Hawthorne James
Filmography

Hawthorne James

ActorChicago, Illinois, USA41 titles

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.

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Se7en
Se7en
1995 · 8.4
George the Night Guard at the Library
Speed
Speed
1994 · 7.2
Sam
The Color Purple
The Color Purple
1985 · 7.7
Jook Joint Patron
The Doors
The Doors
1991 · 7.1
Chuck Vincent
Today You Die
Today You Die
2005 · 4.4
Derrick
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988 · 6.4
One Eyed Sam
Ricky 1
Ricky 1
1986 · 3.4
The Champ (Silver Shadow)
Heaven's Prisoners
Heaven's Prisoners
1996 · 5.4
Victor Romero
Auggie Rose
Auggie Rose
2000 · 5.7
MacDougall
The Five Heartbeats
The Five Heartbeats
1991 · 7.3
Big Red