as Reverend Johnson

Ricky 1
Movie · as The Champ (Silver Shadow)

The Color Purple
Movie · as Jook Joint Patron

Amazing Stories
TV · as Fowler · 1 ep

Penitentiary II
Movie · as Referee

Cheers
TV · as Juror · 1 ep

Disco Godfather
Movie · as Stinger Ray


