Actor
Hawthorne James
32 films
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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First watchSe7en19958.4as George the Night Guard at the LibraryTwo homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured…View filmEssential films
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32 films as actor- TBAOthelloIago
- 2023In the MatchboxUncle Wendell
- 2021Flint Tale
- 2018Dirty Dead Con MenArt McCoy
- 2016Blues for LifePlank Road Slim
- 2016The Night StalkerHarrison Johnson
- 2015Lucky GirlReverend Thompson
- 2013A Christmas WeddingArthur
- 2006Snoop Dogg's Hood of HorrorLlore
- 2006The System WithinHays
- 2005Today You DieDerrick
- 2005Boss'n UpOrange Juice
- 2000Auggie RoseMacDougall
- 1999The Art of a BulletWalter Simmons
- 1997AmistadCreole Cook
- 1997Campfire TalesCole (segment "The Honeymoon")
- 1996Heaven's PrisonersVictor Romero
- 1995Se7enGeorge the Night Guard at the Library
- 1994SpeedSam
- 1994Caroline at MidnightStan Donovan
- 1992The Habitation of DragonsLonny Johnson
- 1992The Water EngineFactory Worker
- 1991The Five HeartbeatsBig Red
- 1991The DoorsChuck Vincent
- 1990Demon CopPolice in Warehouse
- 1988I'm Gonna Git You SuckaOne Eyed Sam
- 1988Patty HearstTall Muslim
- 1987Police Story: The Freeway KillingsReverend Johnson
- 1986Ricky 1The Champ (Silver Shadow)
- 1985The Color PurpleJook Joint Patron
- 1982Penitentiary IIReferee
- 1979Disco GodfatherStinger Ray