Jack Hawkins

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Jack Hawkins

Born 14 September 1910 Died 18 July 1973, aged 62 Wood Green, London, England, UK TMDB ↗

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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The numbers

Computed from the record
20age in their first credit on record (1930)
60years on screen and counting
5credits in 1933, their busiest year
90dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Dors: The Other Diana poster Age: 79

Dors: The Other Diana

1990
Tales That Witness Madness poster Age: 63

Tales That Witness Madness

1973
as Dr. Nicholas
Theatre of Blood poster Age: 62

Theatre of Blood

1973
as Solomon Psaltery
Escape to the Sun poster Age: 62

Escape to the Sun

1972
as Baburin
Young Winston poster Age: 61

Young Winston

1972
as Mr. Welldon
The Last Lion poster Age: 61

The Last Lion

1972
Kidnapped poster Age: 61

Kidnapped

1971
as Captain Hoseason
Nicholas and Alexandra poster Age: 61

Nicholas and Alexandra

1971
as Count Fredericks
When Eight Bells Toll poster Age: 60

When Eight Bells Toll

1971
as Sir Anthony Skouras
Sin poster Age: 60

Sin

1971
as Father Nicholas
Jane Eyre poster Age: 60

Jane Eyre

1970
as Mr. Brocklehurst
Waterloo poster Age: 60

Waterloo

1970
as General Sir Thomas Picton
The Adventures of Gerard poster Age: 59

The Adventures of Gerard

1970
as Marshal Millefleurs (Renegade English Officer)
Twinky poster Age: 59

Twinky

1970
as Judge Millington-Draper
Monte Carlo or Bust! poster Age: 58

Monte Carlo or Bust!

1969
as Count Levinovitch
No poster
Age: 58

The Father

1969
as Captain Bill
Oh! What a Lovely War poster Age: 58

Oh! What a Lovely War

1969
as Emperor Franz Josef
Great Catherine poster Age: 58

Great Catherine

1968
as The British Ambassador
Shalako poster Age: 58

Shalako

1968
as Sir Charles Daggett
Stalked poster Age: 57

Stalked

1968
as The Man
The Poppy Is Also a Flower poster Age: 55

The Poppy Is Also a Flower

1966
as General Bahar
The Open Door poster Age: 55

The Open Door

1966
as Colonel Mortimer
Judith poster Age: 55

Judith

1966
as Major Lawton
The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne poster Age: 55

The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne

1965
as Sir John Rampayne
Masquerade poster Age: 54

Masquerade

1965
as Colonel Drexel
Lord Jim poster Age: 54

Lord Jim

1965
as Marlow
Guns at Batasi poster Age: 54

Guns at Batasi

1964
as Colonel Deal
The Third Secret poster Age: 53

The Third Secret

1964
as Sir Frederick Belline
Zulu poster Age: 53

Zulu

1964
as Rev. Otto Witt
Rampage poster Age: 53

Rampage

1963
as Otto Abbot
Lawrence of Arabia poster Age: 52

Lawrence of Arabia

1962
as General Allenby
Five Finger Exercise poster Age: 51

Five Finger Exercise

1962
as Stanley Harrington
Lafayette poster Age: 51

Lafayette

1962
as General Cornwallis
Two Loves poster Age: 50

Two Loves

1961
as William W.J. Abercrombie
The League of Gentlemen poster Age: 49

The League of Gentlemen

1960
as Hyde
Ben-Hur poster Age: 49

Ben-Hur

1959
as Quintus Arrius
The Two-Headed Spy poster Age: 48

The Two-Headed Spy

1958
as Gen. Alex Schottland
Gideon's Day poster Age: 47

Gideon's Day

1958
as Insp. George Gideon
The Bridge on the River Kwai poster Age: 47

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957
as Maj. Warden
Fortune Is a Woman poster Age: 46

Fortune Is a Woman

1957
as Oliver Branwell
The Man in the Sky poster Age: 46

The Man in the Sky

1957
as John Mitchell
The Long Arm poster Age: 45

The Long Arm

1956
as Supt Tom Halliday
Touch and Go poster Age: 45

Touch and Go

1955
as Jim Fletcher
Land of the Pharaohs poster Age: 44

Land of the Pharaohs

1955
as Pharaoh Khufu
The Prisoner poster Age: 44

The Prisoner

1955
as The Interrogator
The Seekers poster Age: 43

The Seekers

1954
as Phillip Wayne
Front Page Story poster Age: 43

Front Page Story

1954
as John Grant
The Intruder poster Age: 43

The Intruder

1953
as Wolf Merton
Twice Upon a Time poster Age: 42

Twice Upon a Time

1953
as Dr. Mathews
Malta Story poster Age: 42

Malta Story

1953
as Air CO Frank
The Cruel Sea poster Age: 42

The Cruel Sea

1953
as Ericson
The Planter's Wife poster Age: 42

The Planter's Wife

1952
as Jim Frazer
Mandy poster Age: 41

Mandy

1952
as Dick Searle
Angels One Five poster Age: 41

Angels One Five

1952
as Group Captain 'Tiger' Small
Home at Seven poster Age: 41

Home at Seven

1952
as Dr. Sparling
No Highway in the Sky poster Age: 40

No Highway in the Sky

1951
as Dennis Scott
Fortune in Diamonds poster Age: 40

Fortune in Diamonds

1951
as Pieter Brandt
The Elusive Pimpernel poster Age: 40

The Elusive Pimpernel

1950
as Prince of Wales
State Secret poster Age: 39

State Secret

1950
as Colonel Galcon
The Black Rose poster Age: 39

The Black Rose

1950
as Tristram Griffin
The Small Back Room poster Age: 38

The Small Back Room

1949
as R.B. Waring
Bonnie Prince Charlie poster Age: 38

Bonnie Prince Charlie

1948
as Lord George Murray
The Fallen Idol poster Age: 38

The Fallen Idol

1948
as Detective Ames
The Next of Kin poster Age: 31

The Next of Kin

1942
as Brigade Major Harcourt
The Flying Squad poster Age: 30

The Flying Squad

1940
as Mark McGill
No poster
Age: 28

Murder Will Out

1939
as Stamp
A Royal Divorce poster Age: 28

A Royal Divorce

1938
as Capitaine Charles
Who Goes Next? poster Age: 27

Who Goes Next?

1938
as Beck
The Frog poster Age: 26

The Frog

1937
as Capt. Gordon
Beauty and the Barge poster Age: 26

Beauty and the Barge

1937
as Lt. Seton Boyne
Peg of Old Drury poster Age: 24

Peg of Old Drury

1935
as Michael O'Taffe
Lorna Doone poster Age: 24

Lorna Doone

1934
as Member of the Court (uncredited)
Death at Broadcasting House poster Age: 24

Death at Broadcasting House

1934
as Herbert Evans
Autumn Crocus poster Age: 23

Autumn Crocus

1934
as Alaric
No poster
Age: 23

A Shot in the Dark

1933
as Norman Paull
No poster
Age: 23

The Jewel

1933
as Peter Roberts
I Lived with You poster Age: 22

I Lived with You

1933
as Mort
The Lost Chord poster Age: 22

The Lost Chord

1933
as Dr Jim Selby
The Good Companions poster Age: 22

The Good Companions

1933
as Albert
The Lodger poster Age: 21

The Lodger

1932
as Joe Martin
Birds of Prey poster Age: 20

Birds of Prey

1930
as Alfred
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TV credits

Newest first
QB VII poster Age: 63

QB VII

1974
as Justice Gilroy
Mystery and Imagination poster Age: 55

Mystery and Imagination

1966
as Colonel Mortimer
The Wednesday Play poster Age: 54

The Wednesday Play

1964
as Sir John Rampayne
No poster
Age: 53

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963
as Silcox
Dr. Kildare poster Age: 51

Dr. Kildare

1961
as Justin Post
The Four Just Men poster Age: 49

The Four Just Men

1959
as Ben Manfred
The Four Just Men poster Age: 49

The Four Just Men

1959
as Ben Manfred (uncredited)
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 45

Armchair Theatre

1956
as Len Driver
Hancock's Half Hour poster Age: 45

Hancock's Half Hour

1956
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