Jack Hawkins

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).

Known For

Ben-Hur

Quintus Arrius

Lawrence of Arabia

General Allenby

The Bridge on the River K...

Maj. Warden

Zulu

Rev. Otto Witt

Twinky

Judge Millington-Draper

Waterloo

General Sir Thomas Picton

The Cruel Sea

Ericson

The Poppy Is Also a Flowe...

General Bahar

Nicholas and Alexandra

Count Fredericks

Lord Jim

Marlow