Jack Hawkins
Acting
- Born:
- 1910-09-14
- Died:
- 1973-07-18
- Place of birth:
- 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).
Known For
Filmography
Dors: The Other Diana
QB VII
Tales That Witness Madness
Theatre of Blood
Escape to the Sun
Young Winston
The Last Lion
The Ruling Class
Kidnapped
Nicholas and Alexandra
When Eight Bells Toll
Sin
Jane Eyre
Waterloo
The Adventures of Gerard
Twinky
Monte Carlo or Bust!
The Father
Oh! What a Lovely War
Great Catherine
Shalako
The Dick Cavett Show
Stalked
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
The Open Door
Mystery and Imagination
Judith
The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne
The Party's Over
Masquerade
Lord Jim
Guns at Batasi
The Wednesday Play
The Third Secret
Zulu
Rampage
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Lawrence of Arabia
The Merv Griffin Show
Five Finger Exercise
Lafayette
Dr. Kildare
Two Loves
The League of Gentlemen
Ben-Hur
The Four Just Men
The Two-Headed Spy
Gideon's Day
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
...On Seeing Film
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Fortune Is a Woman
The Man in the Sky
Armchair Theatre
Hancock's Half Hour
The Long Arm
Touch and Go
Land of the Pharaohs
The Prisoner
The Seekers