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Hawthorne James
Acting

Hawthorne James

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.

Filmography

Se7en poster

Se7en

as George the Night Guard at the Library

8.4•1995

Se7en

as George the Night Guard at the Library

Speed poster

Speed

as Sam

7.2•1994

Speed

as Sam

In the Matchbox poster

In the Matchbox

as Uncle Wendell

2023

In the Matchbox

as Uncle Wendell

Flint Tale

2021

Flint Tale

Dirty Dead Con Men poster

Dirty Dead Con Men

as Art McCoy

3.5•2018

Dirty Dead Con Men

as Art McCoy

Blues for Life poster

Blues for Life

as Plank Road Slim

2016

Blues for Life

as Plank Road Slim

The Night Stalker poster

The Night Stalker

as Harrison Johnson

6.8•2016

The Night Stalker

as Harrison Johnson

Lucky Girl poster

Lucky Girl

as Reverend Thompson

2.7•2015

Lucky Girl

as Reverend Thompson

A Christmas Wedding poster

A Christmas Wedding

as Arthur

2.8•2013

A Christmas Wedding

as Arthur

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror poster

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror

as Llore

4.7•2006

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror

as Llore

The System Within poster

The System Within

as Hays

3.2•2006

The System Within

as Hays

Today You Die poster

Today You Die

as Derrick

4.4•2005

Today You Die

as Derrick

Boss'n Up poster

Boss'n Up

as Orange Juice

4.6•2005

Boss'n Up

as Orange Juice

Auggie Rose poster

Auggie Rose

as MacDougall

5.7•2000

Auggie Rose

as MacDougall

The Art of a Bullet poster

The Art of a Bullet

as Walter Simmons

9.0•1999

The Art of a Bullet

as Walter Simmons

Amistad poster

Amistad

as Creole Cook

7.0•1997

Amistad

as Creole Cook

Campfire Tales poster

Campfire Tales

as Cole (segment "The Honeymoon")

5.9•1997

Campfire Tales

as Cole (segment "The Honeymoon")

Heaven's Prisoners poster

Heaven's Prisoners

as Victor Romero

5.4•1996

Heaven's Prisoners

as Victor Romero

Caroline at Midnight poster

Caroline at Midnight

as Stan Donovan

3.9•1994

Caroline at Midnight

as Stan Donovan

The Habitation of Dragons poster

The Habitation of Dragons

as Lonny Johnson

6.0•1992

The Habitation of Dragons

as Lonny Johnson

The Water Engine poster

The Water Engine

as Factory Worker

5.8•1992

The Water Engine

as Factory Worker

The Five Heartbeats poster

The Five Heartbeats

as Big Red

7.2•1991

The Five Heartbeats

as Big Red

The Doors poster

The Doors

as Chuck Vincent

7.1•1991

The Doors

as Chuck Vincent

Demon Cop poster

Demon Cop

as Police in Warehouse

3.5•1990

Demon Cop

as Police in Warehouse

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka poster

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

as One Eyed Sam

6.4•1988

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

as One Eyed Sam

Patty Hearst poster

Patty Hearst

as Tall Muslim

5.7•1988

Patty Hearst

as Tall Muslim

Police Story: The Freeway Killings poster

Police Story: The Freeway Killings

as Reverend Johnson

6.2•1987

Police Story: The Freeway Killings

as Reverend Johnson

Ricky 1 poster

Ricky 1

as The Champ (Silver Shadow)

3.4•1986

Ricky 1

as The Champ (Silver Shadow)

The Color Purple poster

The Color Purple

as Jook Joint Patron

7.7•1985

The Color Purple

as Jook Joint Patron

Penitentiary II poster

Penitentiary II

as Referee

4.4•1982

Penitentiary II

as Referee

Disco Godfather poster

Disco Godfather

as Stinger Ray

5.6•1979

Disco Godfather

as Stinger Ray

Othello

as Iago

Othello

as Iago