Hawthorne James
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
Se7en
as George the Night Guard at the Library 1995
Speed
as Sam 1994
The Color Purple
as Jook Joint Patron 1985
The Doors
as Chuck Vincent 1991
Amistad
as Creole Cook 1997
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
as One Eyed Sam 1988
Today You Die
as Derrick 2005
Campfire Tales
as Cole (segment "The Honeymoon") 1997
Heaven's Prisoners
as Victor Romero 1996
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
as Llore 2006
The Five Heartbeats
as Big Red 1991
Patty Hearst
as Tall Muslim 1988
Disco Godfather
as Stinger Ray 1979
Auggie Rose
as MacDougall 2000
The Night Stalker
as Harrison Johnson 2016
Dirty Dead Con Men
as Art McCoy 2018
Penitentiary II
as Referee 1982