Jack Hawkins
Born
1910-09-14
Place of birth
Wood Green, London, England, UK
Died
1973-07-18
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
Lawrence of Arabia
General Allenby
Ben-Hur
Quintus Arrius
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Maj. Warden
Zulu
Rev. Otto Witt
Theatre of Blood
Solomon Psaltery
Waterloo
General Sir Thomas Picton
The Fallen Idol
Detective Ames
Land of the Pharaohs
Pharaoh Khufu
The League of Gentlemen
Hyde
Shalako
Sir Charles Daggett
Lord Jim
Marlow
The Cruel Sea
Ericson
Nicholas and Alexandra
Count Fredericks
The Small Back Room
R.B. Waring
No Highway in the Sky
Dennis Scott