Hawthorne James

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Known for: Acting

Hawthorne James

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

Charmed

82%

Demonic Healer

1998

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

79%

George

1990

Stargate SG-1

83%

Gavos

1997

ER

78%

Hawthorne

1994

Frasier

77%

Bill

1993

Cheers

76%

Juror

1982

Roswell

77%

Suspect

1999

Workaholics

74%

Bus Driver

2011

In the Matchbox

Uncle Wendell

2023

Flint Tale

2021

Dirty Dead Con Men

35%

Art McCoy

2018

Blues for Life

Plank Road Slim

2016

The Night Stalker

68%

Harrison Johnson

2016

Lucky Girl

27%

Reverend Thompson

2015

A Christmas Wedding

28%

Arthur

2013

Workaholics

74%

Bus Driver

2011

The Stick Up Kids

19%

Director

2008

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror

48%

Llore

2006

The System Within

33%

Hays

2006

Today You Die

44%

Derrick

2005

Boss'n Up

46%

Orange Juice

2005

Auggie Rose

57%

MacDougall

2000

Roswell

77%

Suspect

1999

The Art of a Bullet

90%

Walter Simmons

1999

Charmed

82%

Demonic Healer

1998

Amistad

70%

Creole Cook

1997

Stargate SG-1

83%

Gavos

1997

Campfire Tales

59%

Cole (segment "The Honeymoon")

1997

Heaven's Prisoners

54%

Victor Romero

1996

Se7en

84%

George the Night Guard at the Library

1995

ER

78%

Hawthorne

1994

Speed

72%

Sam

1994

Caroline at Midnight

39%

Stan Donovan

1994

Frasier

77%

Bill

1993

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

71%

Gage

1993

The Habitation of Dragons

60%

Lonny Johnson

1992