Actor

Hawthorne James

28 credited titles on WatchWise

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.

Associated lifetime gross

$11M

Combined reported budget

$11M

Gross / budget

1.0x

Bankability Index

11 / 100

Associated performance by genre

Worldwide gross by tagged contribution — US$.

Drama

$8.7M · 3 films · 0% hit

Comedy

$1.9M · 1 film · 100% hit

Bankability assessment

11/100Developing verified track record

Films measured × gross-vs-budget efficiency, weighted by billing prominence — lead roles and directing count fully, minor roles fractionally. Association, not attribution — not a claim that this individual caused the revenue.

Filmography cards

Each title carries role, budget, worldwide gross and commercial verdict.

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

Hit

Based on 4 of 28 catalogued titles with reported budget and worldwide gross — figures from TMDB and Wikipedia (reused under CC BY-SA), shown in US$. Coverage varies by title; figures are estimates, not audited trade data.

Acted in (28)

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror

2006 · Movie

Titles are ones WatchWise has catalogued so far — not necessarily a complete filmography.