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Jack Hawkins

Jack Hawkins

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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

Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

1962

Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

1959

The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957

Masquerade

Masquerade

1965

Oh! What a Lovely War

Oh! What a Lovely War

1969

Lord Jim

Lord Jim

1965

The Fallen Idol

The Fallen Idol

1948

Kidnapped

Kidnapped

1971

Waterloo

Waterloo

1970

Theatre of Blood

Theatre of Blood

1973

Angels One Five

Angels One Five

1952

Zulu

Zulu

1964

Tales That Witness Madness

Tales That Witness Madness

1973

The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne

The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne

1965

Land of the Pharaohs

Land of the Pharaohs

1955

The Black Rose

The Black Rose

1950

No Highway in the Sky

No Highway in the Sky

1951

Gideon's Day

Gideon's Day

1958

Nicholas and Alexandra

Nicholas and Alexandra

1971

Guns at Batasi

Guns at Batasi

1964

When Eight Bells Toll

When Eight Bells Toll

1971

Monte Carlo or Bust!

Monte Carlo or Bust!

1969

The Small Back Room

The Small Back Room

1949

The Cruel Sea

The Cruel Sea

1953

Shalako

Shalako

1968

Young Winston

Young Winston

1972

The League of Gentlemen

The League of Gentlemen

1960

Malta Story

Malta Story

1953

The Man in the Sky

The Man in the Sky

1957

Mandy

Mandy

1952

Lafayette

Lafayette

1962

The Long Arm

The Long Arm

1956

The Prisoner

The Prisoner

1955

The Third Secret

The Third Secret

1964

Rampage

Rampage

1963

Death at Broadcasting House

Death at Broadcasting House

1934

Sin

Sin

1971

The Seekers

The Seekers

1954

Great Catherine

Great Catherine

1968

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

1970

The Two-Headed Spy

The Two-Headed Spy

1958

Murder Will Out

Murder Will Out

1939

Fortune Is a Woman

Fortune Is a Woman

1957

State Secret

State Secret

1950

The Poppy Is Also a Flower

The Poppy Is Also a Flower

1966

The Elusive Pimpernel

The Elusive Pimpernel

1950

Judith

Judith

1966

I Lived with You

I Lived with You

1933

The Lodger

The Lodger

1932

The Planter's Wife

The Planter's Wife

1952

Twice Upon a Time

Twice Upon a Time

1953

The Adventures of Gerard

The Adventures of Gerard

1970

Autumn Crocus

Autumn Crocus

1934

Peg of Old Drury

Peg of Old Drury

1935

Five Finger Exercise

Five Finger Exercise

1962

The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant

The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant

1958

Two Loves

Two Loves

1961

Home at Seven

Home at Seven

1952

Bonnie Prince Charlie

Bonnie Prince Charlie

1948

The Intruder

The Intruder

1953

The Frog

The Frog

1937

Touch and Go

Touch and Go

1955

Birds of Prey

Birds of Prey

1930

Front Page Story

Front Page Story

1954

Fortune in Diamonds

Fortune in Diamonds

1951

The Flying Squad

The Flying Squad

1940

The Good Companions

The Good Companions

1933

The Lost Chord

The Lost Chord

1933

A Shot in the Dark

A Shot in the Dark

1933

The Jewel

The Jewel

1933

The Open Door

The Open Door

1966

The Next of Kin

The Next of Kin

1942

Lorna Doone

Lorna Doone

1934

Stalked

Stalked

1968

Beauty and the Barge

Beauty and the Barge

1937

Who Goes Next?

Who Goes Next?

1938

Twinky

Twinky

1970

Escape to the Sun

Escape to the Sun

1972

The Father

The Father

1969

A Royal Divorce

A Royal Divorce

1938

The Last Lion

The Last Lion

1972

Pathway Into Light

Pathway Into Light

1952

Dors: The Other Diana

Dors: The Other Diana

1990

This Little Ship

This Little Ship

1953

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

1961

Hancock's Half Hour

Hancock's Half Hour

1956

QB VII

QB VII

1974

The Four Just Men

The Four Just Men

1959

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

The Four Just Men

The Four Just Men

1959

Mystery and Imagination

Mystery and Imagination

1966

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

1956