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