About
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).
Filmography
Dors: The Other Diana1990
Tales That Witness Madness1973 · Dr. Nicholas
Theatre of Blood1973 · Solomon Psaltery
Escape to the Sun1972 · Baburin
Young Winston1972 · Mr. Welldon
The Last Lion1972
Kidnapped1971 · Captain Hoseason
Nicholas and Alexandra1971 · Count Fredericks
When Eight Bells Toll1971 · Sir Anthony Skouras
Sin1971 · Father Nicholas
Jane Eyre1970 · Mr. Brocklehurst
Waterloo1970 · General Sir Thomas Picton
The Adventures of Gerard1970 · Marshal Millefleurs (Renegade English Officer)
Twinky1970 · Judge Millington-Draper
Monte Carlo or Bust!1969 · Count Levinovitch
The Father1969 · Captain Bill
Oh! What a Lovely War1969 · Emperor Franz Josef
Great Catherine1968 · The British Ambassador
Shalako1968 · Sir Charles Daggett
Stalked1968 · The Man