Jack Hawkins

Acting · Born 1910-09-14 in Wood Green, London, England, UK

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).

Filmography

• Lawrence of Arabia as General Allenby
• Ben-Hur as Quintus Arrius
• The Bridge on the River Kwai as Maj. Warden
• Masquerade as Colonel Drexel
• Oh! What a Lovely War as Emperor Franz Josef
• Lord Jim as Marlow
• The Fallen Idol as Detective Ames
• Kidnapped as Captain Hoseason
• Waterloo as General Sir Thomas Picton
• Theatre of Blood as Solomon Psaltery