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