Hawthorne James

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Se7en (1995) — George the Night Guard at the Library
2. Speed (1994) — Sam
3. Charmed (1998) — Demonic Healer
4. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990) — George
5. The Color Purple (1985) — Jook Joint Patron
6. Stargate SG-1 (1997) — Gavos
7. The Doors (1991) — Chuck Vincent
8. Amistad (1997) — Creole Cook
9. ER (1994) — Hawthorne
10. Frasier (1993) — Bill
11. Cheers (1982) — Juror
12. Roswell (1999) — Suspect
13. Workaholics (2011) — Bus Driver
14. Amazing Stories (1985) — Fowler
15. I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) — One Eyed Sam
16. Martin (1992) — Brother Claus
17. Today You Die (2005) — Derrick
18. Campfire Tales (1997) — Cole (segment "The Honeymoon")
19. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993) — Gage
20. Heaven's Prisoners (1996) — Victor Romero
21. Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror (2006) — Llore
22. The Five Heartbeats (1991) — Big Red
23. Patty Hearst (1988) — Tall Muslim
24. Disco Godfather (1979) — Stinger Ray
25. Auggie Rose (2000) — MacDougall
26. The Night Stalker (2016) — Harrison Johnson
27. Dirty Dead Con Men (2018) — Art McCoy
28. Penitentiary II (1982) — Referee
29. Boss'n Up (2005) — Orange Juice
30. Demon Cop (1990) — Police in Warehouse
31. Ricky 1 (1986) — The Champ (Silver Shadow)
32. Caroline at Midnight (1994) — Stan Donovan
33. A Christmas Wedding (2013) — Arthur
34. The Water Engine (1992) — Factory Worker
35. The System Within (2006) — Hays
36. Police Story: The Freeway Killings (1987) — Reverend Johnson
37. Lucky Girl (2015) — Reverend Thompson
38. The Habitation of Dragons (1992) — Lonny Johnson
39. The Art of a Bullet (1999) — Walter Simmons
40. Othello — Iago

Directed

1. The Stick Up Kids (2008) — Director
2. Lisa Trotter — Director