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

★8.4

Se7en

1995

★7.2

Speed

1994

★8.2

Charmed

1998

★7.9

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

1990

★7.7

The Color Purple

1985

★8.3

Stargate SG-1

1997

★7.1

The Doors

1991

★7.0

Amistad

1997

★7.8

ER

1994

★7.7

Frasier

1993

★7.6

Cheers

1982

★7.7

Roswell

1999

★7.4

Workaholics

2011

★7.5

Amazing Stories

1985

★6.4

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

1988

★7.5

Martin

1992

★4.4

Today You Die

2005

★5.9

Campfire Tales

1997

★7.1

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

1993

★5.4

Heaven's Prisoners

1996

★4.8

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror

2006

★7.3

The Five Heartbeats

1991

★5.7

Patty Hearst

1988