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.
Filmography
In the Matchbox
as Uncle Wendell
In the Matchbox
as Uncle Wendell
Flint Tale
Flint Tale
Dirty Dead Con Men
as Art McCoy
Dirty Dead Con Men
as Art McCoy
Blues for Life
as Plank Road Slim
Blues for Life
as Plank Road Slim
The Night Stalker
as Harrison Johnson
The Night Stalker
as Harrison Johnson
Lucky Girl
as Reverend Thompson
Lucky Girl
as Reverend Thompson
A Christmas Wedding
as Arthur
A Christmas Wedding
as Arthur
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
as Llore
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
as Llore
The System Within
as Hays
The System Within
as Hays
Today You Die
as Derrick
Today You Die
as Derrick
Boss'n Up
as Orange Juice
Boss'n Up
as Orange Juice
Auggie Rose
as MacDougall
Auggie Rose
as MacDougall
The Art of a Bullet
as Walter Simmons
The Art of a Bullet
as Walter Simmons
Amistad
as Creole Cook
Amistad
as Creole Cook
Campfire Tales
as Cole (segment "The Honeymoon")
Campfire Tales
as Cole (segment "The Honeymoon")
Heaven's Prisoners
as Victor Romero
Heaven's Prisoners
as Victor Romero
Se7en
as George the Night Guard at the Library
Se7en
as George the Night Guard at the Library
Speed
as Sam
Speed
as Sam
The Habitation of Dragons
as Lonny Johnson
The Habitation of Dragons
as Lonny Johnson
The Water Engine
as Factory Worker
The Water Engine
as Factory Worker
The Five Heartbeats
as Big Red
The Five Heartbeats
as Big Red
The Doors
as Chuck Vincent
The Doors
as Chuck Vincent
Demon Cop
as Police in Warehouse
Demon Cop
as Police in Warehouse
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
as One Eyed Sam
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
as One Eyed Sam
Patty Hearst
as Tall Muslim
Patty Hearst
as Tall Muslim
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
as Reverend Johnson
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
as Reverend Johnson
The Color Purple
as Jook Joint Patron
The Color Purple
as Jook Joint Patron
Disco Godfather
as Stinger Ray
Disco Godfather
as Stinger Ray