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Hawthorne James
Born: Unknown in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Rated Filmography (28)
Sorted by Score9.0
The Art of a Bullet
1999
8.4
Se7en
1995
7.7
The Color Purple
1985
7.3
The Five Heartbeats
1991
7.2
Speed
1994
7.1
The Doors
1991
7.0
Amistad
1997
6.8
The Night Stalker
2016
6.4
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988
6.3
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
1987
6.0
The Habitation of Dragons
1992
5.9
Campfire Tales
1997
5.8
The Water Engine
1992
5.7
Auggie Rose
2000
5.7
Patty Hearst
1988
5.6
Disco Godfather
1979
5.3
Heaven's Prisoners
1996
4.8
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
2006
4.6
Boss'n Up
2005
4.4
Penitentiary II
1982
4.4
Today You Die
2005
3.9
Caroline at Midnight
1994
3.7
Demon Cop
1990
3.5
Dirty Dead Con Men
2018
3.4
Ricky 1
1986
3.3
The System Within
2006
2.8
A Christmas Wedding
2013
2.7
Lucky Girl
2015