Hawthorne James
ActingChicago, 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
Acting History
Future
Othello
as Iago
Lisa Trotter
Director
2023
In the Matchbox
as Uncle Wendell
2021
2018
Dirty Dead Con Men
as Art McCoy
2016
The Night Stalker
as Harrison Johnson
Blues for Life
as Plank Road Slim
2015
Lucky Girl
as Reverend Thompson
2013
A Christmas Wedding
as Arthur
2012
Workaholics
TVas Bus Driver• 2 eps
2008
The Stick Up Kids
Director
2006
2005
Boss'n Up
as Orange Juice
Today You Die
as Derrick
2004
ER
TVas Hawthorne• 2 eps
2002
Charmed
TVas Demonic Healer• 2 eps
2001
Roswell
TVas Suspect• 1 eps
2000
Auggie Rose
as MacDougall
1999
The Art of a Bullet
as Walter Simmons
1997
Amistad
as Creole Cook
Campfire Tales
as Cole (segment "The Honeymoon")
1996
Heaven's Prisoners
as Victor Romero
1995
Se7en
as George the Night Guard at the Library
1994
Caroline at Midnight
as Stan Donovan
Speed
as Sam
Martin
TVas Brother Claus• 1 eps
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
TVas Gage• 1 eps
1993
Frasier
TVas Bill• 1 eps
1992
The Habitation of Dragons
as Lonny Johnson
The Water Engine
as Factory Worker
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
TVas George• 1 eps
1991
The Five Heartbeats
as Big Red
The Doors
as Chuck Vincent
1990
Demon Cop
as Police in Warehouse
1988
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
as One Eyed Sam
Patty Hearst
as Tall Muslim
1987
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
as Reverend Johnson
Cheers
TVas Juror• 1 eps
1986
Ricky 1
as The Champ (Silver Shadow)
Amazing Stories
TVas Fowler• 1 eps
1985
The Color Purple
as Jook Joint Patron
1982
Penitentiary II
as Referee
1979
Disco Godfather
as Stinger Ray