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.
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.
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Filmography
In the Matchbox
2023
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as Uncle Wendell
No Image
Flint Tale
2021
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as
Blues for Life
2016
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as Plank Road Slim
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
2006
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as Llore
Auggie Rose
2000
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as MacDougall
Amistad
1997
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as Creole Cook
Campfire Tales
1997
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as Cole (segment "The Honeymoon")
Heaven's Prisoners
1996
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as Victor Romero
Se7en
1995
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as George the Night Guard at the Library
Speed
1994
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as Sam
The Habitation of Dragons
1992
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as Lonny Johnson
No Image
The Water Engine
1992
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as Factory Worker
The Five Heartbeats
1991
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as Big Red
The Doors
1991
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as Chuck Vincent
Demon Cop
1990
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as Police in Warehouse
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988
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as One Eyed Sam
Patty Hearst
1988
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as Tall Muslim
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
1987
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as Reverend Johnson
The Color Purple
1985
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as Jook Joint Patron
Penitentiary II
1982
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as Referee