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