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Hawthorne James is an American actor and director, known for his role as Big Red Davis in the 1991 film The Five Heartbeats.
Birth Name
James Hawthorne
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| A Polished Soul | Poppa Cooley | 2022 |
| Flint Tale | Chief Hartwell | 2021 |
| Killer Camera Monsters | 2020 | |
| Keys | Chief Charlie Miller | 2019 |
| Making the Five Heartbeats | Self | 2018 |
| Dirty Dead Con Men | Art McCoy | 2018 |
| 5th Ward | John | 2018 |
| Disjointed | Saul 'The Muskrat' FIshkin | 2017 |
| Blues for Life | Plank Road Slim | 2016 |
| The Night Stalker | Harrison Johnson | 2016 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| A Polished Soul | Poppa Cooley | 2022 |
| Flint Tale | Chief Hartwell | 2021 |
| Killer Camera Monsters | 2020 | |
| Keys | Chief Charlie Miller | 2019 |
| Making the Five Heartbeats | Self | 2018 |
| Dirty Dead Con Men | Art McCoy | 2018 |
| 5th Ward | John | 2018 |
| Disjointed | Saul 'The Muskrat' FIshkin | 2017 |
| Blues for Life | Plank Road Slim | 2016 |
| The Night Stalker | Harrison Johnson | 2016 |
| Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders | Jimmy | 2016 |
| Lucky Girl | Reverend Thompson | 2015 |
| Agent X | Jacques Marat | 2015 |
| Queen Gorya | Ed | 2014 |
| A Christmas Wedding | Arthur | 2013 |
| Newsreaders | Reg Minton | 2013 |
| Workaholics | Bus Driver | 2011 |
| The Stick Up Kids | Uncle Bo | 2008 |
| Players at the Poker Palace | Iago | 2008 |
| Hood of Horror | Liore / Llore | 2006 |
| The System Within | Hays | 2006 |
| Today You Die | Derrick | 2005 |
| Boss'n Up | Orange Juice | 2005 |
| Carnivàle | Charlie Lewis | 2003 |
| A Day of Trouble | Hank | 2001 |
| The District | Strong | 2000 |
| Beyond Suspicion | MacDougall | 2000 |
| City of Angels | Curtis | 2000 |
| Roswell | Suspect | 1999 |
| Charmed | Demonic Healer | 1998 |
| Amistad | Creole Cook | 1997 |
| The Good News | Bob James | 1997 |
| Stargate SG-1 | Gavos | 1997 |
| Riot | Boone (segment "Homecoming Day") | 1997 |
| Campfire Tales | Cole (segment "The Honeymoon") | 1997 |
| Sparks | Claude | 1996 |
| Heaven's Prisoners | Victor Romero | 1996 |
| Se7en | George the Night Guard at the Library | 1995 |
| ER | Hawthorne | 1994 |
| Speed | Sam / Sam Silver | 1994 |
| Caroline at Midnight | Stan Donovan | 1994 |
| NYPD Blue | Calvin Chester | 1993 |
| Frasier | Bill | 1993 |
| The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. | Gage | 1993 |
| The Heart of Justice | Harry | 1992 |
| Martin | Brother Claus | 1992 |
| The Water Engine | Factory Worker | 1992 |
| The Five Heartbeats | Big Red | 1991 |
| The Doors | Chuck Vincent | 1991 |
| The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | George | 1990 |
| Othello | Iago | 1989 |
| I'm Gonna Git You Sucka | One Eyed Sam | 1988 |
| Patty Hearst | Tall Muslim | 1988 |
| Ricky 1 | The Champ (Silver Shadow) | 1988 |
| Frank's Place | Coach Davidson | 1987 |
| Police Story: The Freeway Killings | Reverend Johnson | 1987 |
| The Color Purple | Jook Joint Patron | 1985 |
| Amazing Stories | Fowler | 1985 |
| Stir Crazy | Winters | 1985 |
| What's Happening Now! | Hardhat / Customer | 1985 |
| Cheers | Juror #4 | 1982 |
| Penitentiary II | 1st Referee / Referee | 1982 |
| Hill Street Blues | Dealer / Jack / Steerer | 1981 |
| Disco Godfather | Stinger Ray | 1979 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Stick Up Kids | 2008 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| No Reason | 2022 |
| A Polished Soul | 2022 |
