Jack Hawkins
British film and stage actor (1910-1973) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 62
John Edward Hawkins was an English actor, who worked on stage and in film from the 1930s until the 1970s. He was known for his portrayal of military men, said to "endow the countless figures of authority he played with a formidable screen presence."
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Tales That Witness MadnessFilm, 1973Dr. Nicholas1971
KidnappedFilm, Captain Hoseason1970
Jane EyreFilm, Mr. Brocklehurst1968
The Dick Cavett ShowSeries
ShalakoFilm, 1968Sir Charles Daggett1966
Mystery and ImaginationSeries, Colonel Mortimer
The Poppy Is Also a FlowerFilm, 1966General Bahar1964
The Wednesday PlaySeries, Sir John Rampayne
Guns at BatasiFilm, 1964Colonel Deal1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries, Silcox1962
The Merv Griffin ShowSeries1961
Dr. KildareSeries, Justin Post1960
The League of GentlemenFilm, Hyde1959
The Four Just MenSeries, Ben Manfred
Ben-HurFilm, 1959Quintus Arrius1957
Fortune Is a WomanFilm, Oliver Branwell1956
Armchair TheatreSeries, Len Driver
Hancock's Half HourSeries, 19561955
Land of the PharaohsFilm, Pharaoh Khufu1953
Malta StoryFilm, Air CO Frank1951
No Highway in the SkyFilm, Dennis Scott1950
State SecretFilm, Colonel Galcon1948
The Fallen IdolFilm, Detective Ames1910Born14 September 1910Known for
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Lawrence of Arabia 1962
Ben-Hur 1959
The Bridge on the River Kwai 1957
Zulu 1964
The Fallen Idol 1948
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Michael Balcon Produced Mandy, The Long Arm and Man in the Sky- Julius Hagen Produced The Lodger and A Shot in the Dark
Ken Annakin Directed The Planter's Wife and The Seekers
Richard Attenborough Directed Young Winston and Oh! What a Lovely War- Emeric Pressburger Directed The Fighting Pimpernel (1950)
Sam Spiegel Produced Lawrence of Arabia (1962)- Sam Kydd Also in The Small Back Room and Angels One Five
Robert Riettii Also in Lawrence of Arabia and Waterloo
Peter O'Toole Jack produced The Ruling Class (1972)
David Lean Directed Lawrence of Arabia (1963)
Ralph Richardson Directed Home at Seven (1952)
Michael Powell Directed The Fighting Pimpernel (1950)
Stephen Boyd Also in Ben-Hur and The Poppy Is Also a Flower
Delbert Mann Directed Jane Eyre and Kidnapped- Charles Crichton Directed The Third Secret and Man in the Sky
- Geoffrey Keen Also in The Fallen Idol and The Small Back Room
Sidney Gilliat Directed Fortune Is a Woman and State Secret- Ralph Truman Also in Ben-Hur, Malta Story and The Long Arm
- Harold Goodwin Also in The Cruel Sea and Angels One Five
- Nigel Green Jack produced The Ruling Class (1972)
Charles Frend Directed The Cruel Sea and The Long Arm
James Hayter Also in Lawrence of Arabia and The Fallen Idol- Ronald Adam Jack produced The Ruling Class (1972)
- Leslie Norman Produced The Cruel Sea and Mandy
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One of the most popular British film stars of the 1950s, he was nominated for four BAFTA Awards for Best British Actor.
