Hawthorne James

Acting

Hawthorne James

Chicago, Illinois, USA45 credits

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

In the Matchbox

In the Matchbox

Movie

2023

Flint Tale

Movie

2021

Dirty Dead Con Men
3.6

Dirty Dead Con Men

Movie

2018

Blues for Life

Blues for Life

Movie

2016

The Night Stalker
6.8

The Night Stalker

Movie

2016

Lucky Girl
2.7

Lucky Girl

Movie

2015

Filmography

In the Matchbox
2023In the Matchboxas Uncle WendellMovie
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2021Flint TaleMovie
Dirty Dead Con Men
2018Dirty Dead Con Menas Art McCoyMovie
Blues for Life
2016Blues for Lifeas Plank Road SlimMovie
The Night Stalker
2016The Night Stalkeras Harrison JohnsonMovie
Lucky Girl
2015Lucky Girlas Reverend ThompsonMovie
A Christmas Wedding
2013A Christmas Weddingas ArthurMovie
Workaholics
2011Workaholicsas Bus DriverTV
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2008The Stick Up KidsDirectorMovie
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
2006Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horroras LloreMovie
The System Within
2006The System Withinas HaysMovie
Today You Die
2005Today You Dieas DerrickMovie
Boss'n Up
2005Boss'n Upas Orange JuiceMovie
Auggie Rose
2000Auggie Roseas MacDougallMovie
Roswell
1999Roswellas SuspectTV
The Art of a Bullet
1999The Art of a Bulletas Walter SimmonsMovie
Charmed
1998Charmedas Demonic HealerTV
Amistad
1997Amistadas Creole CookMovie
Stargate SG-1
1997Stargate SG-1as GavosTV
Campfire Tales
1997Campfire Talesas Cole (segment "The Honeymoon")Movie
Heaven's Prisoners
1996Heaven's Prisonersas Victor RomeroMovie
Se7en
1995Se7enas George the Night Guard at the LibraryMovie
ER
1994ERas HawthorneTV
Speed
1994Speedas SamMovie
Caroline at Midnight
1994Caroline at Midnightas Stan DonovanMovie
Frasier
1993Frasieras BillTV
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.as GageTV
The Habitation of Dragons
1992The Habitation of Dragonsas Lonny JohnsonMovie
Martin
1992Martinas Brother ClausTV
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1992The Water Engineas Factory WorkerMovie
The Five Heartbeats
1991The Five Heartbeatsas Big RedMovie
The Doors
1991The Doorsas Chuck VincentMovie
Demon Cop
1990Demon Copas Police in WarehouseMovie
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-Airas GeorgeTV
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988I'm Gonna Git You Suckaas One Eyed SamMovie
Patty Hearst
1988Patty Hearstas Tall MuslimMovie
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
1987Police Story: The Freeway Killingsas Reverend JohnsonMovie
Ricky 1
1986Ricky 1as The Champ (Silver Shadow)Movie
The Color Purple
1985The Color Purpleas Jook Joint PatronMovie
Amazing Stories
1985Amazing Storiesas FowlerTV
Cheers
1982Cheersas JurorTV
Penitentiary II
1982Penitentiary IIas RefereeMovie
Disco Godfather
1979Disco Godfatheras Stinger RayMovie
O
—Othelloas IagoMovie
L
—Lisa TrotterDirectorMovie