Hawthorne James

Hawthorne 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.

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TV Series

Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories

7.49
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

7.9
Frasier

Frasier

7.681
Stargate SG-1

Stargate SG-1

8.288
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

7.065
ER

ER

7.824
Charmed

Charmed

8.2
Roswell

Roswell

7.7
Cheers

Cheers

7.6
Workaholics

Workaholics

7.462

Movies

Speed

Speed

7.143
Se7en

Se7en

8.377
The Five Heartbeats

The Five Heartbeats

7.37
Heaven's Prisoners

Heaven's Prisoners

5.2
The System Within

The System Within

1.5
Campfire Tales

Campfire Tales

5.8
Penitentiary II

Penitentiary II

4.3
Disco Godfather

Disco Godfather

5.547
Flint Tale

Flint Tale

0
A Christmas Wedding

A Christmas Wedding

2.6
Ricky 1

Ricky 1

2.9
The Water Engine

The Water Engine

5.25
Caroline at Midnight

Caroline at Midnight

3.9
The Night Stalker

The Night Stalker

6.778
The Art of a Bullet

The Art of a Bullet

0
Dirty Dead Con Men

Dirty Dead Con Men

3.667
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror

4.7
Amistad

Amistad

7.02
Boss'n Up

Boss'n Up

4.4
The Color Purple

The Color Purple

7.749
Today You Die

Today You Die

4.3
The Habitation of Dragons

The Habitation of Dragons

0
Lucky Girl

Lucky Girl

2.7
Blues for Life

Blues for Life

0
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

6.4
Auggie Rose

Auggie Rose

5.717
Patty Hearst

Patty Hearst

5.635
Police Story: The Freeway Killings

Police Story: The Freeway Killings

5.333
In the Matchbox

In the Matchbox

0
Demon Cop

Demon Cop

3.182