Known For
Acting
Known Credits
43
Gender
Male
Birthday
Birthday not available
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
| 2023 | In the Matchboxas Uncle Wendell | |
| 2021 | Flint Taleas | |
| 2018 | Dirty Dead Con Menas Art McCoy | |
| 2016 | Blues for Lifeas Plank Road Slim | |
| 2016 | The Night Stalkeras Harrison Johnson | |
| 2015 | Lucky Girlas Reverend Thompson | |
| 2013 | A Christmas Weddingas Arthur | |
| 2011 | Workaholicsas Bus Driver | |
| 2006 | Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horroras Llore | |
| 2006 | The System Withinas Hays | |
| 2005 | Today You Dieas Derrick | |
| 2005 | Boss'n Upas Orange Juice | |
| 2000 | Auggie Roseas MacDougall | |
| 1999 | Roswellas Suspect | |
| 1999 | The Art of a Bulletas Walter Simmons | |
| 1998 | Charmedas Demonic Healer | |
| 1997 | Amistadas Creole Cook | |
| 1997 | Stargate SG-1as Gavos | |
| 1997 | Campfire Talesas Cole (segment "The Honeymoon") | |
| 1996 | Heaven's Prisonersas Victor Romero | |
| 1995 | Se7enas George the Night Guard at the Library | |
| 1994 | ERas Hawthorne | |
| 1994 | Speedas Sam | |
| 1994 | Caroline at Midnightas Stan Donovan | |
| 1993 | Frasieras Bill | |
| 1993 | The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.as Gage | |
| 1992 | The Habitation of Dragonsas Lonny Johnson | |
| 1992 | Martinas Brother Claus | |
| 1992 | The Water Engineas Factory Worker | |
| 1991 | The Five Heartbeatsas Big Red | |
| 1991 | The Doorsas Chuck Vincent | |
| 1990 | Demon Copas Police in Warehouse | |
| 1990 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Airas George | |
| 1988 | I'm Gonna Git You Suckaas One Eyed Sam | |
| 1988 | Patty Hearstas Tall Muslim | |
| 1987 | Police Story: The Freeway Killingsas Reverend Johnson | |
| 1986 | Ricky 1as The Champ (Silver Shadow) | |
| 1985 | The Color Purpleas Jook Joint Patron | |
| 1985 | Amazing Storiesas Fowler | |
| 1982 | Cheersas Juror | |
| 1982 | Penitentiary IIas Referee | |
| 1979 | Disco Godfatheras Stinger Ray | |
| Othelloas Iago |
| 2008 | The Stick Up Kids...Director | |
| Lisa Trotter...Director |
