Hawthorne James
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Known for
Filmography
- —OthelloOthelloFilm · Iago
- 2023In the MatchboxFilm · Uncle Wendell
- 2021Flint TaleFlint TaleFilm
- 2018Dirty Dead Con MenFilm · Art McCoy★ 3.5
- 2016Blues for LifeFilm · Plank Road Slim
- 2016The Night StalkerFilm · Harrison Johnson★ 6.8
- 2015Lucky GirlFilm · Reverend Thompson
- 2013A Christmas WeddingFilm · Arthur
- 2011WorkaholicsSeries · Bus Driver★ 7.4
- 2006Snoop Dogg's Hood of HorrorFilm · Llore★ 4.8
- 2006The System WithinFilm · Hays
- 2005Today You DieFilm · Derrick★ 4.4
- 2005Boss'n UpFilm · Orange Juice
- 2000Auggie RoseFilm · MacDougall★ 5.7
- 1999RoswellSeries · Suspect★ 7.7
- 1999The Art of a BulletFilm · Walter Simmons
- 1998CharmedSeries · Demonic Healer★ 8.2
- 1997AmistadFilm · Creole Cook★ 7.0
- 1997Stargate SG-1Series · Gavos★ 8.3
- 1997Campfire TalesFilm · Cole (segment "The Honeymoon")★ 5.9
- 1996Heaven's PrisonersFilm · Victor Romero★ 5.4
- 1995Se7enFilm · George the Night Guard at the Library★ 8.4
- 1994ERSeries · Hawthorne★ 7.8
- 1994SpeedFilm · Sam★ 7.2
- 1994Caroline at MidnightFilm · Stan Donovan
- 1993FrasierSeries · Bill★ 7.7
- 1993The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.Series · Gage★ 7.1
- 1992The Habitation of DragonsFilm · Lonny Johnson
- 1992MartinSeries · Brother Claus★ 7.5
- 1992The Water EngineFilm · Factory Worker
- 1991The Five HeartbeatsFilm · Big Red★ 7.3
- 1991The DoorsFilm · Chuck Vincent★ 7.1
- 1990Demon CopFilm · Police in Warehouse
- 1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirSeries · George★ 7.9
- 1988I'm Gonna Git You SuckaFilm · One Eyed Sam★ 6.4
- 1988Patty HearstFilm · Tall Muslim★ 5.7
- 1987Police Story: The Freeway KillingsFilm · Reverend Johnson
- 1986Ricky 1Film · The Champ (Silver Shadow)
- 1985The Color PurpleFilm · Jook Joint Patron★ 7.7
- 1985Amazing StoriesSeries · Fowler★ 7.5
- 1982CheersSeries · Juror★ 7.6
- 1982Penitentiary IIFilm · Referee
- 1979Disco GodfatherFilm · Stinger Ray★ 5.6
