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Hawthorne James

Actor / Film Director | Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
Hawthorne James is an American character actor and director, 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, George, the Night Guard at the Library, in Sevenand series as NYPD Blue and guest-starring on Frasier as Bill in the season one episode "Miracle on Third or Fourth Street". He was born James Hawthorne in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Robert Hawthorne and A. M. Alene. He earned a bachelor's degree in Theater from the University of Notre Dame, a master's degree from the University of Michigan, and taught Theater at Illinois State University. James was responsible for his appearance in the funeral scene of Jimmy Potter in The Five Heartbeats, which he based on a scene from Shakespeare's Richard III. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Action | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

The Color Purple

FSK: 12+ years

1985 | 3.9/5 | 2h 34min
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Heaven's Prisoners

Certification unknown

1996 | 2.6/5 | 2h 12min

Speed

FSK: 16+ years

1994 | 3.6/5 | 1h 56min
available on:

Se7en

FSK: 16+ years

1995 | 4.2/5 | 2h 7min

Carnivàle

FSK: 16+ years

2003 | 4.0/5 | 54min per episode
available on:
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Movies with Hawthorne James as Actor(27)

as Art McCoy2018 Dirty Dead Con Men
as Harrison Johnson2016 The Night Stalker
as Plank Road Slim2016 Blues for Life
as Reverend Thompson2015 Lucky Girl
as Arthur2013 A Christmas Wedding
as Hays2006 The System Within
as Orange Juice2005 Boss'n Up
as Derrick2005 Today You Die
as MacDougall2000 Auggie Rose
as Walter Simmons1999 The Art of a Bullet
as Cole (segment "The Honeymoon")1997 Campfire Tales
as Creole Cook1997 Amistad
as Victor Romero1996 Heaven's Prisoners
as George, Library Night Guard1995 Se7en
as Sam1994 Speed
as Stan Donovan1994 Caroline at Midnight
as Lonny Johnson1992 The Habitation of Dragons
as Big Red1991 The Five Heartbeats
as One Eyed Sam1988 I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988 Ricky 1
as Reverend Johnson1987 Police Story: The Freeway Killings
as Jook Joint Patron1985 The Color Purple
as Referee1982 Penitentiary II
as Stinger Ray1979 Disco Godfather

TV Shows/Series with Hawthorne James as Actor(6)

as Suspect1999 Roswell
as Demonic Healer1998 Charmed
as Gavos1997 Stargate SG-1
as Bill1993 Frasier
as Fowler1985 Amazing Stories

Movies with Hawthorne James as Crew(1)

Directing/Director2008 The Stick Up Kids

Born in: Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: University of Michigan
Other names for Hawthorne James (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"James H. Hawthorne"
"James Hawthorne"
"James Herbert"
"Hawthorn James"
Hawthorne James frequently works together with these people:
Steven Spielberg (10x, Crew)
Peter DeLuise (7x, Crew)
Gayle Abrams (7x, Crew)
Beverly Jackson (7x, Actress)
Michael Shanks (6x, Actor)
Jeff Pollack (6x, Crew)
Eddie Gorodetsky (6x, Crew)
Dion Johnstone (6x, Actor)
Robert Townsend (5x, Actor)
Samm-Art Williams (5x, Actor)
Cheryl Gard (5x, Crew)
Johari Johnson (5x, Actress)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:197051, Added: 07/21/2018, Last updated: 03/18/2024