Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
James H. HawthorneJames HawthorneJames Herbert
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
Se7en
as George the Night Guard at the Library
Speed
as Sam
Demon Cop
as Police in Warehouse
The Color Purple
as Jook Joint Patron
The Doors
as Chuck Vincent
Campfire Tales
as Cole (segment "The Honeymoon")
Penitentiary II
as Referee
Ricky 1
as The Champ (Silver Shadow)
Disco Godfather
as Stinger Ray
Auggie Rose
as MacDougall
The Five Heartbeats
as Big Red
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
as Llore
The Night Stalker
as Harrison Johnson
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
as One Eyed Sam
Today You Die
as Derrick
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
as Reverend Johnson
Caroline at Midnight
as Stan Donovan
Heaven's Prisoners
as Victor Romero
The Habitation of Dragons
as Lonny Johnson
Boss'n Up
as Orange Juice