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