Hawthorne James

Acting · Directing

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.

Filmography

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