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.
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Acting History
2023
In the Matchbox as Uncle Wendell
2021Flint Tale
2018Dirty Dead Con Men as Art McCoy
2016Blues for Life as Plank Road Slim
2016The Night Stalker as Harrison Johnson
2015Lucky Girl as Reverend Thompson
2013A Christmas Wedding as Arthur
2011Workaholics as Bus Driver
2006Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror as Llore
2006The System Within as Hays
2005Today You Die as Derrick
2005Boss'n Up as Orange Juice
2000Auggie Rose as MacDougall
1999Roswell as Suspect
1999The Art of a Bullet as Walter Simmons
1998Charmed as Demonic Healer
1997Amistad as Creole Cook
1997Stargate SG-1 as Gavos
1997Campfire Tales as Cole (segment "The Honeymoon")
1996Heaven's Prisoners as Victor Romero
1995Se7en as George the Night Guard at the Library
1994ER as Hawthorne
1994Speed as Sam
1994Caroline at Midnight as Stan Donovan
1993Frasier as Bill
1993The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. as Gage
1992The Habitation of Dragons as Lonny Johnson
1992Martin as Brother Claus
1992The Water Engine as Factory Worker
1991The Five Heartbeats as Big Red
1991The Doors as Chuck Vincent
1990Demon Cop as Police in Warehouse
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as George
1988I'm Gonna Git You Sucka as One Eyed Sam
1988Patty Hearst as Tall Muslim
1987Police Story: The Freeway Killings as Reverend Johnson
1986Ricky 1 as The Champ (Silver Shadow)
1985The Color Purple as Jook Joint Patron
1985Amazing Stories as Fowler
1982Cheers as Juror
1982Penitentiary II as Referee
1979Disco Godfather as Stinger Ray
—Othello as Iago