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Hawthorne James

Hawthorne James

Actor, Producer, Director

Born May 1, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

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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.

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Filmography

Actor

93

Type

Year

In the Matchbox, LLC Poster

In the Matchbox, LLC Feature Film2026Uncle Wendell

The Military & Veteran Entertainment Awards Video2025Self - Winner

Mister Gates Poster

Mister Gates Feature Film2024Charles Gates

Incandescent Love Poster

Incandescent Love Mini-Series2023Dr. James Witherstone

3rd Annual eZWay Awards Virtual Golden Gala TV Special2022Presenter

A Polished Soul Poster

A Polished Soul Feature Film2022Poppa Cooley

The Thirst Feature Film2022Abraham

A Day of Trouble Poster

A Day of Trouble Feature Film2021Hank

Flint Tale Poster

Flint Tale Feature Film2021Chief Hartwell

I'm Sorry - (Carla's Tales) Poster

I'm Sorry - (Carla's Tales) Feature Film2020Sandy's Father

Why Me Feature Film2020Thomas

Keys Feature Film2019Chief Charlie Miller

5th Ward Poster

5th Ward TV Series2018John

Abandoned Act Poster

Abandoned Act Short Film2018Daryl

Dirty Dead Con Men Poster

Dirty Dead Con Men Feature Film2018Art McCoy

Making the Five Heartbeats Poster

Making the Five Heartbeats Documentary2018Self

Disjointed Poster

Disjointed TV Series2017Saul 'The Muskrat' FIshkin

The Kevin & Nikee Show Poster

The Kevin & Nikee Show TV Series2017Self

The Life of Dancer Poster

The Life of Dancer Short Film2017Narrator

The Melody Trice Show Poster

The Melody Trice Show TV Series2017Self

Blues for Life Poster

Blues for Life Feature Film2016Plank Road Slim

Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders Poster

Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders TV Series2016Jimmy

The Night Stalker Poster

The Night Stalker TV Movie2016Harrison Johnson

Agent X TV Series2015Jacques Marat

Lucky Girl Poster

Lucky Girl Feature Film2015Reverend Thompson

The Actor's Choice Poster

The Actor's Choice TV Series2015Self

4TH NAFCA: African Oscar TV Special2014Self - Presenter

Queen Gorya Poster

Queen Gorya TV Series2014Ed

The New Hollywood: Above the Line Short Film2014Self

Top 40 Ultimate Action Movies Poster

Top 40 Ultimate Action Movies Documentary2014Self

A Christmas Wedding Poster

A Christmas Wedding Feature Film2013Arthur

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the White House Poster

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the White House Documentary2013Self

Newsreaders Poster

Newsreaders TV Series2013Reg Minton

Reach Around Radio TV Series2011Self Guest-Host

Workaholics Poster

Workaholics TV Series2011Bus Driver

Malice N Wonderland Poster

Malice N Wonderland Video2010Cain

The Mo'Nique Show Poster

The Mo'Nique Show TV Series2009Self

Players at the Poker Palace Poster

Players at the Poker Palace TV Series2008Iago

The Stick Up Kids Poster

The Stick Up Kids Video2008Uncle Bo

Hood of Horror Poster

Hood of Horror Feature Film2006Liore

The System Within Poster

The System Within Feature Film2006Hays

Boss'n Up Poster

Boss'n Up Feature Film2005Orange Juice

Today You Die Poster

Today You Die Video2005Derrick

Plant One on Me Short Film2004Pablo Moses

Shadow Ops: Red Mercury Poster

Shadow Ops: Red Mercury Video Game2004

Carnivàle Poster

Carnivàle TV Series2003Charlie Lewis

Past Present Short Film2002Aboriginal Man

Auggie Rose Poster

Auggie Rose Feature Film2000MacDougall

City of Angels Poster

City of Angels TV Series2000Curtis

Code Blue Poster

Code Blue Video Game2000Cal 'Lowdown' Washington

The District Poster

The District TV Series2000Strong

Roswell TV Series1999Suspect

The Art of a Bullet Poster

The Art of a Bullet Feature Film1999Walter Simmons

Charmed TV Series1998Demonic Healer

Amistad Feature Film1997Creole Cook

Campfire Tales Poster

Campfire Tales Feature Film1997Cole

Stargate SG-1 Poster

Stargate SG-1 TV Series1997Gavos

The Good News Poster

The Good News TV Series1997Bob James

The Making of 'Speed 2: Cruise Control' Documentary1997Sam, bus driver

Heaven's Prisoners Poster

Heaven's Prisoners Feature Film1996Victor Romero

Riot TV Movie1996Boone

Sparks TV Series1996Claude

Se7en Feature Film1995George the Night Guard at the Library

Caroline at Midnight Poster

Caroline at Midnight Feature Film1994Stan Donovan

ER TV Series1994Hawthorne

Speed Feature Film1994Sam

Frasier TV Series1993Bill

NYPD Blue Poster

NYPD Blue TV Series1993Calvin Chester

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Poster

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. TV Series1993Gage

Martin TV Series1992Brother Claus

Prophet Nat Feature Film1992Runaway Slave

The Habitation of Dragons Poster

The Habitation of Dragons TV Movie1992Lonny Johnson

The Heart of Justice Poster

The Heart of Justice TV Movie1992Harry

The Water Engine Poster

The Water Engine TV Movie1992Factory Worker

The Doors Poster

The Doors Feature Film1991Chuck Vincent

The Five Heartbeats Poster

The Five Heartbeats Feature Film1991Big Red

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Poster

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air TV Series1990George

Othello Feature Film1989Iago

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka Poster

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka Feature Film1988One Eyed Sam

Patty Hearst Poster

Patty Hearst Feature Film1988Tall Muslim

Frank's Place Poster

Frank's Place TV Series1987Coach Davidson

Police Story: The Freeway Killings Poster

Police Story: The Freeway Killings TV Movie1987Reverend Johnson

Ricky 1 Feature Film1986The Champ

Amazing Stories Poster

Amazing Stories TV Series1985Fowler

Stir Crazy Poster

Stir Crazy TV Series1985Winters

The Color Purple Poster

The Color Purple Feature Film1985Jook Joint Patron

What's Happening Now! Poster

What's Happening Now! TV Series1985Customer

Cheers TV Series1982Juror #4

Penitentiary II Poster

Penitentiary II Feature Film19821st Referee

Hill Street Blues Poster

Hill Street Blues TV Series1981Dealer

Disco Godfather Poster

Disco Godfather Feature Film1979Stinger Ray

EGB the Real Godson of Go-Go Music the Movie Poster

EGB the Real Godson of Go-Go Music the Movie Feature FilmDr. Eisenhower

Superhuman Poster

Superhuman Feature FilmPastor Hawkins

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Type

Year

In the Matchbox, LLC Poster

In the Matchbox, LLC Feature Film2026

Incandescent Love Poster

Incandescent Love Mini-Series2023

A Polished Soul Poster

A Polished Soul Feature Film2022

No Reason Poster

No Reason Feature Film2022

Why Me Feature Film2020

The Life of Dancer Poster

The Life of Dancer Short Film2017

Gps Short Film2015

Lisa Trotter Poster

Lisa Trotter Short Film2010

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4

Type

Year

No Knock - No Charge? The Amir Locke Story Poster

No Knock - No Charge? The Amir Locke Story Feature Film2025

Dolemite Is My Name Poster

Dolemite Is My Name Feature Film2019

The Life and Times of Gangsta Brown Part 2 Poster

The Life and Times of Gangsta Brown Part 2 Documentary2012

Detroit 8: Ballers in the Motor City Poster

Detroit 8: Ballers in the Motor City Feature Film

Director

2

Type

Year

Lisa Trotter Poster

Lisa Trotter Short Film2010

The Stick Up Kids Poster

The Stick Up Kids Video2008

Script and Continuity Department

1

Gps Short Film2015

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