Hawthorne James - Movies, Bio & Filmography

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★ Acting🎥 32 films📺 11 TV shows📅 1979–2023🔥 1

Also known as: James H. Hawthorne, James Hawthorne, James Herbert, Hawthorn James

Born 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.From Wikipedia
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 Seven
and 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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