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