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Jack Hawkins
Actor

Jack Hawkins

14 Sep 1910Born
18 Jul 1973Died
62Age at death
89Credits

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

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 89 credits.

  1. 1990Dors: The Other DianaFilm
  2. 1974QB VIISeries: Justice Gilroy (2 episodes)
  3. 1973Tales That Witness MadnessFilm: Dr. Nicholas
  4. 1973Theatre of BloodFilm: Solomon Psaltery
  5. 1972Escape to the SunFilm: Baburin
  6. 1972Young WinstonFilm: Mr. Welldon
  7. 1972The Last LionFilm
  8. 1971KidnappedFilm: Captain Hoseason
  9. 1971Nicholas and AlexandraFilm: Count Fredericks
  10. 1971When Eight Bells TollFilm: Sir Anthony Skouras
  11. 1971SinFilm: Father Nicholas
  12. 1970Jane EyreFilm: Mr. Brocklehurst
  13. 1970WaterlooFilm: General Sir Thomas Picton
  14. 1970The Adventures of GerardFilm: Marshal Millefleurs (Renegade English Officer)
  15. 1970TwinkyFilm: Judge Millington-Draper
  16. 1969Monte Carlo or Bust!Film: Count Levinovitch
  17. 1969The FatherFilm: Captain Bill
  18. 1969Oh! What a Lovely WarFilm: Emperor Franz Josef
  19. 1968Great CatherineFilm: The British Ambassador
  20. 1968ShalakoFilm: Sir Charles Daggett
  21. 1968StalkedFilm: The Man
  22. 1966The Poppy Is Also a FlowerFilm: General Bahar
  23. 1966The Open DoorFilm: Colonel Mortimer
  24. 1966Mystery and ImaginationSeries: Colonel Mortimer (1 episode)
  25. 1966JudithFilm: Major Lawton
  26. 1965The Trial and Torture of Sir John RampayneFilm: Sir John Rampayne
  27. 1965MasqueradeFilm: Colonel Drexel
  28. 1965Lord JimFilm: Marlow
  29. 1964Guns at BatasiFilm: Colonel Deal
  30. 1964The Wednesday PlaySeries: Sir John Rampayne (1 episode)
  31. 1964The Third SecretFilm: Sir Frederick Belline
  32. 1964ZuluFilm: Rev. Otto Witt
  33. 1963RampageFilm: Otto Abbot
  34. 1962Lawrence of ArabiaFilm: General Allenby
  35. 1962Five Finger ExerciseFilm: Stanley Harrington
  36. 1962LafayetteFilm: General Cornwallis
  37. 1961Dr. KildareSeries: Justin Post (6 episodes)
  38. 1961Two LovesFilm: William W.J. Abercrombie
  39. 1960The League of GentlemenFilm: Hyde
  40. 1959Ben-HurFilm: Quintus Arrius
  41. 1959The Four Just MenSeries: Ben Manfred, Ben Manfred (uncredited) (39 episodes)
  42. 1958The Two-Headed SpyFilm: Gen. Alex Schottland
  43. 1958Gideon's DayFilm: Insp. George Gideon
  44. 1957The Bridge on the River KwaiFilm: Maj. Warden
  45. 1957Fortune Is a WomanFilm: Oliver Branwell
  46. 1957The Man in the SkyFilm: John Mitchell
  47. 1956Armchair TheatreSeries: Len Driver (1 episode)
  48. 1956Hancock's Half HourSeries (1 episode)
  49. 1956The Long ArmFilm: Supt Tom Halliday
  50. 1955Touch and GoFilm: Jim Fletcher
  51. 1955Land of the PharaohsFilm: Pharaoh Khufu
  52. 1955The PrisonerFilm: The Interrogator
  53. 1954The SeekersFilm: Phillip Wayne
  54. 1954Front Page StoryFilm: John Grant
  55. 1953The IntruderFilm: Wolf Merton
  56. 1953Twice Upon a TimeFilm: Dr. Mathews
  57. 1953Malta StoryFilm: Air CO Frank
  58. 1953The Cruel SeaFilm: Ericson
  59. 1952The Planter's WifeFilm: Jim Frazer
  60. 1952MandyFilm: Dick Searle
  61. 1952Angels One FiveFilm: Group Captain 'Tiger' Small
  62. 1952Home at SevenFilm: Dr. Sparling
  63. 1952Pathway Into LightFilm: Narrator
  64. 1951No Highway in the SkyFilm: Dennis Scott
  65. 1951Fortune in DiamondsFilm: Pieter Brandt
  66. 1950The Elusive PimpernelFilm: Prince of Wales
  67. 1950State SecretFilm: Colonel Galcon
  68. 1950The Black RoseFilm: Tristram Griffin
  69. 1949The Small Back RoomFilm: R.B. Waring
  70. 1948Bonnie Prince CharlieFilm: Lord George Murray
  71. 1948The Fallen IdolFilm: Detective Ames
  72. 1942The Next of KinFilm: Brigade Major Harcourt
  73. 1940The Flying SquadFilm: Mark McGill
  74. 1939Murder Will OutFilm: Stamp
  75. 1938A Royal DivorceFilm: Capitaine Charles
  76. 1938Who Goes Next?Film: Beck
  77. 1937The FrogFilm: Capt. Gordon
  78. 1937Beauty and the BargeFilm: Lt. Seton Boyne
  79. 1935Peg of Old DruryFilm: Michael O'Taffe
  80. 1934Lorna DooneFilm: Member of the Court (uncredited)

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