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
| Birth Location | Wood Green, London, England, UK |
|---|---|
| Born | 1910-09-14 |
| Died | 1973-07-18 |
Movies
Tales That Witness Madness
as Dr. Nicholas
1973
Theatre of Blood
as Solomon Psaltery
1973
Escape to the Sun
as Baburin
1972
Young Winston
as Mr. Welldon
1972
1972
Kidnapped
as Captain Hoseason
1971
Nicholas and Alexandra
as Count Fredericks
1971
When Eight Bells Toll
as Sir Anthony Skouras
1971
Sin
as Father Nicholas
1971
Jane Eyre
as Mr. Brocklehurst
1970
Waterloo
as General Sir Thomas Picton
1970
The Adventures of Gerard
as Marshal Millefleurs (Renegade English Officer)
1970
Twinky
as Judge Millington-Draper
1970
Monte Carlo or Bust!
as Count Levinovitch
1969
The Father
as Captain Bill
1969
Oh! What a Lovely War
as Emperor Franz Josef
1969
Great Catherine
as The British Ambassador
1968
Shalako
as Sir Charles Daggett
1968
Stalked
as The Man
1968
Poppies Are Also Flowers
as General Bahar
1966
Judith
as Major Lawton
1966
The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne
as Sir John Rampayne
1965
Masquerade
as Colonel Drexel
1965
Lord Jim
as Marlow
1965
Guns at Batasi
as Colonel Deal
1964
The Third Secret
as Sir Frederick Belline
1964
Zulu
as Rev. Otto Witt
1964
Rampage
as Otto Abbot
1963
Lawrence of Arabia
as General Allenby
1962
Five Finger Exercise
as Stanley Harrington
1962
Lafayette
as General Cornwallis
1962
Two Loves
as William W.J. Abercrombie
1961
The League of Gentlemen
as Hyde
1960
Ben-Hur
as Quintus Arrius
1959
The Two-Headed Spy
as Gen. Alex Schottland
1958
Gideon's Day
as Insp. George Gideon
1958
1958
The Bridge on the River Kwai
as Maj. Warden
1957
Fortune Is a Woman
as Oliver Branwell
1957
The Man in the Sky
as John Mitchell
1957
The Long Arm
as Supt Tom Halliday
1956
Touch and Go
as Jim Fletcher
1955
Land of the Pharaohs
as Pharaoh Khufu
1955
The Prisoner
as The Interrogator
1955
The Seekers
as Phillip Wayne
1954
Front Page Story
as John Grant
1954
The Intruder
as Wolf Merton
1953
Twice Upon a Time
as Dr. Mathews
1953
Malta Story
as Air CO Frank
1953
The Cruel Sea
as Ericson
1953
The Planter's Wife
as Jim Frazer
1952
Mandy
as Dick Searle
1952
Angels One Five
as Group Captain 'Tiger' Small
1952
Home at Seven
as Dr. Sparling
1952
No Highway
as Dennis Scott
1951
Fortune in Diamonds
as Pieter Brandt
1951
The Elusive Pimpernel
as Prince of Wales
1950
State Secret
as Colonel Galcon
1950
The Black Rose
as Tristram Griffin
1950
The Small Back Room
as R.B. Waring
1949
Bonnie Prince Charlie
as Lord George Murray
1948
The Fallen Idol
as Detective Ames
1948
The Next of Kin
as Brigade Major Harcourt
1942
The Flying Squad
as Mark McGill
1940
Murder Will Out
as Stamp
1939
A Royal Divorce
as Capitaine Charles
1938
Who Goes Next?
as Beck
1938
The Frog
as Capt. Gordon
1937
Beauty and the Barge
as Lt. Seton Boyne
1937
Peg of Old Drury
as Michael O'Taffe
1935
Lorna Doone
as Member of the Court (uncredited)
1934
Death at Broadcasting House
as Herbert Evans
1934
Autumn Crocus
as Alaric
1934
A Shot in the Dark
as Norman Paull
1933
The Jewel
as Peter Roberts
1933
I Lived with You
as Mort
1933
The Lost Chord
as Dr Jim Selby
1933
The Good Companions
as Albert
1933
The Lodger
as Joe Martin
1932
Birds of Prey
as Alfred
1930
Movies
The Ruling Class
Producer
1972
