
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).
John Edward Hawkins · John Edward "Jack" Hawkins
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Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)
Lawrence of Arabia
1962 · movie · as General Allenby
Ben-Hur
1959 · movie · as Quintus Arrius
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957 · movie · as Maj. Warden
Zulu
1964 · movie · as Rev. Otto Witt
The Fallen Idol
1948 · movie · as Detective Ames
Waterloo
1970 · movie · as General Sir Thomas Picton
The League of Gentlemen
1960 · movie · as Hyde
Theatre of Blood
1973 · movie · as Solomon Psaltery
Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)
Lawrence of Arabia
1962 · movie
Ben-Hur
1959 · movie
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957 · movie
Zulu
1964 · movie
Theatre of Blood
1973 · movie
Waterloo
1970 · movie
The Fallen Idol
1948 · movie
Land of the Pharaohs
1955 · movie
By release / first air year · movie & TV merged