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