Biography
John Edward Hawkins, CBE (14 September 1910 – 18 July 1973) 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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Filmography
all 91
Movies 83
TV Shows 8
self 5
Producer 1
Self
Of Time and the City (2008)
Movie
Self
A Real Summer (2007)
Movie
Justice Gilroy
QB VII (1974)
TV
Nicholas (segment "Clinic Link Episodes")
Tales That Witness Madness (1973)
Movie
Solomon Psaltery
Theatre of Blood (1973)
Movie
5.33
Baburin
Escape to the Sun (1972)
Movie
Producer
The Ruling Class (1972)
Movie
1
Mr. Welldon
Young Winston (1972)
Movie
1
Ryk Mannering
The Last Lion (1972)
Movie
Captain Hoseason
Kidnapped (1971)
Movie
Count Fredericks
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Movie
Sir Anthony Skouras
When Eight Bells Toll (1971)
Movie
6
Father Nicholas
Sin (1971)
Movie
Mr. Brocklehurst
Jane Eyre (1970)
Movie
Gen. Sir Thomas Picton
Waterloo (1970)
Movie
Marshal Millefleurs (Renegade English Officer)
The Adventures of Gerard (1970)
Movie
Judge Millington-Draper
Twinky (1970)
Movie
Count Levinovitch
Monte Carlo or Bust! (1969)
Movie
Captain Bill
The Father (1969)
Movie
Emperor Franz Josef
Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
Movie
The British Ambassador
Great Catherine (1968)
Movie
Sir Charles Daggett
Shalako (1968)
Movie
Self - Guest
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
TV
The Man
Stalked (1968)
Movie
Gen. Bahar
Poppies Are Also Flowers (1966)
Movie
Mystery and Imagination (1966)
TV
Major Lawton
Judith (1966)
Movie
Sir John Rampayne
The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne (1965)
Movie
Colonel Drexel
Masquerade (1965)
Movie
Marlow
Lord Jim (1965)
Movie
1
Colonel Deal
Guns at Batasi (1964)
Movie
Sir Frederick Belline
The Third Secret (1964)
Movie
Otto Witt
Zulu (1964)
Movie
3.75
Otto Abbot
Rampage (1963)
Movie
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
TV
General Edmund Allenby
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Movie
5.02
Self
The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
TV
Stanley Harrington
Five Finger Exercise (1962)
Movie
General Cornwallis
Lafayette (1962)
Movie
Justin Post
Dr. Kildare (1961)
TV
6
William W.J. Abercrombie
Two Loves (1961)
Movie
Hyde
The League of Gentlemen (1960)
Movie
Quintus Arrius
Ben-Hur (1959)
Movie
5.95
Ben Manfred
The Four Just Men (1959)
TV
Gen. Alex Schottland
The Two-Headed Spy (1958)
Movie
Chief Inspector George Gideon
Gideon's Day (1958)
Movie
6.58
Self
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant (1958)
Movie
Major Warden
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Movie
6.23
Oliver Branwell
Fortune Is a Woman (1957)
Movie
John Mitchell
The Man in the Sky (1957)
Movie
Hancock's Half Hour (1956)
TV
Detective Superintendent Tom Halliday
The Long Arm (1956)
Movie
Fletcher
Touch and Go (1955)
Movie
6
Pharaoh Khufu
Land of the Pharaohs (1955)
Movie
The Interrogator
The Prisoner (1955)
Movie
6
Phillip Wayne
The Seekers (1954)
Movie
Grant
Front Page Story (1954)
Movie
Wolf Merton
The Intruder (1953)
Movie
Dr. Mathews
Twice Upon a Time (1953)
Movie
Air Commodore Frank
Malta Story (1953)
Movie
Ericson
The Cruel Sea (1953)
Movie
6
Jim Frazer
The Planter's Wife (1952)
Movie
Searle
Mandy (1952)
Movie
Group Capt. 'Tiger' Small
Angels One Five (1952)
Movie
Dr. Sparling
Home at Seven (1952)
Movie
Dennis Scott
No Highway (1951)
Movie
Pieter Brandt
Fortune in Diamonds (1951)
Movie
Prince of Wales
The Elusive Pimpernel (1950)
Movie
Colonel Galcon
State Secret (1950)
Movie
Tristram Griffin
The Black Rose (1950)
Movie
R.B. Waring
The Small Back Room (1949)
Movie
Lord George Murray
Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948)
Movie
Detective Ames
The Fallen Idol (1948)
Movie
Brigade Major Harcourt
The Next of Kin (1942)
Movie
Mark Mc Gill
The Flying Squad (1940)
Movie
Stamp
Murder Will Out (1939)
Movie
Capt. Charles
A Royal Divorce (1938)
Movie
Beck
Who Goes Next? (1938)
Movie
Capt. Gordon
The Frog (1937)
Movie
Lieut. Seton Boyne R.N.
Beauty and the Barge (1937)
Movie
Michael O'Taffe
Peg of Old Drury (1935)
Movie
Member of the Court (uncredited)
Lorna Doone (1934)
Movie
Herbert Evans
Death at Broadcasting House (1934)
Movie
Alaric
Autumn Crocus (1934)
Movie
Norman Paull
A Shot in the Dark (1933)
Movie
Peter Roberts
The Jewel (1933)
Movie
Mort.
I Lived with You (1933)
Movie
Sr. Jim Selby
The Lost Chord (1933)
Movie
Albert
The Good Companions (1933)
Movie
John Martin
The Lodger (1932)
Movie
Alfred
Birds of Prey (1930)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.84
Based on 980 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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1952
2008
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1910-09-14
Deathday1973-07-18 (62 years old)
Birth NameJohn Edward Hawkins
Birth PlaceWood Green, United Kingdom
RelationshipsJessica Tandy (1932-10-22 - 1940-01-02)
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsJohn Edward Hawkins, John Edward "Jack" Hawkins
AwardsCommander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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