Hawthorne James
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.
Known For
Sam
Speed
George the Night Guard at the Library
Se7en
Big Red
The Five Heartbeats
Victor Romero
Heaven's Prisoners
Hays
The System Within
Cole (segment "The Honeymoon")
Campfire Tales
Referee
Penitentiary II
Stinger Ray
Disco Godfather
Flint Tale
Arthur
A Christmas Wedding
The Champ (Silver Shadow)
Ricky 1
Factory Worker
The Water Engine
Stan Donovan
Caroline at Midnight
Harrison Johnson
The Night Stalker
Walter Simmons
The Art of a Bullet
Art McCoy
Dirty Dead Con Men
Llore
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
Creole Cook
Amistad
Orange Juice
Boss'n Up
Jook Joint Patron
The Color Purple
Derrick
Today You Die
Lonny Johnson
The Habitation of Dragons
Reverend Thompson
Lucky Girl
Plank Road Slim
Blues for Life
One Eyed Sam
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
MacDougall
Auggie Rose
Tall Muslim
Patty Hearst
Reverend Johnson
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
Uncle Wendell
In the Matchbox
Police in Warehouse
Demon Cop
Iago
Othello
Chuck Vincent
The Doors
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
32
Gender
Male
Birthday
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
James H. Hawthorne