
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).

Ben-Hur
1959 · as Quintus Arrius

Lawrence of Arabia
1962 · as General Allenby

Zulu
1964 · as Rev. Otto Witt

The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957 · as Maj. Warden

Waterloo
1970 · as General Sir Thomas Picton

Lord Jim
1965 · as Marlow

Shalako
1968 · as Sir Charles Daggett

Nicholas and Alexandra
1971 · as Count Fredericks

Young Winston
1972 · as Mr. Welldon

Jane Eyre
1970 · as Mr. Brocklehurst

The Cruel Sea
1953 · as Ericson

Lafayette
1962 · as General Cornwallis

Theatre of Blood
1973 · as Solomon Psaltery

The Fallen Idol
1948 · as Detective Ames

The Third Secret
1964 · as Sir Frederick Belline

Land of the Pharaohs
1955 · as Pharaoh Khufu

The Black Rose
1950 · as Tristram Griffin

The Long Arm
1956 · as Supt Tom Halliday