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Jack Hawkins

(1910–73)

British actress (died aged 62) | Lawrence of Arabia (1962), The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), The Long Arm (1956)

Dominant British actor; after long apprenticeship became an international star in middle age, but in 1966 lost his voice after an operation

Mini Biography

Jack Hawkins’ subsequent minor appearances were dubbed. His first wife was Jessica Tandy.

Latest Jack Hawkins Pictures

Photograph from Ben-Hur (1959) (1) featuring Jack Hawkins (as Quintus Arrius) — Ben-Hur (1959) photograph (1) | Jack Hawkins

Main title from the 1959 ‘The Village of Shame’ episode of The Four Just Men (1959-1960) (1) featuring Jack Hawkins (as Ben Manfred) — The Four Just Men (1959-1960) | The Village of Shame (1959) opening credits (1) | Jack Hawkins

Screenshot from the 1959 ‘The Judge’ episode of The Four Just Men (1959-1960) (1) featuring Jack Hawkins (as Ben Manfred) — The Four Just Men (1959-1960) | The Judge (1959) screenshot (1) | Jack Hawkins

Screenshot from the 1959 ‘The Prime Minister’ episode of The Four Just Men (1959-1960) (1) featuring Dan Dailey, Jack Hawkins (as Tim Collier) (as Ben Manfred) — The Four Just Men (1959-1960) | The Prime Minister (1959) screenshot (1) | Dan Dailey, Jack Hawkins

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Personal Details

Born

Died

Born

Jack Hawkins was born in Wood Green, London on 14^th September, 1910.
Died

Jack Hawkins died of post-operative complications in London on 18^th July, 1973, aged 62.

Watch Jack Hawkins on British television

- The Two-Headed Spy (1958)
- A bogus Nazi worms his way into the Gestapo hierarchy.
- Sunday at 12.25pm on GREAT! action
- Monday at 5.10pm on GREAT! action
- 15^th December at 10.05am on GREAT! action
- Young Winston (1972)
- The adventurous life of Winston Churchill up to his becoming an MP.
- Monday at 4.05pm on Film4 HD
- Tales That Witness Madness (1973)
- Five ghostly tales linked by an old bookshop.
- Tuesday at 9pm on Legend Xtra
- Tuesday at 10pm on Legend Xtra Plus 1
- Wednesday at 1am on Legend Xtra
- Wednesday at 2am on Legend Xtra Plus 1
- The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- British POWs in Burma are employed by the Japanese to build a bridge; meanwhile British agents seek to destroy it.
- 20^th December at 3.50pm on Film4 HD