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
Top 32 Movies
Se7en
1995
Speed
1994
Heaven's Prisoners
1996
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
1987
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
2006
Patty Hearst
1988
The Doors
1991
The Color Purple
1985
The Five Heartbeats
1991
Campfire Tales
1997
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988
Today You Die
2005
Caroline at Midnight
1994
Demon Cop
1990
Auggie Rose
2000
The Night Stalker
2016
Boss'n Up
2005
Penitentiary II
1982
Amistad
1997
The Art of a Bullet
1999
Lucky Girl
2015
Disco Godfather
1979
The Habitation of Dragons
1992
Ricky 1
1986
A Christmas Wedding
2013
Blues for Life
2016
Dirty Dead Con Men
2018
The System Within
2006
In the Matchbox
2023