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Hawthorne James
Chicago, Illinois, USA TMDB ↗
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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Movie credits
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Othello
as Iago
In the Matchbox
2023as Uncle Wendell
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Flint Tale
2021
Dirty Dead Con Men
2018as Art McCoy
Blues for Life
2016as Plank Road Slim
The Night Stalker
2016as Harrison Johnson
Lucky Girl
2015as Reverend Thompson
A Christmas Wedding
2013as Arthur
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
2006as Llore
The System Within
2006as Hays
Today You Die
2005as Derrick
Boss'n Up
2005as Orange Juice
Auggie Rose
2000as MacDougall
The Art of a Bullet
1999as Walter Simmons
Amistad
1997as Creole Cook
Campfire Tales
1997as Cole (segment "The Honeymoon")
Heaven's Prisoners
1996as Victor Romero
Se7en
1995as George the Night Guard at the Library
Speed
1994as Sam
Caroline at Midnight
1994as Stan Donovan
The Habitation of Dragons
1992as Lonny Johnson
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The Water Engine
1992as Factory Worker
The Five Heartbeats
1991as Big Red
The Doors
1991as Chuck Vincent
Demon Cop
1990as Police in Warehouse
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988as One Eyed Sam
Patty Hearst
1988as Tall Muslim
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
1987as Reverend Johnson
Ricky 1
1986as The Champ (Silver Shadow)
The Color Purple
1985as Jook Joint Patron
Penitentiary II
1982as Referee
Disco Godfather
1979as Stinger Ray
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TV credits
Workaholics
2011as Bus Driver
Roswell
1999as Suspect
Charmed
1998as Demonic Healer
Stargate SG-1
1997as Gavos
ER
1994as Hawthorne
Frasier
1993as Bill
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993as Gage
Martin
1992as Brother Claus
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990as George
Amazing Stories
1985as Fowler
Cheers
1982as Juror