Hawthorne James

Actor

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.

Filmography (33)

• Se7en (1995, ★ 8.4)
• Stargate SG-1 (1997, ★ 8.3)
• Charmed (1998, ★ 8.2)
• Speed (1994, ★ 7.1)
• The Five Heartbeats (1991, ★ 7.3)
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990, ★ 7.9)
• The Night Stalker (2016, ★ 6.8)
• Amistad (1997, ★ 7)
• The Color Purple (1985, ★ 7.7)
• The Doors (1991, ★ 7.1)
• Amazing Stories (1985, ★ 7.5)
• Frasier (1993, ★ 7.7)
• The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993, ★ 7.1)
• ER (1994, ★ 7.8)
• Roswell (1999, ★ 7.7)
• Cheers (1982, ★ 7.5)
• Workaholics (2011, ★ 7.4)
• Martin (1992, ★ 7.6)
• Campfire Tales (1997, ★ 5.8)
• Disco Godfather (1979, ★ 5.4)
• I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988, ★ 6.3)
• Heaven's Prisoners (1996, ★ 5.3)
• Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror (2006, ★ 4.8)
• Auggie Rose (2000, ★ 5.6)
• Patty Hearst (1988, ★ 5.6)
• Penitentiary II (1982, ★ 4)
• A Christmas Wedding (2013, ★ 2.8)
• Ricky 1 (1986, ★ 2.8)
• Caroline at Midnight (1994, ★ 3.6)
• Dirty Dead Con Men (2018, ★ 3.6)