Acting
Hawthorne James
EN cinema · 34 credits
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also known as James H. Hawthorne · James Hawthorne · James Herbert · Hawthorn James
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
Filmography
Othello
Othello
as Iago
In the Matchbox
as Uncle Wendell
Dirty Dead Con Men
as Art McCoy
The Night Stalker
as Harrison Johnson
Blues for Life
as Plank Road Slim
Lucky Girl
as Reverend Thompson
A Christmas Wedding
as Arthur
Boss'n Up
as Orange Juice
Today You Die
as Derrick
Auggie Rose
as MacDougall
The Art of a Bullet
as Walter Simmons
Campfire Tales
as Cole (segment "The Honeymoon")
Amistad
as Creole Cook
Heaven's Prisoners
as Victor Romero
Se7en
as George the Night Guard at the Library
Speed
as Sam
Caroline at Midnight
as Stan Donovan
The Water Engine
as Factory Worker
The Habitation of Dragons
as Lonny Johnson
The Five Heartbeats
as Big Red
The Doors
as Chuck Vincent
Demon Cop
as Police in Warehouse
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
as One Eyed Sam
Patty Hearst
as Tall Muslim
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
as Reverend Johnson
Ricky 1
as The Champ (Silver Shadow)
The Color Purple
as Jook Joint Patron
Penitentiary II
as Referee
Disco Godfather
as Stinger Ray