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Jack Hawkins

Acting Born Sep 14, 1910 Wood Green, London, England, UK 24 credits

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).

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Known for

Film

Ben-Hur

as Quintus Arrius
Film

Lawrence of Arabia

as General Allenby

Physics or Chemistry

as Detective Ames

Full filmography

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963) as Silcox
  • The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
  • Dr. Kildare (1961) as Justin Post
  • The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
  • The Wednesday Play (1964) as Sir John Rampayne
  • Ben-Hur (1959) as Quintus Arrius
  • Lawrence of Arabia (1962) as General Allenby
  • Mystery and Imagination (1966) as Colonel Mortimer
  • Hancock's Half Hour (1956)
  • The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) as Maj. Warden
  • Zulu (1964) as Rev. Otto Witt
  • The Four Just Men (1959) as Ben Manfred
  • The Four Just Men (1959) as Ben Manfred (uncredited)
  • QB VII (1974) as Justice Gilroy
  • Waterloo (1970) as General Sir Thomas Picton
  • The Cruel Sea (1953) as Ericson
  • Armchair Theatre (1956) as Len Driver
  • Shalako (1968) as Sir Charles Daggett
  • The Long Arm (1956) as Supt Tom Halliday
  • Lord Jim (1965) as Marlow
  • The Fallen Idol (1948) as Detective Ames
  • Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) as Count Fredericks
  • When Eight Bells Toll (1971) as Sir Anthony Skouras
  • Young Winston (1972) as Mr. Welldon