Hawthorne James

Hawthorne James

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

place of birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

also known as

James H. Hawthorne · James Hawthorne · James Herbert · Hawthorn James

total credits

29 movies

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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Known For

Se7en

Se7en

as George the Night Guard at the Library

Speed

Speed

as Sam

The Color Purple

The Color Purple

as Jook Joint Patron

The Doors

The Doors

as Chuck Vincent

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

as One Eyed Sam

Campfire Tales

Campfire Tales

as Cole (segment "The Honeymoon")

Filmography

29 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Se7en
8.4

Se7en

1995as George the Night Guard at the Library
Speed
7.2

Speed

1994as Sam
The Color Purple
7.7

The Color Purple

1985as Jook Joint Patron
The Doors
7.1

The Doors

1991as Chuck Vincent
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
6.4

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

1988as One Eyed Sam
Campfire Tales
5.9

Campfire Tales

1997as Cole (segment "The Honeymoon")
Today You Die
4.4

Today You Die

2005as Derrick
The Five Heartbeats
7.3

The Five Heartbeats

1991as Big Red
Auggie Rose
5.7

Auggie Rose

2000as MacDougall
Heaven's Prisoners
5.3

Heaven's Prisoners

1996as Victor Romero
Amistad
7.0

Amistad

1997as Creole Cook
Patty Hearst
5.7

Patty Hearst

1988as Tall Muslim
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
4.8

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror

2006as Llore
The Night Stalker
6.8

The Night Stalker

2016as Harrison Johnson
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
6.3

Police Story: The Freeway Killings

1987as Reverend Johnson
Penitentiary II
4.4

Penitentiary II

1982as Referee
Demon Cop
3.7

Demon Cop

1990as Police in Warehouse
Boss'n Up
4.6

Boss'n Up

2005as Orange Juice
Caroline at Midnight
3.9

Caroline at Midnight

1994as Stan Donovan
Lucky Girl
2.7

Lucky Girl

2015as Reverend Thompson
The Habitation of Dragons
6.0

The Habitation of Dragons

1992as Lonny Johnson
Disco Godfather
5.5

Disco Godfather

1979as Stinger Ray
Ricky 1
3.4

Ricky 1

1986as The Champ (Silver Shadow)
The System Within
3.3

The System Within

2006as Hays
The Art of a Bullet
9.0

The Art of a Bullet

1999as Walter Simmons
A Christmas Wedding
2.8

A Christmas Wedding

2013as Arthur
Blues for Life

Blues for Life

2016as Plank Road Slim
In the Matchbox

In the Matchbox

2023as Uncle Wendell
Dirty Dead Con Men
3.6

Dirty Dead Con Men

2018as Art McCoy