Hawthorne James

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

39

Gender

Male

Birthday

-

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

  • James H. Hawthorne
  • James Hawthorne
  • James Herbert
  • Hawthorn James

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
8.4%

Se7en

Sep 22, 1995

Speed
7.1%

Speed

Jun 9, 1994

Charmed
8.2%

Charmed

Oct 7, 1998

The Color Purple
7.8%

The Color Purple

Dec 18, 1985

Stargate SG-1
8.3%

Stargate SG-1

Jul 27, 1997

Amistad
7.0%

Amistad

Dec 10, 1997

ER
7.8%

ER

Sep 19, 1994

Frasier
7.7%

Frasier

Sep 16, 1993

Cheers
7.6%

Cheers

Sep 30, 1982

Roswell
7.7%

Roswell

Oct 6, 1999

Amazing Stories
7.4%

Amazing Stories

Sep 29, 1985

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Acting

2023
In the Matchbox as Uncle Wendell
2021
Flint Tale
2018
Dirty Dead Con Men as Art McCoy
2016
Blues for Life as Plank Road Slim
2016
The Night Stalker as Harrison Johnson
2015
Lucky Girl as Reverend Thompson
2013
A Christmas Wedding as Arthur
2006
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror as Llore
2006
The System Within as Hays
2005
Today You Die as Derrick
2005
Boss'n Up as Orange Juice
2000
Auggie Rose as MacDougall
1999
Roswell as Suspect
1999
The Art of a Bullet as Walter Simmons
1998
Charmed as Demonic Healer
1997
Amistad as Creole Cook
1997
Stargate SG-1 as Gavos
1997
Campfire Tales as Cole (segment "The Honeymoon")
1996
Heaven's Prisoners as Victor Romero
1995
Se7en as George the Night Guard at the Library
1994
ER as Hawthorne
1994
Speed as Sam
1994
Caroline at Midnight as Stan Donovan
1993
Frasier as Bill
1993
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. as Gage
1992
The Habitation of Dragons as Lonny Johnson
1992
The Water Engine as Factory Worker
1991
The Five Heartbeats as Big Red
1990
Demon Cop as Police in Warehouse
1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as George
1988
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka as One Eyed Sam
1988
Patty Hearst as Tall Muslim
1987
Police Story: The Freeway Killings as Reverend Johnson
1986
Ricky 1 as The Champ (Silver Shadow)
1985
The Color Purple as Jook Joint Patron
1985
Amazing Stories as Fowler
1982
Cheers as Juror
1982
Penitentiary II as Referee
1979
Disco Godfather as Stinger Ray

Directing

Lisa Trotter as Director
2008
The Stick Up Kids as Director
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