Hawthorne James
Known For: Acting
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
2023
- In the Matchbox as Uncle Wendell
2021
2018
- Dirty Dead Con Men as Art McCoy
2016
- The Night Stalker as Harrison Johnson
- Blues for Life as Plank Road Slim
2015
- Lucky Girl as Reverend Thompson
2013
- A Christmas Wedding as Arthur
2011
- Workaholics as Bus Driver
2008
- The Stick Up Kids ... (Director)
2006
- Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror as Llore
- The System Within as Hays
2005
- Today You Die as Derrick
- Boss'n Up as Orange Juice
2000
- Auggie Rose as MacDougall
1999
- Roswell as Suspect
- The Art of a Bullet as Walter Simmons
1998
- Charmed as Demonic Healer
1997
- Stargate SG-1 as Gavos
- Campfire Tales as Cole (segment "The Honeymoon")
- Amistad as Creole Cook
1996
- Heaven's Prisoners as Victor Romero
1995
- Se7en as George the Night Guard at the Library
1994
- ER as Hawthorne
- Speed as Sam
- Caroline at Midnight as Stan Donovan
1993
- Frasier as Bill
- The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. as Gage
1992
- Martin as Brother Claus
- The Water Engine as Factory Worker
- The Habitation of Dragons as Lonny Johnson
1991
- The Doors as Chuck Vincent
- The Five Heartbeats as Big Red
1990
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as George
- Demon Cop as Police in Warehouse
1988
- Patty Hearst as Tall Muslim
- I'm Gonna Git You Sucka as One Eyed Sam
1987
- Police Story: The Freeway Killings as Reverend Johnson
1986
- Ricky 1 as The Champ (Silver Shadow)
1985
- Amazing Stories as Fowler
- The Color Purple as Jook Joint Patron
1982
- Cheers as Juror
- Penitentiary II as Referee
1979
- Disco Godfather as Stinger Ray