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Hawthorne James

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Hawthorne James

45 titles 34 movies · 11 TV
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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.

Also known as

James H. Hawthorne · James Hawthorne · James Herbert · Hawthorn James

Born

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

43

Acting credits

2

Directing

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Writing

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Career timeline

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1979 1 title(s)

1982 2 title(s)

1985 2 title(s)

1986 1 title(s)

1987 1 title(s)

1988 2 title(s)

1990 2 title(s)

1991 2 title(s)

1992 3 title(s)

1993 2 title(s)

1994 3 title(s)

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1997 3 title(s)

1998 1 title(s)

1999 2 title(s)

2000 1 title(s)

2005 2 title(s)

2006 2 title(s)

2008 1 title(s)

2011 1 title(s)

2013 1 title(s)

2015 1 title(s)

2016 2 title(s)

2018 1 title(s)

2021 1 title(s)

2023 1 title(s)

Undated 2 title(s)