Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

93

Gender

Male

Birthday

1910-09-14

Day of Death

1973-07-18 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

Wood Green, London, England, UK

Also Known As

John Edward Hawkins

John Edward "Jack" Hawkins

Jack Hawkins

Biography

John Edward Hawkins, CBE (14 September 1910 – 18 July 1973) 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

Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Fallen Idol

The Fallen Idol

Waterloo

Waterloo

Zulu

Zulu

Guns at Batasi

Guns at Batasi

The Man in the Sky

The Man in the Sky

The Prisoner

The Prisoner

The Intruder

The Intruder

Fortune in Diamonds

Fortune in Diamonds

Acting

Lawrence of Arabia

1962

Lawrence of Arabia

as

General Allenby

Ben-Hur

1959

Ben-Hur

as

Quintus Arrius

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957

The Bridge on the River Kwai

as

Maj. Warden

Masquerade

1965

Masquerade

as

Colonel Drexel

Oh! What a Lovely War

1969

Oh! What a Lovely War

as

Emperor Franz Josef

Lord Jim

1965

Lord Jim

as

Marlow

The Fallen Idol

1948

The Fallen Idol

as

Detective Ames

Kidnapped

1971

Kidnapped

as

Captain Hoseason

Waterloo

1970

Waterloo

as

General Sir Thomas Picton

Theatre of Blood

1973

Theatre of Blood

as

Solomon Psaltery

Angels One Five

1952

Angels One Five

as

Group Captain 'Tiger' Small

Zulu

1964

Zulu

as

Rev. Otto Witt

Tales That Witness Madness

1973

Tales That Witness Madness

as

Dr. Nicholas

The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne

1965

The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne

as

Sir John Rampayne

Land of the Pharaohs

1955

Land of the Pharaohs

as

Pharaoh Khufu

The Black Rose

1950

The Black Rose

as

Tristram Griffin

No Highway in the Sky

1951

No Highway in the Sky

as

Dennis Scott

Gideon's Day

1958

Gideon's Day

as

Insp. George Gideon

Nicholas and Alexandra

1971

Nicholas and Alexandra

as

Count Fredericks

Guns at Batasi

1964

Guns at Batasi

as

Colonel Deal

When Eight Bells Toll

1971

When Eight Bells Toll

as

Sir Anthony Skouras

Monte Carlo or Bust!

1969

Monte Carlo or Bust!

as

Count Levinovitch

The Small Back Room

1949

The Small Back Room

as

R.B. Waring

The Cruel Sea

1953

The Cruel Sea

as

Ericson

Shalako

1968

Shalako

as

Sir Charles Daggett

Young Winston

1972

Young Winston

as

Mr. Welldon

The League of Gentlemen

1960

The League of Gentlemen

as

Hyde

Malta Story

1953

Malta Story

as

Air CO Frank

The Man in the Sky

1957

The Man in the Sky

as

John Mitchell

Mandy

1952

Mandy

as

Dick Searle

Lafayette

1962

Lafayette

as

General Cornwallis

The Long Arm

1956

The Long Arm

as

Supt Tom Halliday

The Prisoner

1955

The Prisoner

as

The Interrogator

The Third Secret

1964

The Third Secret

as

Sir Frederick Belline

Rampage

1963

Rampage

as

Otto Abbot

Death at Broadcasting House

1934

Death at Broadcasting House

as

Herbert Evans

Sin

1971

Sin

as

Father Nicholas

The Seekers

1954

The Seekers

as

Phillip Wayne

Great Catherine

1968

Great Catherine

as

The British Ambassador

Jane Eyre

1970

Jane Eyre

as

Mr. Brocklehurst

The Two-Headed Spy

1958

The Two-Headed Spy

as

Gen. Alex Schottland

Murder Will Out

1939

Murder Will Out

as

Stamp

Fortune Is a Woman

1957

Fortune Is a Woman

as

Oliver Branwell

State Secret

1950

State Secret

as

Colonel Galcon

The Poppy Is Also a Flower

1966

The Poppy Is Also a Flower

as

General Bahar

The Elusive Pimpernel

1950

The Elusive Pimpernel

as

Prince of Wales

Judith

1966

Judith

as

Major Lawton

I Lived with You

1933

I Lived with You

as

Mort

The Lodger

1932

The Lodger

as

Joe Martin

The Planter's Wife

1952

The Planter's Wife

as

Jim Frazer

Twice Upon a Time

1953

Twice Upon a Time

as

Dr. Mathews

The Adventures of Gerard

1970

The Adventures of Gerard

as

Marshal Millefleurs (Renegade English Officer)

Autumn Crocus

1934

Autumn Crocus

as

Alaric

Peg of Old Drury

1935

Peg of Old Drury

as

Michael O'Taffe

Five Finger Exercise

1962

Five Finger Exercise

as

Stanley Harrington

The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant

1958

The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant

as

Self

Two Loves

1961

Two Loves

as

William W.J. Abercrombie

Home at Seven

1952

Home at Seven

as

Dr. Sparling

Bonnie Prince Charlie

1948

Bonnie Prince Charlie

as

Lord George Murray

The Intruder

1953

The Intruder

as

Wolf Merton

The Frog

1937

The Frog

as

Capt. Gordon

Touch and Go

1955

Touch and Go

as

Jim Fletcher

Birds of Prey

1930

Birds of Prey

as

Alfred

Front Page Story

1954

Front Page Story

as

John Grant

Fortune in Diamonds

1951

Fortune in Diamonds

as

Pieter Brandt

The Flying Squad

1940

The Flying Squad

as

Mark McGill

The Good Companions

1933

The Good Companions

as

Albert

The Lost Chord

1933

The Lost Chord

as

Dr Jim Selby

A Shot in the Dark

1933

A Shot in the Dark

as

Norman Paull

The Jewel

1933

The Jewel

as

Peter Roberts

The Open Door

1966

The Open Door

as

Colonel Mortimer

The Next of Kin

1942

The Next of Kin

as

Brigade Major Harcourt

Lorna Doone

1934

Lorna Doone

as

Member of the Court (uncredited)

Stalked

1968

Stalked

as

The Man

Beauty and the Barge

1937

Beauty and the Barge

as

Lt. Seton Boyne

Who Goes Next?

1938

Who Goes Next?

as

Beck

Twinky

1970

Twinky

as

Judge Millington-Draper

Escape to the Sun

1972

Escape to the Sun

as

Baburin

The Father

1969

The Father

as

Captain Bill

A Royal Divorce

1938

A Royal Divorce

as

Capitaine Charles

The Last Lion

1972

The Last Lion

as

Pathway Into Light

1952

Pathway Into Light

as

Narrator

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

as

Self

Mystery and Imagination

Mystery and Imagination

as

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Justin Post

Hancock's Half Hour

Hancock's Half Hour

as

QB VII

QB VII

as

Justice Gilroy

The Four Just Men

The Four Just Men

as

Ben Manfred

Call the Midwife

Call the Midwife

as

Christopher Dockerill

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

as

Self - Guest

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as

Silcox

The Four Just Men

The Four Just Men

as

Ben Manfred (uncredited)

Production

The Ruling Class

1972

The Ruling Class

as

Crew

Directing