Jack Hawkins
Known for
Acting
Life
1910 – 1973 (aged 62)
Born in
Wood Green, London, England, UK
Credits
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Biography
John Edward Hawkins, CBE was an English actor who worked on stage and in film from the 1930s until the 1970s. One of the most popular British film stars of the 1950s, he was best known for his portrayal of military men in films like Angels One Five (1951), The Cruel Sea (1953), Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Ben Hur (1959) and Lawrence of Arabia (1962).
Known For
Lawrence of Arabia
11 Dec 1962
Ben-Hur
18 Nov 1959
The Bridge on the River Kwai
11 Oct 1957
Zulu
22 Jan 1964
Theatre of Blood
16 Mar 1973
Waterloo
26 Oct 1970
The Fallen Idol
30 Sep 1948
Land of the Pharaohs
24 Jul 1955
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Filmography
1974
- QB VIIas Justice Gilroy2 episodes
1973
- Tales That Witness Madnessas Dr. Nicholas
- Theatre of Bloodas Solomon Psaltery
1972
- Escape to the Sunas Baburin
- Young Winstonas Mr. Welldon
- The Last Lion
1971
- Kidnappedas Captain Hoseason
- Nicholas and Alexandraas Count Fredericks
- When Eight Bells Tollas Sir Anthony Skouras
- Sinas Father Nicholas
1970
- Jane Eyreas Mr. Brocklehurst
- Waterlooas General Sir Thomas Picton
- The Adventures of Gerardas Marshal Millefleurs (Renegade English Officer)
- Twinkyas Judge Millington-Draper
1969
- Monte Carlo or Bust!as Count Levinovitch
- The Fatheras Captain Bill
- Oh! What a Lovely Waras Emperor Franz Josef
1968
- Great Catherineas The British Ambassador
- Shalakoas Sir Charles Daggett
- Stalkedas The Man
1966
- The Poppy Is Also a Floweras General Bahar
- The Open Dooras Colonel Mortimer
- Mystery and Imaginationas Colonel Mortimer1 episode
- Judithas Major Lawton
1965
- The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayneas Sir John Rampayne
- Masqueradeas Colonel Drexel
- Lord Jimas Marlow
1964
- Guns at Batasias Colonel Deal
- The Wednesday Playas Sir John Rampayne1 episode
- The Third Secretas Sir Frederick Belline
- Zuluas Rev. Otto Witt
1963
- Rampageas Otto Abbot
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatreas Silcox1 episode
1962
- Lawrence of Arabiaas General Allenby
- Five Finger Exerciseas Stanley Harrington
- Lafayetteas General Cornwallis
1961
- Dr. Kildareas Justin Post6 episodes
- Two Lovesas William W.J. Abercrombie
1960
- The League of Gentlemenas Hyde
1959
- Ben-Huras Quintus Arrius
- The Four Just Menas Ben Manfred (uncredited)1 episode
1958
- The Two-Headed Spyas Gen. Alex Schottland
- Gideon's Dayas Insp. George Gideon
1957
- The Bridge on the River Kwaias Maj. Warden
- Fortune Is a Womanas Oliver Branwell
- The Man in the Skyas John Mitchell
1956
- Armchair Theatreas Len Driver1 episode
- Hancock's Half Hour1 episode
- The Long Armas Supt Tom Halliday
1955
- Touch and Goas Jim Fletcher
- Land of the Pharaohsas Pharaoh Khufu
- The Prisoneras The Interrogator
1954
- The Seekersas Phillip Wayne
- Front Page Storyas John Grant
1953
- The Intruderas Wolf Merton
- Twice Upon a Timeas Dr. Mathews
- Malta Storyas Air CO Frank
- The Cruel Seaas Ericson
1952
- The Planter's Wifeas Jim Frazer
- Mandyas Dick Searle
- Angels One Fiveas Group Captain 'Tiger' Small
- Home at Sevenas Dr. Sparling
- Pathway Into Lightas Narrator
1951
- No Highway in the Skyas Dennis Scott
- Fortune in Diamondsas Pieter Brandt
1950
- The Elusive Pimpernelas Prince of Wales
- State Secretas Colonel Galcon
- The Black Roseas Tristram Griffin
1949
- The Small Back Roomas R.B. Waring
1948
- Bonnie Prince Charlieas Lord George Murray
- The Fallen Idolas Detective Ames
1942
- The Next of Kinas Brigade Major Harcourt
1940
- The Flying Squadas Mark McGill
1939
- Murder Will Outas Stamp
1938
- A Royal Divorceas Capitaine Charles
- Who Goes Next?as Beck
1937
- The Frogas Capt. Gordon
- Beauty and the Bargeas Lt. Seton Boyne
1935
- Peg of Old Druryas Michael O'Taffe
1934
- Lorna Dooneas Member of the Court (uncredited)
- Death at Broadcasting Houseas Herbert Evans
- Autumn Crocusas Alaric
1933
- A Shot in the Darkas Norman Paull
- The Jewelas Peter Roberts
- I Lived with Youas Mort
- The Lost Chordas Dr Jim Selby
- The Good Companionsas Albert
1932
- The Lodgeras Joe Martin
1930
- Birds of Preyas Alfred