Hawthorne James
Born
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Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
In the Matchbox
Uncle Wendell
2023
Flint Tale
2021
Dirty Dead Con Men
Art McCoy
2018
Blues for Life
Plank Road Slim
2016
The Night Stalker
Harrison Johnson
2016
Lucky Girl
Reverend Thompson
2015
A Christmas Wedding
Arthur
2013
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
Llore
2006
The System Within
Hays
2006
Today You Die
Derrick
2005
Boss'n Up
Orange Juice
2005
Auggie Rose
MacDougall
2000
Roswell
Suspect · (1 episode)
1999
The Art of a Bullet
Walter Simmons
1999
Charmed
Demonic Healer · (2 episodes)
1998
Amistad
Creole Cook
1997
Stargate SG-1
Gavos · (1 episode)
1997
Campfire Tales
Cole (segment "The Honeymoon")
1997
Heaven's Prisoners
Victor Romero
1996
Se7en
George the Night Guard at the Library
1995
ER
Hawthorne · (2 episodes)
1994
Speed
Sam
1994
Caroline at Midnight
Stan Donovan
1994
Frasier
Bill · (1 episode)
1993
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Gage · (1 episode)
1993
The Habitation of Dragons
Lonny Johnson
1992
The Water Engine
Factory Worker
1992
The Five Heartbeats
Big Red
1991
Demon Cop
Police in Warehouse
1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
George · (1 episode)
1990
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
One Eyed Sam
1988
Patty Hearst
Tall Muslim
1988
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
Reverend Johnson
1987
Ricky 1
The Champ (Silver Shadow)
1986
The Color Purple
Jook Joint Patron
1985
Amazing Stories
Fowler · (1 episode)
1985
Cheers
Juror · (1 episode)
1982
Penitentiary II
Referee
1982
Disco Godfather
Stinger Ray
1979