Actor
Jack Hawkins
Born 14 September 1910 · Wood Green, London, England, UK — died 18 July 1973
Jack Hawkins (1910–1973) was an English actor of stage and screen, and one of Britain's most popular film stars of the 1950s. He was best known for playing authoritative military and command figures. He later continued acting in international epics, even after losing his voice to illness.
Key films
The Fallen Idol (1948)
Carol Reed's acclaimed thriller, in which Hawkins plays a police inspector, helped establish him in major British films.
The Cruel Sea (1953)
He led as a stoic naval captain in this hit wartime drama, cementing his image as a command figure.
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
He played Major Warden in David Lean's Oscar-winning war epic, bringing him to international audiences.
Ben-Hur (1959)On Cinespective
He played the Roman consul Quintus Arrius in the Hollywood biblical epic.
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)On Cinespective
He played General Allenby in David Lean's epic, one of the best-known films of his later career.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 85
- 1930Birds of Prey · as AlfredActor
- 1932The Lodger · as Joe MartinActor
- 1933I Lived with You · as MortActor
- 1933The Good Companions · as AlbertActor
- 1933A Shot in the Dark · as Norman PaullActor
- 1933The Lost Chord · as Dr Jim SelbyActor
- 1933The Jewel · as Peter RobertsActor
- 1934Death at Broadcasting House · as Herbert EvansActor
- 1934Lorna Doone · as Member of the Court (uncredited)Actor
- 1934Autumn Crocus · as AlaricActor
- 1935Peg of Old Drury · as Michael O'TaffeActor
- 1937Beauty and the Barge · as Lt. Seton BoyneActor
- 1937The Frog · as Capt. GordonActor
- 1938Who Goes Next? · as BeckActor
- 1938A Royal Divorce · as Capitaine CharlesActor
- 1939Murder Will Out · as StampActor
- 1940The Flying Squad · as Mark McGillActor
- 1942The Next of Kin · as Brigade Major HarcourtActor
- 1948The Fallen Idol · as Detective AmesActor
- 1948Bonnie Prince Charlie · as Lord George MurrayActor
- 1949The Small Back Room · as R.B. WaringActor
- 1950The Black Rose · as Tristram GriffinActor
- 1950State Secret · as Colonel GalconActor
- 1950The Elusive Pimpernel · as Prince of WalesActor
- 1951No Highway in the Sky · as Dennis ScottActor
- 1951Fortune in Diamonds · as Pieter BrandtActor
- 1952Mandy · as Dick SearleActor
- 1952Angels One Five · as Group Captain 'Tiger' SmallActor
- 1952Home at Seven · as Dr. SparlingActor
- 1952The Planter's Wife · as Jim FrazerActor
- 1952Pathway Into Light · as NarratorActor
- 1953The Cruel Sea · as EricsonActor
- 1953Malta Story · as Air CO FrankActor
- 1953The Intruder · as Wolf MertonActor
- 1953Twice Upon a Time · as Dr. MathewsActor
- 1953This Little Ship · as Self - CommentatorActor
- 1954The Seekers · as Phillip WayneActor
- 1954Front Page Story · as John GrantActor
- 1955Land of the Pharaohs · as Pharaoh KhufuActor
- 1955The Prisoner · as The InterrogatorActor
- 1955Touch and Go · as Jim FletcherActor
- 1956The Long Arm · as Supt Tom HallidayActor
- 1957The Bridge on the River Kwai · as Maj. WardenActor
- 1957Fortune Is a Woman · as Oliver BranwellActor
- 1957The Man in the Sky · as John MitchellActor
- 1958Gideon's Day · as Insp. George GideonActor
- 1958The Two-Headed Spy · as Gen. Alex SchottlandActor
- 1958...On Seeing Film · as SelfActor
- 1958The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant · as SelfActor
- 1959Ben-Hur · as Quintus ArriusActor
- 1960The League of Gentlemen · as HydeActor
- 1961Two Loves · as William W.J. AbercrombieActor
- 1962Lawrence of Arabia · as General AllenbyActor
- 1962Lafayette · as General CornwallisActor
- 1962Five Finger Exercise · as Stanley HarringtonActor
- 1963Rampage · as Otto AbbotActor
- 1964Zulu · as Rev. Otto WittActor
- 1964Guns at Batasi · as Colonel DealActor
- 1964The Third Secret · as Sir Frederick BellineActor
- 1965Lord Jim · as MarlowActor
- 1965Masquerade · as Colonel DrexelActor
- 1965The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne · as Sir John RampayneActor
- 1966The Poppy Is Also a Flower · as General BaharActor
- 1966Judith · as Major LawtonActor
- 1966The Open Door · as Colonel MortimerActor
- 1968Shalako · as Sir Charles DaggettActor
- 1968Great Catherine · as The British AmbassadorActor
- 1968Stalked · as The ManActor
- 1969Monte Carlo or Bust! · as Count LevinovitchActor
- 1969Oh! What a Lovely War · as Emperor Franz JosefActor
- 1969The Father · as Captain BillActor
- 1970Waterloo · as General Sir Thomas PictonActor
- 1970Twinky · as Judge Millington-DraperActor
- 1970Jane Eyre · as Mr. BrocklehurstActor
- 1970The Adventures of Gerard · as Marshal Millefleurs (Renegade English Officer)Actor
- 1971Nicholas and Alexandra · as Count FredericksActor
- 1971When Eight Bells Toll · as Sir Anthony SkourasActor
- 1971Kidnapped · as Captain HoseasonActor
- 1971Sin · as Father NicholasActor
- 1972Young Winston · as Mr. WelldonActor
- 1972Escape to the Sun · as BaburinActor
- 1972The Last LionActor
- 1973Theatre of Blood · as Solomon PsalteryActor
- 1973Tales That Witness Madness · as Dr. NicholasActor
- 1990Dors: The Other DianaActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.