Jack Hawkins

Biography

John Edward Hawkins, CBE (14 September 1910 – 18 July 1973) 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

as General Allenby

Ben-Hur

as Quintus Arrius

The Bridge on the River Kwai

as Maj. Warden

Zulu

as Rev. Otto Witt

Theatre of Blood

as Solomon Psaltery

Call the Midwife

as Christopher Dockerill

Waterloo

as General Sir Thomas Picton

The Fallen Idol

as Detective Ames

Land of the Pharaohs

as Pharaoh Khufu

The League of Gentlemen

as Hyde