Jack Hawkins
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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Movie Appearances
Lawrence of Arabia
as General Allenby
1962
Ben-Hur
as Quintus Arrius
1959
The Bridge on the River Kwai
as Maj. Warden
1957
Masquerade
as Colonel Drexel
1965
Oh! What a Lovely War
as Emperor Franz Josef
1969
Lord Jim
as Marlow
1965
The Fallen Idol
as Detective Ames
1948
Kidnapped
as Captain Hoseason
1971
Waterloo
as General Sir Thomas Picton
1970
Theatre of Blood
as Solomon Psaltery
1973
Angels One Five
as Group Captain 'Tiger' Small
1952
Zulu
as Rev. Otto Witt
1964
Tales That Witness Madness
as Dr. Nicholas
1973
The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne
as Sir John Rampayne
1965
Land of the Pharaohs
as Pharaoh Khufu
1955
The Black Rose
as Tristram Griffin
1950
No Highway in the Sky
as Dennis Scott
1951
Gideon's Day
as Insp. George Gideon
1958
Guns at Batasi
as Colonel Deal
1964
Nicholas and Alexandra
as Count Fredericks
1971
TV Appearances
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
Dr. Kildare
as Justin Post
1961
Hancock's Half Hour
1956
QB VII
as Justice Gilroy
1974
The Four Just Men
as Ben Manfred
1959
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Silcox
1963
The Four Just Men
as Ben Manfred (uncredited)
1959
Mystery and Imagination
as Colonel Mortimer
1966
Armchair Theatre
as Len Driver
1956