About
Hawthorne James
Overview
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
Acting |
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| 2023 | In the Matchbox | Actor | Uncle Wendell | N/A N/A |
| 2021 | Flint Tale | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2018 | Dirty Dead Con Men | Actor | Art McCoy | 58 Average |
| 2016 | Blues for Life | Actor | Plank Road Slim | N/A N/A |
| 2016 | The Night Stalker | Actor | Harrison Johnson | 59 Average |
| 2015 | Lucky Girl | Actor | Reverend Thompson | 58 Average |
| 2013 | A Christmas Wedding | Actor | Arthur | 59 Average |
| 2006 | Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror | Actor | Llore | 57 Average |
| 2006 | The System Within | Actor | Hays | 58 Average |
| 2005 | Today You Die | Actor | Derrick | 56 Average |
| 2005 | Boss'n Up | Actor | Orange Juice | 58 Average |
| 2000 | Auggie Rose | Actor | MacDougall | 59 Average |
| 1999 | The Art of a Bullet | Actor | Walter Simmons | N/A N/A |
| 1997 | Amistad | Actor | Creole Cook | 67 Fair |
| 1997 | Campfire Tales | Actor | Cole (segment "The Honeymoon") | 58 Average |
| 1996 | Heaven's Prisoners | Actor | Victor Romero | 57 Average |
| 1995 | Se7en | Actor | George the Night Guard at the Library | 83 Very good |
| 1994 | Speed | Actor | Sam | 70 Good |
| 1994 | Caroline at Midnight | Actor | Stan Donovan | 58 Average |
| 1992 | The Habitation of Dragons | Actor | Lonny Johnson | N/A N/A |
| 1992 | The Water Engine | Actor | Factory Worker | 58 Average |
| 1991 | The Five Heartbeats | Actor | Big Red | 60 Fair |
| 1988 | I'm Gonna Git You Sucka | Actor | One Eyed Sam | 60 Fair |
| 1988 | Patty Hearst | Actor | Tall Muslim | 58 Average |
| 1987 | Police Story: The Freeway Killings | Actor | Reverend Johnson | 59 Average |
| 1986 | Ricky 1 | Actor | 58 Average |
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| 1985 | The Color Purple | Actor | Jook Joint Patron | 73 Good |
| 1982 | Penitentiary II | Actor | Referee | 58 Average |
| 1979 | Disco Godfather | Actor | Stinger Ray | 58 Average |
Directing |
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| 2008 | The Stick Up Kids | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
| Lisa Trotter | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
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