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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

41

Gender

Male

Birthday

null (NaN years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

James H. Hawthorne

James Hawthorne

James Herbert

Hawthorn James

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

Acting

Speed

1994

Speed

as

Sam

Se7en

1995

Se7en

as

George the Night Guard at the Library

The Five Heartbeats

1991

The Five Heartbeats

as

Big Red

Heaven's Prisoners

1996

Heaven's Prisoners

as

Victor Romero

Campfire Tales

1997

Campfire Tales

as

Cole (segment "The Honeymoon")

Penitentiary II

1982

Penitentiary II

as

Referee

Disco Godfather

1979

Disco Godfather

as

Stinger Ray

Ricky 1

1986

Ricky 1

as

The Champ (Silver Shadow)

The Water Engine

1992

The Water Engine

as

Factory Worker

Caroline at Midnight

1994

Caroline at Midnight

as

Stan Donovan

The Night Stalker

2016

The Night Stalker

as

Harrison Johnson

The Art of a Bullet

1999

The Art of a Bullet

as

Walter Simmons

Dirty Dead Con Men

2018

Dirty Dead Con Men

as

Art McCoy

Amistad

1997

Amistad

as

Creole Cook

Boss'n Up

2005

Boss'n Up

as

Orange Juice

The Color Purple

1985

The Color Purple

as

Jook Joint Patron

Today You Die

2005

Today You Die

as

Derrick

The Habitation of Dragons

1992

The Habitation of Dragons

as

Lonny Johnson

Lucky Girl

2015

Lucky Girl

as

Reverend Thompson

Blues for Life

2016

Blues for Life

as

Plank Road Slim

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

1988

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

as

One Eyed Sam

Auggie Rose

2000

Auggie Rose

as

MacDougall

Patty Hearst

1988

Patty Hearst

as

Tall Muslim

In the Matchbox

2023

In the Matchbox

as

Uncle Wendell

Demon Cop

1990

Demon Cop

as

Police in Warehouse

Frasier

Frasier

as

Bill

ER

ER

as

Hawthorne

Charmed

Charmed

as

Demonic Healer

Roswell

Roswell

as

Suspect

Cheers

Cheers

as

Juror

Production

Crew

Directing