Hawthorne James
Birthday: | Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USAHawthorne 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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Known For
Acting
Year
Title
Role
2023
In the Matchbox
as Uncle Wendell
2018
Dirty Dead Con Men
as Art McCoy
2016
Blues for Life
as Plank Road Slim
2015
Lucky Girl
as Reverend Thompson
2006
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
as Llore
2005
Boss'n Up
as Orange Juice
1999
The Art of a Bullet
as Walter Simmons
1997
Campfire Tales
as Cole (segment "The Honeymoon")
1996
Heaven's Prisoners
as Victor Romero
1994
Speed
as Sam
1994
Caroline at Midnight
as Stan Donovan
1992
The Habitation of Dragons
as Lonny Johnson
1991
The Five Heartbeats
as Big Red
1986
Ricky 1
as The Champ (Silver Shadow)
1979
Disco Godfather
as Stinger Ray
1
Othello
as Iago
