Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 14, 1910
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 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 - Movies
Ben-Hur
as Quintus Arrius
Lawrence of Arabia
as General Allenby
The Bridge on the River Kwai
as Maj. Warden
Zulu
as Rev. Otto Witt
Young Winston
as Mr. Welldon
Oh! What a Lovely War
as Emperor Franz Josef
State Secret
as Colonel Galcon
The Fallen Idol
as Detective Ames
Waterloo
as General Sir Thomas Picton
Lord Jim
as Marlow
Known For - TV Shows
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
Dr. Kildare
as Justin Post
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Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Silcox
Mystery and Imagination
as Colonel Mortimer
Hancock's Half Hour
The Four Just Men
as Ben Manfred
The Four Just Men
as Ben Manfred (uncredited)
QB VII
as Justice Gilroy
Armchair Theatre
as Len Driver