Hawthorne James

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

Se7en

George the Night Guard at the Library

Speed

Sam

Penitentiary II

Referee

Demon Cop

Police in Warehouse

Disco Godfather

Stinger Ray

The Doors

Chuck Vincent

The Color Purple

Jook Joint Patron

Today You Die

Derrick

The Five Heartbeats

Big Red

Auggie Rose

MacDougall