
Jack Hawkins
Known for Acting · 95 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 (10)

The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self

Dr. Kildare
1961
as Justin Post
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Silcox

The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest

The Wednesday Play
1964
as Sir John Rampayne

Hancock's Half Hour
1956

Mystery and Imagination
1966
as Colonel Mortimer

The Four Just Men
1959
as Ben Manfred / Ben Manfred (uncredited)

Armchair Theatre
1956
as Len Driver

QB VII
1974
as Justice Gilroy
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

Shalako
1968
as Sir Charles Daggett

Nicholas and Alexandra
1971
as Count Fredericks

Zulu
1964
as Rev. Otto Witt

Jane Eyre
1970
as Mr. Brocklehurst

Theatre of Blood
1973
as Solomon Psaltery

Waterloo
1970
as General Sir Thomas Picton

Judith
1966
as Major Lawton

Kidnapped
1971
as Captain Hoseason

Lafayette
1962
as General Cornwallis

Lord Jim
1965
as Marlow

The Cruel Sea
1953
as Ericson

Oh! What a Lovely War
1969
as Emperor Franz Josef

When Eight Bells Toll
1971
as Sir Anthony Skouras

The Fallen Idol
1948
as Detective Ames

The Long Arm
1956
as Supt Tom Halliday

Young Winston
1972
as Mr. Welldon

Lorna Doone
1934
as Member of the Court (uncredited)

Land of the Pharaohs
1955
as Pharaoh Khufu

Guns at Batasi
1964
as Colonel Deal

Malta Story
1953
as Air CO Frank

Angels One Five
1952
as Group Captain 'Tiger' Small

Monte Carlo or Bust!
1969
as Count Levinovitch

Twinky
1970
as Judge Millington-Draper

The League of Gentlemen
1960
as Hyde

No Highway in the Sky
1951
as Dennis Scott

The Black Rose
1950
as Tristram Griffin

The Poppy Is Also a Flower
1966
as General Bahar

Tales That Witness Madness
1973
as Dr. Nicholas

The Prisoner
1955
as The Interrogator

Rampage
1963
as Otto Abbot

Masquerade
1965
as Colonel Drexel

The Open Door
1966
as Colonel Mortimer

The Small Back Room
1949
as R.B. Waring

The Third Secret
1964
as Sir Frederick Belline

Gideon's Day
1958
as Insp. George Gideon

Great Catherine
1968
as The British Ambassador

The Two-Headed Spy
1958
as Gen. Alex Schottland

Mandy
1952
as Dick Searle

State Secret
1950
as Colonel Galcon

The Adventures of Gerard
1970
as Marshal Millefleurs (Renegade English Officer)

Touch and Go
1955
as Jim Fletcher

Escape to the Sun
1972
as Baburin

Two Loves
1961
as William W.J. Abercrombie

Twice Upon a Time
1953
as Dr. Mathews

Home at Seven
1952
as Dr. Sparling

The Man in the Sky
1957
as John Mitchell

Peg of Old Drury
1935
as Michael O'Taffe

The Seekers
1954
as Phillip Wayne

The Elusive Pimpernel
1950
as Prince of Wales

The Next of Kin
1942
as Brigade Major Harcourt

The Frog
1937
as Capt. Gordon
A Shot in the Dark
1933
as Norman Paull

Sin
1971
as Father Nicholas
Pathway Into Light
1952
as Narrator

Death at Broadcasting House
1934
as Herbert Evans

The Lost Chord
1933
as Dr Jim Selby
The Father
1969
as Captain Bill

The Intruder
1953
as Wolf Merton

Fortune Is a Woman
1957
as Oliver Branwell

The Planter's Wife
1952
as Jim Frazer

Bonnie Prince Charlie
1948
as Lord George Murray

Fortune in Diamonds
1951
as Pieter Brandt

A Royal Divorce
1938
as Capitaine Charles

The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
1958
as Self

The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne
1965
as Sir John Rampayne

The Good Companions
1933
as Albert

The Lodger
1932
as Joe Martin

Stalked
1968
as The Man

Five Finger Exercise
1962
as Stanley Harrington

...On Seeing Film
1958
as Self

Front Page Story
1954
as John Grant
Murder Will Out
1939
as Stamp

I Lived with You
1933
as Mort

Who Goes Next?
1938
as Beck

The Flying Squad
1940
as Mark McGill

Autumn Crocus
1934
as Alaric

Beauty and the Barge
1937
as Lt. Seton Boyne
The Jewel
1933
as Peter Roberts

Dors: The Other Diana
1990

The Last Lion
1972

Birds of Prey
1930
as Alfred
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 95 credits spanning from 1930 to 1990, Jack Hawkins has appeared in 85 films and 10 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
- Shalako (1968) — as Sir Charles Daggett
- Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) — as Count Fredericks
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