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).

Known for

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Theatre of Blood

1973 ⭐ 6.7

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Young Winston

1972 ⭐ 6.2

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The Last Lion

1972 ⭐ 10.0

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Kidnapped

1971 ⭐ 6.3

Career timeline

1990

Dors: The Other Diana

1990

1973

Tales That Witness Madness

Dr. Nicholas · 1973

⭐ 5.5

Theatre of Blood

Solomon Psaltery · 1973

⭐ 6.7

1972

Escape to the Sun

Baburin · 1972

⭐ 5.5

Young Winston

Mr. Welldon · 1972

⭐ 6.2

The Last Lion Notable

1972

⭐ 10.0

1971

Kidnapped

Captain Hoseason · 1971

⭐ 6.3

Nicholas and Alexandra

Count Fredericks · 1971

⭐ 7.0

When Eight Bells Toll

Sir Anthony Skouras · 1971

⭐ 5.7

1970

Jane Eyre Notable

Mr. Brocklehurst · 1970

⭐ 7.1

Waterloo Notable

General Sir Thomas Picton · 1970

⭐ 7.1

The Adventures of Gerard

Marshal Millefleurs (Renegade · 1970

⭐ 5.9

1969

Monte Carlo or Bust!

Count Levinovitch · 1969

⭐ 5.9

Oh! What a Lovely War

Emperor Franz Josef · 1969

⭐ 6.7

1968

Great Catherine

The British Ambassador · 1968

⭐ 5.9

Shalako

Sir Charles Daggett · 1968

⭐ 5.6

Stalked

The Man · 1968

⭐ 6.5

1966

The Poppy Is Also a Flower

General Bahar · 1966

⭐ 5.9

The Open Door Notable

Colonel Mortimer · 1966

⭐ 7.0

Judith

Major Lawton · 1966

⭐ 4.8

1965

The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne Notable

Sir John Rampayne · 1965

⭐ 10.0

Masquerade

Colonel Drexel · 1965

⭐ 5.1

Lord Jim

Marlow · 1965

⭐ 6.8

1964

Guns at Batasi Notable

Colonel Deal · 1964

⭐ 7.1

The Third Secret

Sir Frederick Belline · 1964

⭐ 6.2

Zulu Notable

Rev. Otto Witt · 1964

⭐ 7.4

1963

Rampage

Otto Abbot · 1963

⭐ 5.3

1962

Lawrence of Arabia Notable

General Allenby · 1962

⭐ 8.0

Five Finger Exercise

Stanley Harrington · 1962

⭐ 5.6

Lafayette

General Cornwallis · 1962

⭐ 5.9

1961

Two Loves

William W.J. Abercrombie · 1961

⭐ 5.4

1960

The League of Gentlemen Notable

Hyde · 1960

⭐ 7.0

1959

Ben-Hur Notable

Quintus Arrius · 1959

⭐ 7.9

1958

The Two-Headed Spy

Gen. Alex Schottland · 1958

⭐ 6.3

Gideon's Day

Insp. George Gideon · 1958

⭐ 6.4

The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant

Self · 1958

1957

The Bridge on the River Kwai Notable

Maj. Warden · 1957

⭐ 7.8

Fortune Is a Woman

Oliver Branwell · 1957

⭐ 6.8

The Man in the Sky Notable

John Mitchell · 1957

⭐ 7.5

1956

The Long Arm

Supt Tom Halliday · 1956

⭐ 6.9

1955

Touch and Go

Jim Fletcher · 1955

⭐ 6.6

Land of the Pharaohs

Pharaoh Khufu · 1955

⭐ 6.4

The Prisoner Notable

The Interrogator · 1955

⭐ 7.2

1954

The Seekers

Phillip Wayne · 1954

⭐ 6.4

Front Page Story Notable

John Grant · 1954

⭐ 8.0

Frequently appears with

Vincent Price

Edward Lionheart

Diana Rigg

Edwina Lionheart

Ian Hendry

Peregrine Devlin

Harry Andrews

Trevor Dickman

Coral Browne

Chloe Moon

Simon Ward

Winston Churchill

Peter Cellier

Le capitaine du 35e Sikhs

Robert Shaw

Lord Randolph Churchill

Anne Bancroft

Lady Jennie Churchill

Full filmography

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Dors: The Other Diana

1990

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Tales That Witness Madness

1973 ⭐ 5.5

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Theatre of Blood

1973 ⭐ 6.7

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Escape to the Sun

1972 ⭐ 5.5

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Young Winston

1972 ⭐ 6.2

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The Last Lion

1972 ⭐ 10.0

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Kidnapped

1971 ⭐ 6.3

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Nicholas and Alexandra

1971 ⭐ 7.0

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When Eight Bells Toll

1971 ⭐ 5.7

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Sin

1971 ⭐ 5.5

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Jane Eyre

1970 ⭐ 7.1

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Waterloo

1970 ⭐ 7.1

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The Adventures of Gerard

1970 ⭐ 5.9

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Twinky

1970 ⭐ 4.8

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Monte Carlo or Bust!

1969 ⭐ 5.9

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Oh! What a Lovely War

1969 ⭐ 6.7

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Great Catherine

1968 ⭐ 5.9

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Shalako

1968 ⭐ 5.6

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Stalked

1968 ⭐ 6.5

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The Poppy Is Also a Flower

1966 ⭐ 5.9