Biography: life and films
Jack Hawkins was an American actor and producer whose birth name was John Edward Hawkins. He was born in Wood Green, London, England, UK on 14th September 1910 and died in London, England on 18th July 1973, aged 62.His best films as an actor include Michael Powell's thriller The Small Back Room (1949), Charles Frend's The Cruel Sea (1953), David Lean's The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), William Wyler's Ben-Hur (1959) and Lawrence of Arabia (1962).
Jack Hawkins appeared in 73 films.
He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Maurice Elvey (4 films), Ken Annakin (3), Basil Dean (3), Sidney Gilliat (2), Reginald Denham (2), Michael Powell (2), Jack Raymond (2), Douglas Hickox (2), David Lean (2), Daniel Mann (2), Charles Frend (2), Charles Crichton (2) and Basil Dearden (2).
His most frequent genres include: drama (43 films), War (13), history (12), comedy (11), Thriller (9), romance (5), Biography (5), comedy-drama (3), Horror (3), crime-thriller (2) and comedy-romance (2).
Our average rating for Jack Hawkins over all films is: 3.1
Filmography
Key: a = actor
Birds of Prey (1930) [a]
The Lodger (1932) [a]
A Shot in the Dark (1933) [a]
I Lived with You (1933) [a]
The Jewel (1933) [a]
The Lost Chord (1933) [a]
Autumn Crocus (1934) [a]
Death at Broadcasting House (1934) [a]
Lorna Doone (1934) [a]
Peg of Old Drury (1935) [a]
Beauty and the Barge (1937) [a]
The Frog (1937) [a]
A Royal Divorce (1938) [a]
Who Goes Next? (1938) [a]
Murder Will Out (1940) [a]
The Flying Squad (1940) [a]
The Next of Kin (1942) [a]
Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948) [a]
The Small Back Room (1949) [a]
State Secret (1950) [a]
The Black Rose (1950) [a]
The Elusive Pimpernel (1950) [a]
No Highway (1951) [a]
The Adventurers (1951) [a]
Angels One Five (1952) [a]
Home at Seven (1952) [a]
Mandy (1952) [a]
The Planter's Wife (1952) [a]
Malta Story (1953) [a]
The Intruder (1953) [a]
Twice Upon a Time (1953) [a]
Front Page Story (1954) [a]
The Seekers (1954) [a]
Land of the Pharaohs (1955) [a]
The Prisoner (1955) [a]
Touch and Go (1955) [a]
The Long Arm (1956) [a]
Fortune Is a Woman (1957) [a]
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) [a]
The Man in the Sky (1957) [a]
The Two-Headed Spy (1958) [a]
Ben-Hur (1959) [a]
The League of Gentlemen (1960) [a]
Two Loves (1961) [a]
Five Finger Exercise (1962) [a]
Rampage (1963) [a]
Guns at Batasi (1964) [a]
The Third Secret (1964) [a]
Zulu (1964) [a]
Lord Jim (1965) [a]
Masquerade (1965) [a]
Judith (1966) [a]
Poppies Are Also Flowers (1966) [a]
Great Catherine (1968) [a]
Shalako (1968) [a]
Monte Carlo or Bust (1969) [a]
Twinky (1969) [a]
The Adventures of Gerard (1970) [a]
The Beloved (1970) [a]
Waterloo (1970) [a]
Kidnapped (1971) [a]
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) [a]
When Eight Bells Toll (1971) [a]
Escape to the Sun (1972) [a]
Young Winston (1972) [a]
Tales That Witness Madness (1973) [a]
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