Overview
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
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
Acting
2018
Dirty Dead Con Men
2016
The Night Stalker
2015
Lucky Girl
2006
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
2005
Today You Die
2000
Auggie Rose
1997
Amistad
1997
Campfire Tales
1996
Heaven's Prisoners
1995
Se7en
1994
Speed
1991
The Five Heartbeats
1990
Demon Cop
1988
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988
Patty Hearst
1985
The Color Purple
1982
Penitentiary II
1979
Disco Godfather