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).

Jack Hawkins

Acting Born September 14, 1910 – Died July 18, 1973 Wood Green, London, England, UK

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).

Known For

The Merv Griffin Show

Self

The Dick Cavett Show

Self - Guest

The Wednesday Play

Sir John Rampayne

Dr. Kildare

Justin Post

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Silcox

Lawrence of Arabia

General Edmund Allenby

Hancock's Half Hour

The Bridge on the River Kwai

Maj. Warden

Ben-Hur

Quintus Arrius

Mystery and Imagination

Colonel Mortimer

Shalako

Sir Charles Daggett

The Four Just Men

Ben Manfred