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Jack Hawkins
Acting
Born: September 14, 1910
Wood Green, London, England, UK
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
Ben-Hur
as Quintus Arrius
Lawrence of Arabia
as General Allenby
The Bridge on the River Kwai
as Maj. Warden
Zulu
as Rev. Otto Witt
Waterloo
as General Sir Thomas Picton
Twinky
as Judge Millington-Draper
Shalako
as Sir Charles Daggett
Nicholas and Alexandra
as Count Fredericks
Young Winston
as Mr. Welldon
Theatre of Blood
as Solomon Psaltery
