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Hawthorne James

Hawthorne James

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

01/01/1970

Age

55 years old

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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 ... Read More

Known For

In the Matchbox

In the Matchbox

Dirty Dead Con Men

Dirty Dead Con Men

Blues for Life

The Night Stalker

The Night Stalker

Lucky Girl

A Christmas Wedding

A Christmas Wedding

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror

The System Within

The System Within

Today You Die

Filmography

Cast

2023

In the Matchbox

as Uncle Wendell

2021

Flint Tale

2018

Dirty Dead Con Men

as Art McCoy

2016

Blues for Life

as Plank Road Slim

2016

The Night Stalker

as Harrison Johnson

2015

Lucky Girl

as Reverend Thompson

2013

A Christmas Wedding

as Arthur

2006

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror

as Llore

2006

The System Within

as Hays

2005

Today You Die

as Derrick

2005

Boss'n Up

as Orange Juice

2000

Auggie Rose

as MacDougall

1999

The Art of a Bullet

as Walter Simmons

1997

Amistad

as Creole Cook

1997

Campfire Tales

as Cole (segment "The Honeymoon")

1996

Heaven's Prisoners

as Victor Romero

1995

Se7en

as George the Night Guard at the Library

1994

Speed

as Sam

1994

Caroline at Midnight

as Stan Donovan

1992

The Habitation of Dragons

as Lonny Johnson

1992

The Water Engine

as Factory Worker

1991

The Five Heartbeats

as Big Red

1990

Demon Cop

as Police in Warehouse

1988

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

as One Eyed Sam

1988

Patty Hearst

as Tall Muslim

1987

Police Story: The Freeway Killings

as Reverend Johnson

1986

Ricky 1

as The Champ (Silver Shadow)

1985

The Color Purple

as Jook Joint Patron

1982

Penitentiary II

as Referee

1979

Disco Godfather

as Stinger Ray

Crew

2008

The Stick Up Kids

as Director