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Hawthorne James

Acting

Chicago, Illinois, USA

31 movies

5.0 avg

1

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.

Best Performances

Highest rated appearances

Se7en

Se7en

as George the Night Guard at the Library

The Color Purple

The Color Purple

as Jook Joint Patron

The Five Heartbeats

The Five Heartbeats

as Big Red

Speed

Filmography

2020s

2 films

In the Matchbox

In the Matchbox

as Uncle Wendell

Flint Tale

2010s

5 films

Dirty Dead Con Men

Dirty Dead Con Men

as Art McCoy

Blues for Life

Blues for Life

as Plank Road Slim

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Speed

as Sam

The Doors

The Doors

as Chuck Vincent

2016

The Night Stalker

The Night Stalker

as Harrison Johnson

Lucky Girl

Lucky Girl

as Reverend Thompson

A Christmas Wedding

A Christmas Wedding

as Arthur

2000s

5 films

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror

as Llore

The System Within

The System Within

as Hays

Today You Die

Today You Die

as Derrick

Boss'n Up

Boss'n Up

as Orange Juice

Auggie Rose

Auggie Rose

as MacDougall

1990s

12 films

The Art of a Bullet

The Art of a Bullet

as Walter Simmons

Amistad

Amistad

as Creole Cook

Campfire Tales

Campfire Tales

as Cole (segment "The Honeymoon")

Heaven's Prisoners

Heaven's Prisoners

as Victor Romero

Se7en

Se7en

as George the Night Guard at the Library

Speed

Speed

as Sam

Caroline at Midnight

Caroline at Midnight

as Stan Donovan

The Habitation of Dragons

The Habitation of Dragons

as Lonny Johnson

The Water Engine

The Water Engine

as Factory Worker

The Five Heartbeats

The Five Heartbeats

as Big Red

The Doors

The Doors

as Chuck Vincent

Demon Cop

Demon Cop

as Police in Warehouse

1980s

6 films

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

as One Eyed Sam

Patty Hearst

Patty Hearst

as Tall Muslim

Police Story: The Freeway Killings

Police Story: The Freeway Killings

as Reverend Johnson

Ricky 1

Ricky 1

as The Champ (Silver Shadow)

The Color Purple

The Color Purple

as Jook Joint Patron

Penitentiary II

Penitentiary II

as Referee

1970s

1 film

Disco Godfather

Disco Godfather

as Stinger Ray