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.
Speed
Sam
Se7en
George the Night Guard at the Library
The Five Heartbeats
Big Red
Heaven's Prisoners
Victor Romero
The System Within
Hays
Campfire Tales
Cole (segment "The Honeymoon")
Penitentiary II
Referee
Disco Godfather
Stinger Ray
A Christmas Wedding
Arthur
Ricky 1
The Champ (Silver Shadow)
Caroline at Midnight
Stan Donovan
The Night Stalker
Harrison Johnson
The Art of a Bullet
Walter Simmons
Dirty Dead Con Men
Art McCoy
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
Llore
Amistad
Creole Cook
Boss'n Up
Orange Juice
The Color Purple
Jook Joint Patron
Today You Die
Derrick
The Habitation of Dragons
Lonny Johnson
Lucky Girl
Reverend Thompson
Blues for Life
Plank Road Slim
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
One Eyed Sam
Auggie Rose
MacDougall
Patty Hearst
Tall Muslim
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
Reverend Johnson
In the Matchbox
Uncle Wendell
Demon Cop
Police in Warehouse
The Doors
Chuck Vincent