Hawthorne James
- Born
- 1949
- Actor
- Producer
- Director
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.
Filmography · 25 credits
- 2026In the Matchbox, LLC · Actor (Uncle Wendell)
- 2024Mister Gates · Actor (Charles Gates)
- 2022A Polished Soul · Producer
- 2021Flint Tale · Actor (Chief Hartwell)
- 2021A Day of Trouble · Actor (Hank)
- 2020I'm Sorry - (Carla's Tales) · Actor (Sandy's Father)
- 2020Why Me · Actor (Thomas)
- 2020Why Me · Producer
- 2019Keys · Actor (Chief Charlie Miller)
- 2018Dirty Dead Con Men · Actor (Art McCoy)
- 2015Lucky Girl · Actor (Reverend Thompson)
- 2013A Christmas Wedding · Actor (Arthur)
- 2006Hood of Horror · Actor (Liore)
- 2005Boss'n Up · Actor (Orange Juice)
- 1999The Art of a Bullet · Actor (Walter Simmons)
- 1994Speed · Actor (Sam)
- 1992Prophet Nat · Actor (Runaway Slave)
- 1989Othello · Actor (Iago)
- 1986Ricky 1 · Actor (The Champ (Silver Shadow))
- 1979Disco Godfather · Actor (Stinger Ray)
- —Mister Gates II · Actor (Charles Gates)
- —The Last Stand of the Moors · Writer
- —Superhuman · Actor (Pastor Hawkins)
- —Inner City Cultural Center II Presents Hawthorne James · Self (Self)
- —The Legend of Fillmore Slim · Director