Appears in 45 titles

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.

Filmography

Se7en
8.4
Se7en
1995
as George the Night Guard at the Library
Speed
7.2
Speed
1994
as Sam
The Color Purple
7.7
The Color Purple
1985
as Jook Joint Patron
The Doors
7.1
The Doors
1991
as Chuck Vincent
Amistad
7.0
Amistad
1997
as Creole Cook
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
6.4
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988
as One Eyed Sam
Today You Die
4.4
Today You Die
2005
as Derrick
Campfire Tales
5.9
Campfire Tales
1997
as Cole (segment "The Honeymoon")
Heaven's Prisoners
5.3
Heaven's Prisoners
1996
as Victor Romero
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
4.8
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
2006
as Llore
The Five Heartbeats
7.3
The Five Heartbeats
1991
as Big Red
Patty Hearst
5.7
Patty Hearst
1988
as Tall Muslim
Disco Godfather
5.5
Disco Godfather
1979
as Stinger Ray
Auggie Rose
5.7
Auggie Rose
2000
as MacDougall
The Night Stalker
6.8
The Night Stalker
2016
as Harrison Johnson
Dirty Dead Con Men
3.6
Dirty Dead Con Men
2018
as Art McCoy
Penitentiary II
4.4
Penitentiary II
1982
as Referee
Boss'n Up
4.6
Boss'n Up
2005
as Orange Juice
Demon Cop
3.7
Demon Cop
1990
as Police in Warehouse
Ricky 1
3.4
Ricky 1
1986
as The Champ (Silver Shadow)