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Hawthorne James

Acting
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Popularity: 1
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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.

Also Known As

James H. Hawthorne • James Hawthorne • James Herbert • Hawthorn James

Known For

Stargate SG-1 series poster (1997)
8.3

Stargate SG-1

Gavos

Charmed series poster (1998)
8.2

Charmed

Demonic Healer

ER series poster (1994)
7.8

ER

Hawthorne

Frasier series poster (1993)
7.7

Frasier

Bill

Cheers series poster (1982)
7.6

Cheers

Juror

Se7en movie poster (1995)
8.4

Se7en

George the Night Guard at the Library

Speed movie poster (1994)
7.2

Speed

Sam

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air series poster (1990)
7.9

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

George

Roswell series poster (1999)
7.7

Roswell

Suspect

Martin series poster (1992)
7.5

Martin

Brother Claus

Amazing Stories series poster (1985)
7.5

Amazing Stories

Fowler

Workaholics series poster (2011)
7.4

Workaholics

Bus Driver

Photos of Hawthorne James

Filmography

2020s

In the Matchbox movie poster (2023)

In the Matchbox

Uncle Wendell

2010s

Dirty Dead Con Men movie poster (2018)
3.6

Dirty Dead Con Men

Art McCoy

The Night Stalker movie poster (2016)
6.8

The Night Stalker

Harrison Johnson

Blues for Life movie poster (2016)

Blues for Life

Plank Road Slim

Lucky Girl movie poster (2015)
2.7

Lucky Girl

Reverend Thompson

A Christmas Wedding movie poster (2013)
2.8

A Christmas Wedding

Arthur

2000s

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror movie poster (2006)
4.8

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror

Llore

The System Within movie poster (2006)
3.3

The System Within

Hays

Today You Die movie poster (2005)
4.4

Today You Die

Derrick

Boss'n Up movie poster (2005)
4.6

Boss'n Up

Orange Juice

Auggie Rose movie poster (2000)
5.7

Auggie Rose

MacDougall

1990s

The Art of a Bullet movie poster (1999)
9.0

The Art of a Bullet

Walter Simmons

Campfire Tales movie poster (1997)
5.9

Campfire Tales

Cole (segment "The Honeymoon")

Amistad movie poster (1997)
7.0

Amistad

Creole Cook

Heaven's Prisoners movie poster (1996)
5.3

Heaven's Prisoners

Victor Romero

Se7en movie poster (1995)
8.4

Se7en

George the Night Guard at the Library

Speed movie poster (1994)
7.2

Speed

Sam

Caroline at Midnight movie poster (1994)
3.9

Caroline at Midnight

Stan Donovan

The Habitation of Dragons movie poster (1992)
6.0

The Habitation of Dragons

Lonny Johnson

The Doors movie poster (1991)
7.1

The Doors

Chuck Vincent

The Five Heartbeats movie poster (1991)
7.3

The Five Heartbeats

Big Red

Demon Cop movie poster (1990)
3.7

Demon Cop

Police in Warehouse

1980s

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka movie poster (1988)
6.4

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

One Eyed Sam

Patty Hearst movie poster (1988)
5.7

Patty Hearst

Tall Muslim

Police Story: The Freeway Killings movie poster (1987)
6.3

Police Story: The Freeway Killings

Reverend Johnson

Ricky 1 movie poster (1986)
3.4

Ricky 1

The Champ (Silver Shadow)

The Color Purple movie poster (1985)
7.7

The Color Purple

Jook Joint Patron

Penitentiary II movie poster (1982)
4.4

Penitentiary II

Referee

1970s

Disco Godfather movie poster (1979)
5.5

Disco Godfather

Stinger Ray