Jack Hawkins

Jack Hawkins

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

September 14, 1910

died

July 18, 1973

place of birth

Wood Green, London, England, UK

also known as

John Edward Hawkins · John Edward "Jack" Hawkins

total credits

50 movies

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).

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Known For

Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

as Quintus Arrius

Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

as General Allenby

The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai

as Maj. Warden

Zulu

Zulu

as Rev. Otto Witt

Waterloo

Waterloo

as General Sir Thomas Picton

The Cruel Sea

The Cruel Sea

as Ericson

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Ben-Hur
7.9

Ben-Hur

1959as Quintus Arrius
Lawrence of Arabia
8.0

Lawrence of Arabia

1962as General Allenby
The Bridge on the River Kwai
7.8

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957as Maj. Warden
Zulu
7.4

Zulu

1964as Rev. Otto Witt
Waterloo
7.1

Waterloo

1970as General Sir Thomas Picton
The Cruel Sea
7.0

The Cruel Sea

1953as Ericson
Nicholas and Alexandra
7.0

Nicholas and Alexandra

1971as Count Fredericks
Lord Jim
6.8

Lord Jim

1965as Marlow
Young Winston
6.2

Young Winston

1972as Mr. Welldon
The Long Arm
6.9

The Long Arm

1956as Supt Tom Halliday
When Eight Bells Toll
5.7

When Eight Bells Toll

1971as Sir Anthony Skouras
Gideon's Day
6.4

Gideon's Day

1958as Insp. George Gideon
The Fallen Idol
7.2

The Fallen Idol

1948as Detective Ames
Twinky
4.8

Twinky

1970as Judge Millington-Draper
The Black Rose
6.7

The Black Rose

1950as Tristram Griffin
Shalako
5.6

Shalako

1968as Sir Charles Daggett
No Highway in the Sky
7.0

No Highway in the Sky

1951as Dennis Scott
Land of the Pharaohs
6.4

Land of the Pharaohs

1955as Pharaoh Khufu
The League of Gentlemen
7.0

The League of Gentlemen

1960as Hyde
The Small Back Room
6.8

The Small Back Room

1949as R.B. Waring
Monte Carlo or Bust!
5.9

Monte Carlo or Bust!

1969as Count Levinovitch
Theatre of Blood
6.7

Theatre of Blood

1973as Solomon Psaltery
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
5.9

The Poppy Is Also a Flower

1966as General Bahar
Two Loves
5.4

Two Loves

1961as William W.J. Abercrombie
The Seekers
6.4

The Seekers

1954as Phillip Wayne
Oh! What a Lovely War
6.7

Oh! What a Lovely War

1969as Emperor Franz Josef
The Third Secret
6.2

The Third Secret

1964as Sir Frederick Belline
Lafayette
5.9

Lafayette

1962as General Cornwallis
Malta Story
6.1

Malta Story

1953as Air CO Frank
State Secret
6.9

State Secret

1950as Colonel Galcon
Kidnapped
6.3

Kidnapped

1971as Captain Hoseason
Mandy
7.1

Mandy

1952as Dick Searle
Angels One Five
6.1

Angels One Five

1952as Group Captain 'Tiger' Small
Jane Eyre
7.0

Jane Eyre

1970as Mr. Brocklehurst
Touch and Go
6.6

Touch and Go

1955as Jim Fletcher
The Two-Headed Spy
6.3

The Two-Headed Spy

1958as Gen. Alex Schottland
Guns at Batasi
7.1

Guns at Batasi

1964as Colonel Deal
Judith
4.8

Judith

1966as Major Lawton
The Adventures of Gerard
5.9

The Adventures of Gerard

1970as Marshal Millefleurs (Renegade English Officer)
The Intruder
7.6

The Intruder

1953as Wolf Merton
Bonnie Prince Charlie
5.5

Bonnie Prince Charlie

1948as Lord George Murray
Masquerade
5.1

Masquerade

1965as Colonel Drexel
Five Finger Exercise
5.6

Five Finger Exercise

1962as Stanley Harrington
Tales That Witness Madness
5.5

Tales That Witness Madness

1973as Dr. Nicholas
The Prisoner
7.2

The Prisoner

1955as The Interrogator
Great Catherine
5.9

Great Catherine

1968as The British Ambassador
Rampage
5.3

Rampage

1963as Otto Abbot
The Elusive Pimpernel
6.0

The Elusive Pimpernel

1950as Prince of Wales
The Man in the Sky
7.5

The Man in the Sky

1957as John Mitchell
Home at Seven
6.5

Home at Seven

1952as Dr. Sparling