Hawthorne James
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.
43 acting credits · 2 directing credits
Acting · 43
Stargate SG-1
1997
Charmed
1998
ER
1994
Frasier
1993
Cheers
1982
Se7en
1995
Martin
1992
Amazing Stories
1985
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
Roswell
1999
Workaholics
2011
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993
Speed
1994
The Color Purple
1985
The Doors
1991
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988
Today You Die
2005
Heaven's Prisoners
1996
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
2006
The Five Heartbeats
1991
Auggie Rose
2000
Campfire Tales
1997
Amistad
1997
Patty Hearst
1988
The Night Stalker
2016
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
1987
Penitentiary II
1982
The Habitation of Dragons
1992
The Water Engine
1992
Lucky Girl
2015
Caroline at Midnight
1994
Disco Godfather
1979
Demon Cop
1990
Boss'n Up
2005
Ricky 1
1986
In the Matchbox
2023
Blues for Life
2016
The System Within
2006
A Christmas Wedding
2013
Othello
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The Art of a Bullet
1999
Flint Tale
2021
Dirty Dead Con Men
2018