Acting
Hawthorne James
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Filmography
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In the Matchbox
2023·Thriller
3.5
Dirty Dead Con Men
2018·Action
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Blues for Life
2016·Action
6.8
The Night Stalker
2016·Crime
2.7
Lucky Girl
2015·Romance
2.8
A Christmas Wedding
2013·Comedy
4.8
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
2006·Comedy
3.3
The System Within
2006·Drama
4.4
Today You Die
2005·Action
4.6
Boss'n Up
2005·Drama
5.7
Auggie Rose
2000·Drama
9.0
The Art of a Bullet
1999·Action
7.0
Amistad
1997·Drama
5.9
Campfire Tales
1997·Horror
5.3
Heaven's Prisoners
1996·Drama
8.4
Se7en
1995·Crime
7.2
Speed
1994·Action
3.9
Caroline at Midnight
1994·Thriller
6.0
The Habitation of Dragons
1992
7.3
The Five Heartbeats
1991·Drama
7.1
The Doors
1991·Music
3.7
Demon Cop
1990·Horror
6.4
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988·Comedy
5.7
Patty Hearst
1988·Drama