Biography and filmography

Jack Hawkins

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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Movies (87)

Dors: The Other Diana

Dors: The Other Diana

1990

Tales That Witness Madness

Tales That Witness Madness

1973 · Dr. Nicholas

Theatre of Blood

Theatre of Blood

1973 · Solomon Psaltery

Escape to the Sun

Escape to the Sun

1972 · Baburin

Young Winston

Young Winston

1972 · Mr. Welldon

The Last Lion

The Last Lion

1972

The Ruling Class

The Ruling Class

1972 · Producer

Kidnapped

Kidnapped

1971 · Captain Hoseason

Nicholas and Alexandra

Nicholas and Alexandra

1971 · Count Fredericks

When Eight Bells Toll

When Eight Bells Toll

1971 · Sir Anthony Skouras

Sin

Sin

1971 · Father Nicholas

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

1970 · Mr. Brocklehurst

Waterloo

Waterloo

1970 · General Sir Thomas Picton

The Adventures of Gerard

The Adventures of Gerard

1970 · Marshal Millefleurs (Renegade English Officer)

Twinky

Twinky

1970 · Judge Millington-Draper

Monte Carlo or Bust!

Monte Carlo or Bust!

1969 · Count Levinovitch

The Father

The Father

1969 · Captain Bill

Oh! What a Lovely War

Oh! What a Lovely War

1969 · Emperor Franz Josef

Great Catherine

Great Catherine

1968 · The British Ambassador

Shalako

Shalako

1968 · Sir Charles Daggett

Stalked

Stalked

1968 · The Man

The Poppy Is Also a Flower

The Poppy Is Also a Flower

1966 · General Bahar

The Open Door

The Open Door

1966 · Colonel Mortimer

Judith

Judith

1966 · Major Lawton

The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne

The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne

1965 · Sir John Rampayne

The Party's Over

The Party's Over

1965 · Producer

Masquerade

Masquerade

1965 · Colonel Drexel

Lord Jim

Lord Jim

1965 · Marlow

Guns at Batasi

Guns at Batasi

1964 · Colonel Deal

The Third Secret

The Third Secret

1964 · Sir Frederick Belline

Zulu

Zulu

1964 · Rev. Otto Witt

Rampage

Rampage

1963 · Otto Abbot

Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

1962 · General Edmund Allenby

Five Finger Exercise

Five Finger Exercise

1962 · Stanley Harrington

Lafayette

Lafayette

1962 · General Cornwallis

Two Loves

Two Loves

1961 · William W.J. Abercrombie

The League of Gentlemen

The League of Gentlemen

1960 · Hyde

Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

1959 · Quintus Arrius

The Two-Headed Spy

The Two-Headed Spy

1958 · Gen. Alex Schottland

Gideon's Day

Gideon's Day

1958 · Insp. George Gideon

The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant

The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant

1958 · Self

...On Seeing Film

...On Seeing Film

1958 · Self

The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957 · Maj. Warden

Fortune Is a Woman

Fortune Is a Woman

1957 · Oliver Branwell

The Man in the Sky

The Man in the Sky

1957 · John Mitchell

The Long Arm

The Long Arm

1956 · Supt Tom Halliday

Touch and Go

Touch and Go

1955 · Jim Fletcher

Land of the Pharaohs

Land of the Pharaohs

1955 · Pharaoh Khufu

The Prisoner

The Prisoner

1955 · The Interrogator

The Seekers

The Seekers

1954 · Phillip Wayne

Front Page Story

Front Page Story

1954 · John Grant

The Intruder

The Intruder

1953 · Wolf Merton

Twice Upon a Time

Twice Upon a Time

1953 · Dr. Mathews

Malta Story

Malta Story

1953 · Air CO Frank

The Cruel Sea

The Cruel Sea

1953 · Ericson

This Little Ship

This Little Ship

1953 · Self - Commentator

The Planter's Wife

The Planter's Wife

1952 · Jim Frazer

Mandy

Mandy

1952 · Dick Searle

Angels One Five

Angels One Five

1952 · Group Captain 'Tiger' Small

Home at Seven

Home at Seven

1952 · Dr. Sparling

Pathway Into Light

Pathway Into Light

1952 · Narrator

No Highway in the Sky

No Highway in the Sky

1951 · Dennis Scott

Fortune in Diamonds

Fortune in Diamonds

1951 · Pieter Brandt

The Elusive Pimpernel

The Elusive Pimpernel

1950 · Prince of Wales

State Secret

State Secret

1950 · Colonel Galcon

The Black Rose

The Black Rose

1950 · Tristram Griffin

The Small Back Room

The Small Back Room

1949 · R.B. Waring

Bonnie Prince Charlie

Bonnie Prince Charlie

1948 · Lord George Murray

The Fallen Idol

The Fallen Idol

1948 · Detective Ames

The Next of Kin

The Next of Kin

1942 · Brigade Major Harcourt

The Flying Squad

The Flying Squad

1940 · Mark McGill

Murder Will Out

Murder Will Out

1939 · Stamp

A Royal Divorce

A Royal Divorce

1938 · Capitaine Charles

Who Goes Next?

Who Goes Next?

1938 · Beck

The Frog

The Frog

1937 · Capt. Gordon

Beauty and the Barge

Beauty and the Barge

1937 · Lt. Seton Boyne

Peg of Old Drury

Peg of Old Drury

1935 · Michael O'Taffe

Lorna Doone

Lorna Doone

1934 · Member of the Court (uncredited)

Death at Broadcasting House

Death at Broadcasting House

1934 · Herbert Evans

Autumn Crocus

Autumn Crocus

1934 · Alaric

A Shot in the Dark

A Shot in the Dark

1933 · Norman Paull

The Jewel

The Jewel

1933 · Peter Roberts

I Lived with You

I Lived with You

1933 · Mort

The Lost Chord

The Lost Chord

1933 · Dr Jim Selby

The Good Companions

The Good Companions

1933 · Albert

The Lodger

The Lodger

1932 · Joe Martin

Birds of Prey

Birds of Prey

1930 · Alfred

TV shows (10)