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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.
The roles that explain the career.
20 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The Stick Up Kids | Director | Film |
| 2006 | The System Within | Hays | Film |
| 2006 | Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror | Llore | Film |
| 2005 | Boss'n Up | Orange Juice | Film |
| 2005 | Today You Die | Derrick | Film |
| 2000 | Auggie Rose | MacDougall | Film |
| 1997 | Campfire Tales | Cole (segment "The Honeymoon") | Film |
| 1996 | Heaven's Prisoners | Victor Romero | Film |
| 1995 | Se7en | George the Night Guard at the Library | Film |
| 1994 | Speed | Sam | Film |
| 1994 | Caroline at Midnight | Stan Donovan | Film |
| 1992 | The Water Engine | Factory Worker | Film |
| 1991 | The Five Heartbeats | Big Red | Film |
| 1990 | Demon Cop | Police in Warehouse | Film |
| 1988 | Patty Hearst | Tall Muslim | Film |
| 1988 | I'm Gonna Git You Sucka | One Eyed Sam | Film |
| 1987 | Police Story: The Freeway Killings | Reverend Johnson | Film |
| 1986 | Ricky 1 | The Champ (Silver Shadow) | Film |
| 1982 | Penitentiary II | Referee | Film |
| 1979 | Disco Godfather | Stinger Ray | Film |
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