Jack Hawkins
Known for Acting · 94 credits
- Born
- 1910-09-14
- Died
- 1973-07-18
- Place of birth
- Wood Green, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- John Edward Hawkins · John Edward "Jack" Hawkins
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
TV Shows (9)
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Justin Post
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Silcox
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Hancock's Half Hour
1956
Mystery and Imagination
1966
as Colonel Mortimer
The Four Just Men
1959
as Ben Manfred / Ben Manfred (uncredited)
QB VII
1974
as Justice Gilroy
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Len Driver
Movies (85)
Ben-Hur
1959
as Quintus Arrius
Lawrence of Arabia
1962
as General Allenby
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957
as Maj. Warden
Zulu
1964
as Rev. Otto Witt
Waterloo
1970
as General Sir Thomas Picton
Nicholas and Alexandra
1971
as Count Fredericks
The Cruel Sea
1953
as Ericson
Shalako
1968
as Sir Charles Daggett
The Fallen Idol
1948
as Detective Ames
Lord Jim
1965
as Marlow
When Eight Bells Toll
1971
as Sir Anthony Skouras
Twinky
1970
as Judge Millington-Draper
The Black Rose
1950
as Tristram Griffin
Kidnapped
1971
as Captain Hoseason
Theatre of Blood
1973
as Solomon Psaltery
The Next of Kin
1942
as Brigade Major Harcourt
The Long Arm
1956
as Supt Tom Halliday
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969
as Emperor Franz Josef
Jane Eyre
1970
as Mr. Brocklehurst
Mandy
1952
as Dick Searle
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
1966
as General Bahar
Guns at Batasi
1964
as Colonel Deal
The League of Gentlemen
1960
as Hyde
Gideon's Day
1958
as Insp. George Gideon
Young Winston
1972
as Mr. Welldon
State Secret
1950
as Colonel Galcon
Land of the Pharaohs
1955
as Pharaoh Khufu
No Highway in the Sky
1951
as Dennis Scott
Lafayette
1962
as General Cornwallis
The Small Back Room
1949
as R.B. Waring
Monte Carlo or Bust!
1969
as Count Levinovitch
Tales That Witness Madness
1973
as Dr. Nicholas
The Elusive Pimpernel
1950
as Prince of Wales
Two Loves
1961
as William W.J. Abercrombie
Rampage
1963
as Otto Abbot
Angels One Five
1952
as Group Captain 'Tiger' Small
Beauty and the Barge
1937
as Lt. Seton Boyne
The Third Secret
1964
as Sir Frederick Belline
The Good Companions
1933
as Albert
The Two-Headed Spy
1958
as Gen. Alex Schottland
The Adventures of Gerard
1970
as Marshal Millefleurs (Renegade English Officer)
Touch and Go
1955
as Jim Fletcher
The Man in the Sky
1957
as John Mitchell
The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne
1965
as Sir John Rampayne
Masquerade
1965
as Colonel Drexel
Malta Story
1953
as Air CO Frank
Great Catherine
1968
as The British Ambassador
The Seekers
1954
as Phillip Wayne
Sin
1971
as Father Nicholas
The Prisoner
1955
as The Interrogator
Fortune in Diamonds
1951
as Pieter Brandt
Stalked
1968
as The Man
Judith
1966
as Major Lawton
Bonnie Prince Charlie
1948
as Lord George Murray
The Planter's Wife
1952
as Jim Frazer
A Shot in the Dark
1933
as Norman Paull
Front Page Story
1954
as John Grant
The Intruder
1953
as Wolf Merton
Lorna Doone
1934
as Member of the Court (uncredited)
Home at Seven
1952
as Dr. Sparling
A Royal Divorce
1938
as Capitaine Charles
Death at Broadcasting House
1934
as Herbert Evans
Five Finger Exercise
1962
as Stanley Harrington
The Flying Squad
1940
as Mark McGill
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
1958
as Self
Fortune Is a Woman
1957
as Oliver Branwell
The Lodger
1932
as Joe Martin
Peg of Old Drury
1935
as Michael O'Taffe
The Frog
1937
as Capt. Gordon
Escape to the Sun
1972
as Baburin
Autumn Crocus
1934
as Alaric
The Lost Chord
1933
as Dr Jim Selby
Who Goes Next?
1938
as Beck
The Father
1969
as Captain Bill
Twice Upon a Time
1953
as Dr. Mathews
The Jewel
1933
as Peter Roberts
I Lived with You
1933
as Mort
Dors: The Other Diana
1990
Birds of Prey
1930
as Alfred
Murder Will Out
1939
as Stamp
Pathway Into Light
1952
as Narrator
The Open Door
1966
as Colonel Mortimer
...On Seeing Film
1958
as Self
The Last Lion
1972
This Little Ship
1953
as Self - Commentator
About Jack Hawkins
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). With 94 credits spanning from 1930 to 1990, Jack Hawkins has appeared in 85 films and 9 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jack Hawkins Movies
- Ben-Hur (1959) — as Quintus Arrius
- Lawrence of Arabia (1962) — as General Allenby
- The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) — as Maj. Warden
- Zulu (1964) — as Rev. Otto Witt
- Waterloo (1970) — as General Sir Thomas Picton
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