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Jack Hawkins

Actor

Jack Hawkins

Born September 14, 1910 in Wood Green, London, England, UKDied July 18, 197380 films

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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Lawrence of Arabia posterFirst watchLawrence of Arabia19628.0as General AllenbyDuring World War I, English officer Thomas Edward 'T.E.' Lawrence sets out to unite and lead the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes to fight the Turks.View film

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Ben-Hur poster7.9Ben-Hur1959The Bridge on the River Kwai poster7.8The Bridge on the River Kwai1957Zulu poster7.4Zulu1964Waterloo poster7.1Waterloo1970The Fallen Idol poster7.2The Fallen Idol1948Theatre of Blood poster6.7Theatre of Blood1973The League of Gentlemen poster7.1The League of Gentlemen1960Nicholas and Alexandra poster7.0Nicholas and Alexandra1971

Filmography

80 films as actor
  1. 1973Tales That Witness MadnessDr. Nicholas
  2. 1973Theatre of BloodSolomon Psaltery
  3. 1972Escape to the SunBaburin
  4. 1972Young WinstonMr. Welldon
  5. 1972The Last Lion
  6. 1971KidnappedCaptain Hoseason
  7. 1971Nicholas and AlexandraCount Fredericks
  8. 1971When Eight Bells TollSir Anthony Skouras
  9. 1971SinFather Nicholas
  10. 1970Jane EyreMr. Brocklehurst
  11. 1970WaterlooGeneral Sir Thomas Picton
  12. 1970The Adventures of GerardMarshal Millefleurs (Renegade English Officer)
  13. 1970TwinkyJudge Millington-Draper
  14. 1969Monte Carlo or Bust!Count Levinovitch
  15. 1969The FatherCaptain Bill
  16. 1969Oh! What a Lovely WarEmperor Franz Josef
  17. 1968Great CatherineThe British Ambassador
  18. 1968ShalakoSir Charles Daggett
  19. 1968StalkedThe Man
  20. 1966The Poppy Is Also a FlowerGeneral Bahar
  21. 1966The Open DoorColonel Mortimer
  22. 1966JudithMajor Lawton
  23. 1965The Trial and Torture of Sir John RampayneSir John Rampayne
  24. 1965MasqueradeColonel Drexel
  25. 1965Lord JimMarlow
  26. 1964Guns at BatasiColonel Deal
  27. 1964The Third SecretSir Frederick Belline
  28. 1964ZuluRev. Otto Witt
  29. 1963RampageOtto Abbot
  30. 1962Lawrence of ArabiaGeneral Allenby
  31. 1962Five Finger ExerciseStanley Harrington
  32. 1962LafayetteGeneral Cornwallis
  33. 1961Two LovesWilliam W.J. Abercrombie
  34. 1960The League of GentlemenHyde
  35. 1959Ben-HurQuintus Arrius
  36. 1958The Two-Headed SpyGen. Alex Schottland
  37. 1958Gideon's DayInsp. George Gideon
  38. 1957The Bridge on the River KwaiMaj. Warden
  39. 1957Fortune Is a WomanOliver Branwell
  40. 1957The Man in the SkyJohn Mitchell
  41. 1956The Long ArmSupt Tom Halliday
  42. 1955Touch and GoJim Fletcher
  43. 1955Land of the PharaohsPharaoh Khufu
  44. 1955The PrisonerThe Interrogator
  45. 1954The SeekersPhillip Wayne
  46. 1954Front Page StoryJohn Grant
  47. 1953The IntruderWolf Merton
  48. 1953Twice Upon a TimeDr. Mathews
  49. 1953Malta StoryAir CO Frank
  50. 1953The Cruel SeaEricson
  51. 1952The Planter's WifeJim Frazer
  52. 1952MandyDick Searle
  53. 1952Angels One FiveGroup Captain 'Tiger' Small
  54. 1952Home at SevenDr. Sparling
  55. 1951No Highway in the SkyDennis Scott
  56. 1951Fortune in DiamondsPieter Brandt
  57. 1950The Elusive PimpernelPrince of Wales
  58. 1950State SecretColonel Galcon
  59. 1950The Black RoseTristram Griffin
  60. 1949The Small Back RoomR.B. Waring
  61. 1948Bonnie Prince CharlieLord George Murray
  62. 1948The Fallen IdolDetective Ames
  63. 1942The Next of KinBrigade Major Harcourt
  64. 1940The Flying SquadMark McGill
  65. 1939Murder Will OutStamp
  66. 1938A Royal DivorceCapitaine Charles
  67. 1938Who Goes Next?Beck
  68. 1937The FrogCapt. Gordon
  69. 1937Beauty and the BargeLt. Seton Boyne
  70. 1935Peg of Old DruryMichael O'Taffe
  71. 1934Lorna DooneMember of the Court (uncredited)
  72. 1934Death at Broadcasting HouseHerbert Evans
  73. 1934Autumn CrocusAlaric
  74. 1933A Shot in the DarkNorman Paull
  75. 1933The JewelPeter Roberts
  76. 1933I Lived with YouMort
  77. 1933The Lost ChordDr Jim Selby
  78. 1933The Good CompanionsAlbert
  79. 1932The LodgerJoe Martin
  80. 1930Birds of PreyAlfred