Hawthorne James
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.
As actor 43
Frasier
1993
Stargate SG-1
1997
Charmed
1998
ER
1994
Cheers
1982
Se7en
1995
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
Martin
1992
Roswell
1999
Workaholics
2011
Amazing Stories
1985
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993
Speed
1994
The Doors
1991
The Color Purple
1985
Today You Die
2005
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988
Auggie Rose
2000
Campfire Tales
1997
Ricky 1
1986
Patty Hearst
1988
The Five Heartbeats
1991
The Night Stalker
2016
Heaven's Prisoners
1996
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
2006
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
1987
Amistad
1997
Disco Godfather
1979
Penitentiary II
1982
The Water Engine
1992
A Christmas Wedding
2013
Caroline at Midnight
1994
In the Matchbox
2023
Lucky Girl
2015
Boss'n Up
2005
Demon Cop
1990
The System Within
2006
The Habitation of Dragons
1992
Flint Tale
2021
Othello
Blues for Life
2016
The Art of a Bullet
1999
Dirty Dead Con Men
2018