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Jack Hawkins

Jack Hawkins

Acting

Born: September 14, 1910Wood Green, London, England, UK

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
Filmography
Dors: The Other Diana

Dors: The Other Diana

1990
Tales That Witness Madness

Tales That Witness Madness

Dr. Nicholas

1973
Theatre of Blood

Theatre of Blood

Solomon Psaltery

1973
Escape to the Sun

Escape to the Sun

Baburin

1972
Young Winston

Young Winston

Mr. Welldon

1972
The Last Lion

The Last Lion

1972
Kidnapped

Kidnapped

Captain Hoseason

1971
Nicholas and Alexandra

Nicholas and Alexandra

Count Fredericks

1971
When Eight Bells Toll

When Eight Bells Toll

Sir Anthony Skouras

1971
Sin

Sin

Father Nicholas

1971
Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

Mr. Brocklehurst

1970
Waterloo

Waterloo

General Sir Thomas Picton

1970
The Adventures of Gerard

The Adventures of Gerard

Marshal Millefleurs (Renegade English Officer)

1970
Twinky

Twinky

Judge Millington-Draper

1970
Monte Carlo or Bust!

Monte Carlo or Bust!

Count Levinovitch

1969

The Father

Captain Bill

1969
Oh! What a Lovely War

Oh! What a Lovely War

Emperor Franz Josef

1969
Great Catherine

Great Catherine

The British Ambassador

1968
Shalako

Shalako

Sir Charles Daggett

1968
Stalked

Stalked

The Man

1968
The Poppy Is Also a Flower

The Poppy Is Also a Flower

General Bahar

1966
The Open Door

The Open Door

Colonel Mortimer

1966
Judith

Judith

Major Lawton

1966
The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne

The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne

Sir John Rampayne

1965
Masquerade

Masquerade

Colonel Drexel

1965
Lord Jim

Lord Jim

Marlow

1965
Guns at Batasi

Guns at Batasi

Colonel Deal

1964
The Third Secret

The Third Secret

Sir Frederick Belline

1964
Zulu

Zulu

Rev. Otto Witt

1964
Rampage

Rampage

Otto Abbot

1963
Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

General Allenby

1962
Five Finger Exercise

Five Finger Exercise

Stanley Harrington

1962
Lafayette

Lafayette

General Cornwallis

1962
Two Loves

Two Loves

William W.J. Abercrombie

1961
The League of Gentlemen

The League of Gentlemen

Hyde

1960
Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

Quintus Arrius

1959
The Two-Headed Spy

The Two-Headed Spy

Gen. Alex Schottland

1958
Gideon's Day

Gideon's Day

Insp. George Gideon

1958
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant

The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant

Self

1958
The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai

Maj. Warden

1957
Fortune Is a Woman

Fortune Is a Woman

Oliver Branwell

1957
The Man in the Sky

The Man in the Sky

John Mitchell

1957
The Long Arm

The Long Arm

Supt Tom Halliday

1956
Touch and Go

Touch and Go

Jim Fletcher

1955
Land of the Pharaohs

Land of the Pharaohs

Pharaoh Khufu

1955
The Prisoner

The Prisoner

The Interrogator

1955
The Seekers

The Seekers

Phillip Wayne

1954
Front Page Story

Front Page Story

John Grant

1954
The Intruder

The Intruder

Wolf Merton

1953
Twice Upon a Time

Twice Upon a Time

Dr. Mathews

1953
Malta Story

Malta Story

Air CO Frank

1953
The Cruel Sea

The Cruel Sea

Ericson

1953

This Little Ship

Self - Commentator

1953
The Planter's Wife

The Planter's Wife

Jim Frazer

1952
Mandy

Mandy

Dick Searle

1952
Angels One Five

Angels One Five

Group Captain 'Tiger' Small

1952
Home at Seven

Home at Seven

Dr. Sparling

1952

Pathway Into Light

Narrator

1952
No Highway in the Sky

No Highway in the Sky

Dennis Scott

1951
Fortune in Diamonds

Fortune in Diamonds

Pieter Brandt

1951
The Elusive Pimpernel

The Elusive Pimpernel

Prince of Wales

1950
State Secret

State Secret

Colonel Galcon

1950
The Black Rose

The Black Rose

Tristram Griffin

1950
The Small Back Room

The Small Back Room

R.B. Waring

1949
Bonnie Prince Charlie

Bonnie Prince Charlie

Lord George Murray

1948
The Fallen Idol

The Fallen Idol

Detective Ames

1948
The Next of Kin

The Next of Kin

Brigade Major Harcourt

1942
The Flying Squad

The Flying Squad

Mark McGill

1940

Murder Will Out

Stamp

1939
A Royal Divorce

A Royal Divorce

Capitaine Charles

1938
Who Goes Next?

Who Goes Next?

Beck

1938
The Frog

The Frog

Capt. Gordon

1937
Beauty and the Barge

Beauty and the Barge

Lt. Seton Boyne

1937
Peg of Old Drury

Peg of Old Drury

Michael O'Taffe

1935
Lorna Doone

Lorna Doone

Member of the Court (uncredited)

1934
Death at Broadcasting House

Death at Broadcasting House

Herbert Evans

1934
Autumn Crocus

Autumn Crocus

Alaric

1934

A Shot in the Dark

Norman Paull

1933

The Jewel

Peter Roberts

1933
I Lived with You

I Lived with You

Mort

1933
The Lost Chord

The Lost Chord

Dr Jim Selby

1933
The Good Companions

The Good Companions

Albert

1933
The Lodger

The Lodger

Joe Martin

1932
Birds of Prey

Birds of Prey

Alfred

1930