Jack Hawkins
Known for acting · Born 14 September 1910 · Died 18 July 1973 · aged 62 · Wood Green, London, England, UK
97 credits
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
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957
Lawrence of Arabia
1962
Ben-Hur
1959
Zulu
1964
Land of the Pharaohs
1955
The League of Gentlemen
1960
Shalako
1968
The Cruel Sea
1953
The Small Back Room
1949
The Four Just Men
1959
Waterloo
1970
The Fallen Idol
1948
Acting (95)
1990Dors: The Other DianaFilm
1974QB VIIJustice Gilroy · 2 episodesSeries
1973Theatre of BloodSolomon PsalteryFilm
1973Tales That Witness MadnessDr. NicholasFilm
1972Young WinstonMr. WelldonFilm
1972Escape to the SunBaburinFilm
1972The Last LionFilm
1971Nicholas and AlexandraCount FredericksFilm
1971When Eight Bells TollSir Anthony SkourasFilm
1971KidnappedCaptain HoseasonFilm
1971SinFather NicholasFilm
1970WaterlooGeneral Sir Thomas PictonFilm
1970TwinkyJudge Millington-DraperFilm
1970Jane EyreMr. BrocklehurstFilm
1970The Adventures of GerardMarshal Millefleurs (Renegade English Officer)Film
1969Monte Carlo or Bust!Count LevinovitchFilm
1969Oh! What a Lovely WarEmperor Franz JosefFilm
1969The FatherCaptain BillFilm
1968ShalakoSir Charles DaggettFilm
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - GuestSeries
1968Great CatherineThe British AmbassadorFilm
1968StalkedThe ManFilm
1966The Poppy Is Also a FlowerGeneral BaharFilm
1966JudithMajor LawtonFilm
1966Mystery and ImaginationColonel MortimerSeries
1966The Open DoorColonel MortimerFilm
1965Lord JimMarlowFilm
1965MasqueradeColonel DrexelFilm
1965The Trial and Torture of Sir John RampayneSir John RampayneFilm
1964ZuluRev. Otto WittFilm
1964Guns at BatasiColonel DealFilm
1964The Third SecretSir Frederick BellineFilm
1964The Wednesday PlaySir John RampayneSeries
1963RampageOtto AbbotFilm
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSilcoxSeries
1962Lawrence of ArabiaGeneral AllenbyFilm
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelfSeries
1962LafayetteGeneral CornwallisFilm
1962Five Finger ExerciseStanley HarringtonFilm
1961Dr. KildareJustin Post · 6 episodesSeries
1961Two LovesWilliam W.J. AbercrombieFilm
1960The League of GentlemenHydeFilm
1959Ben-HurQuintus ArriusFilm
1959The Four Just MenBen Manfred · 39 episodes, Ben Manfred (uncredited)Series
1958Gideon's DayInsp. George GideonFilm
1958The Two-Headed SpyGen. Alex SchottlandFilm
1958The Rise and Fall of a Jungle GiantSelfFilm
1958...On Seeing FilmSelfFilm
1957The Bridge on the River KwaiMaj. WardenFilm
1957Fortune Is a WomanOliver BranwellFilm
1957The Man in the SkyJohn MitchellFilm
1956The Long ArmSupt Tom HallidayFilm
1956Hancock's Half HourSeries
1956Armchair TheatreLen DriverSeries
1955Land of the PharaohsPharaoh KhufuFilm
1955The PrisonerThe InterrogatorFilm
1955Touch and GoJim FletcherFilm
1954The SeekersPhillip WayneFilm
1954Front Page StoryJohn GrantFilm
1953The Cruel SeaEricsonFilm
1953Malta StoryAir CO FrankFilm
1953The IntruderWolf MertonFilm
1953Twice Upon a TimeDr. MathewsFilm
1953This Little ShipSelf - CommentatorFilm
1952Angels One FiveGroup Captain 'Tiger' SmallFilm
1952MandyDick SearleFilm
1952Home at SevenDr. SparlingFilm
1952The Planter's WifeJim FrazerFilm
1952Pathway Into LightNarratorFilm
1951No Highway in the SkyDennis ScottFilm
1951Fortune in DiamondsPieter BrandtFilm
1950The Black RoseTristram GriffinFilm
1950State SecretColonel GalconFilm
1950The Elusive PimpernelPrince of WalesFilm
1949The Small Back RoomR.B. WaringFilm
1948The Fallen IdolDetective AmesFilm
1948Bonnie Prince CharlieLord George MurrayFilm
1942The Next of KinBrigade Major HarcourtFilm
1940The Flying SquadMark McGillFilm
1939Murder Will OutStampFilm
1938Who Goes Next?BeckFilm
1938A Royal DivorceCapitaine CharlesFilm
1937Beauty and the BargeLt. Seton BoyneFilm
1937The FrogCapt. GordonFilm
1935Peg of Old DruryMichael O'TaffeFilm
1934Death at Broadcasting HouseHerbert EvansFilm
1934Autumn CrocusAlaricFilm
1934Lorna DooneMember of the Court (uncredited)Film
1933I Lived with YouMortFilm
1933The Good CompanionsAlbertFilm
1933A Shot in the DarkNorman PaullFilm
1933The Lost ChordDr Jim SelbyFilm
1933The JewelPeter RobertsFilm
1932The LodgerJoe MartinFilm
1930Birds of PreyAlfredFilm
Production (2)
1972The Ruling ClassProducerFilm
1965The Party's OverProducerFilm