Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
14 September 1910
Died
18 Juli 1973
Place of birth
Wood Green, London, England, UK
Also known as
John Edward Hawkins · John Edward "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).
Bekannt für
8.0
Film
Lawrence of Arabia
General Allenby
1962
7.9
Film
Ben-Hur
Quintus Arrius
1959
7.8
Film
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Maj. Warden
1957
6.9
Film
The Cruel Sea
Ericson
1953
7.4
Film
Zulu
Rev. Otto Witt
1964
7.1
Film
Waterloo
General Sir Thomas Picton
1970
6.4
Film
Gideon's Day
Insp. George Gideon
1958
7.7
Series
The Four Just Men
Ben Manfred
1959–1960
5.6
Film
Shalako
Sir Charles Daggett
1968
7.7
Series
QB VII
Justice Gilroy
1974
Acting credits 10 titles
QB VII
as Justice Gilroy
7.7
1974
Waterloo
as General Sir Thomas Picton
7.1
1970
Shalako
as Sir Charles Daggett
5.6
1968
Zulu
as Rev. Otto Witt
7.4
1964
Lawrence of Arabia
as General Allenby
8.0
1962
The Four Just Men
as Ben Manfred
7.7
1959–1960
Ben-Hur
as Quintus Arrius
7.9
1959
Gideon's Day
as Insp. George Gideon
6.4
1958
The Bridge on the River Kwai
as Maj. Warden
7.8
1957
The Cruel Sea
as Ericson
6.9
1953