Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
-
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also known As
James H. Hawthorne
James Hawthorne
James Herbert
Hawthorn James
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.
1994
as Sam
1995
as George the Night Guard at the Library
1991
as Big Red
1996
as Victor Romero
2006
as Hays
1997
as Cole (segment "The Honeymoon")
1982
as Referee
1979
as Stinger Ray
2021
2013
as Arthur
1986
as The Champ (Silver Shadow)
1992
as Factory Worker
1994
as Stan Donovan
2016
as Harrison Johnson
1999
as Walter Simmons
2018
as Art McCoy
2006
as Llore
1997
as Creole Cook
2005
as Orange Juice
1985
as Jook Joint Patron
2005
as Derrick
1992
as Lonny Johnson
2015
as Reverend Thompson
2016
as Plank Road Slim
1988
as One Eyed Sam
2000
as MacDougall
1988
as Tall Muslim
1987
as Reverend Johnson
2023
as Uncle Wendell
1990
as Police in Warehouse
2008
as Director
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as Director
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