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 known for his portrayal of military men.

Career

Hawkins was born at 45 Lyndhurst Road, Wood Green, in

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(now

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), the son of a builder. He was educated at Wood Green's Trinity County Grammar School, where, aged eight, he joined the school choir. By the age of ten Hawkins had joined the local operatic society, and made his stage debut in

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by Gilbert and Sullivan. His parents enrolled him in the Italia Conti Academy, and whilst he was studying there he made his London stage debut, when aged thirteen, playing the Elf King in '' Where the Rainbow Ends'' at the Holborn Empire on Boxing Day, December 1923, a production that also included the young

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. The following year aged 14 he played the page in a production of '' Saint Joan'' by

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. Five years later he was in a production of '' Beau Geste'' alongside Laurence Olivier. He appeared on Broadway in '' Journey's End'' by the age of 18.

1930s

In the 1930s Hawkins's focus was on the stage. He worked in the companies of

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, John Gielgud and

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. His performances included ''Port Said'' by Emlyn Williams (1931), ''Below the Surface'' by HL Stoker and LS Hunt (1932), ''Red Triangle'' by Val Gielgud (1932), ''Service'' by CI Anthony, for director

(1933), ''One of Us'' by Frank Howard, ''As You Like It'' by William Shakespeare (1933) and ''Iron Flowers'' by Cecil Lewis (1933, with Jessica Tandy his wife). He started appearing in films, including ''

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'' (1930), '' The Lodger'' (1932), (starring

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), ''

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'' (1933), '' The Lost Chord'' (1933), '' I Lived with You'' (1933), '' The Jewel'' (1933), '' A Shot in the Dark'' (1933), and '' Autumn Crocus'' (1934). In 1932 he was in a radio production of ''Hamlet'' with John Gielgud and Robert Donat and the following year he was in ''Danger''. He was also in '' Death at Broadcasting House'' (1934), '' Lorna Doone'' (1934), and '' Peg of Old Drury'' (1935). Stage roles included '' While Parents Sleep'' (1932) by Anthony Kimmins, ''Iron Mistress'' (1934) by Arthur Macrae; then an open air Shakespeare festival – ''As You Like It'' (1934) (with Anna Neagle), ''Twelfth Night'' (1934), ''Comedy of Errors'' (1934). Some of these productions were done on radio. ''The Maitlands'' by Ronald Mackenzie (1934) was for John Gielgud's company. He was Horatio to Gielgud's ''Hamlet'' (1934). He also appeared in ''Accidentally Yours'' by Clifford Grey (1935), ''The World Waits'' by Clifford Hummel (1935), ''Coincidence'' by Bryce Robertson (1935) and ''The Frog'' (1935). Films in the late 1930s included '' Beauty and the Barge'' (1937), '' The Frog'' (1937), (which Hawkins played on stage), '' Who Goes Next?'' (1938), '' A Royal Divorce'' (1938), '' Murder Will Out'' (1939), and '' The Flying Squad'' (1940). Theatre appearances included ''A Winter's Tale'' (1937), ''

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'' by Margaret Kennedy and Gregory Ratoff (1937, with Flora Robson for

), ''The King's Breakfast'' by Rita Welman and Maurice Marks (1937–38), ''No More Music'' by Rosamund Lehman (1938), ''Can We Tell?'' by Robert Gore Brown (1938), ''Traitors Gate'' by Norma Stuart (1938) and '' Dear Octopus'' by Dodie Smith (1938–39).

Second World War

Having attended an Officer Cadet Training Unit, he was commissioned into the Royal Welch Fusiliers,

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, as a second lieutenant on 8 March 1941. On 22 January 1944, he transferred to the Expeditionary Force Institutes in the rank of

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. He served with ENSA in India and Southeast Asia. He relinquished his commission as a

(substantive) on 11 October 1946, and was granted the honorary rank of

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. During his military service, he was employed by

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to make '' The Next of Kin'' (1942).

Post-war career

Hawkins left the army in July 1946. Two weeks later he appeared on stage in '' The Apple Cart'' at £10 a week. The following year he starred in '' Othello'', to a mixed reception. Hawkins's wife became pregnant and he became concerned about his future. He decided to accept a contract with Sir

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for three years at £50 a week. Hawkins had been recommended to Korda by the latter's production executive, Bill Bryden, who was married to Elizabeth Allen, who had worked with Hawkins. The association began badly when Hawkins was cast in Korda's notorious flop '' Bonnie Prince Charlie'' (1948), as Lord George Murray. However he followed it with a good role in the successful, highly acclaimed '' The Fallen Idol'' (1948), for Carol Reed. He appeared in '' The Small Back Room'' (1949), for

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; he starred as the villain alongside Douglas Fairbanks Jr in the

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directed '' State Secret'' (1950). He was recruited by

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to support Tyrone Power and

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, by playing the

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in the expensive epic '' The Black Rose'' (1950). He made another with Powell and Pressburger for Korda, '' The Elusive Pimpernel'' (1950). Hawkins played the lead in '' The Adventurers'' (1951), shot in South Africa, then had a good role in another Hollywood-financed film shot in Britain, '' No Highway in the Sky'' (1951), with James Stewart. It was followed by a British thriller with Ralph Richardson, '' Home at Seven'' (1952). In the spring of 1951 he went to Broadway and played Mercutio in a production of ''

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'' with

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Stardom

Hawkins became a star with the release of three successful films in which he played stern but sympathetic authority figures: ''

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'' (1951), as an RAF officer during the war; '' The Planter's Wife'' (1952), as a rubber planter combating communists in the

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(with Claudette Colbert); and '' Mandy'' (1952), the headmaster of a school for the deaf. All films ranked among the top ten most popular films at the British box office in 1952 and British exhibitors voted him the fourth most popular British star at the local box office. Hawkins starred in '' The Cruel Sea'' (1953), playing a driven naval officer in World War II. Sir Michael Balcon said: "Even before the script was written, we knew it had to be Jack Hawkins. If he hadn't been free to play the part, then there wouldn't have been a film." ''The Cruel Sea'' was the most successful film of the year and saw Hawkins voted the most popular star in Britain regardless of nationality. According to his '' Guardian'' obituary, he "exemplified for many cinemagoers the stiff upper lip tradition prevalent in post-war British films. His craggy looks and authoritative bearing were used to good effect whatever branch of the services he represented." '' Malta Story'' (1953), was another military story, with Hawkins as an RAF officer in the Siege of Malta during the war. It too was a hit, the ninth most popular film in Britain in 1953. He had a guest role in '' Twice Upon a Time'' (1953) for

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. He followed this with two mildly popular dramas – '' The Intruder'' (1953) and '' Front Page Story'' (1954). ''

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'' (1954), was partly shot in

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and cast Hawkins in a rare romantic role. "My film wives to date usually stay home and knit, or else have conveniently died before the film starts," he said. It was followed by ''

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'' (1955), an unconventional drama, playing the shrewd interrogator in an authoritarian country who gets a respected priest (played by

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) to discredit himself. None of these films was commercially successful but Hawkins was still voted the fifth biggest star at the British box office for 1954, and the most popular British one. "It's an enviable position, I know", said Hawkins. "But I have to be more careful now about the parts I choose, and it's hard not to offend people. Everyone thinks his own script is the best." He turned down the role of Colonel Carne in ''The Glorious Gloucesters'' for Warwick Films and Captain Cook for a project for the Rank organisation; "I'm tired of playing decent fellows", he said in a 1954 interview, "with stiff upper lip and even stiffer morals. I'm going to kill them off before they kill me as an actor. And I want stories written for me, not rejects intended for other fellows... I just inherit them from other people. Often, I find they've left the name of the actor originally suggested for the role. Always the same old names ... Errol Flynn, Gregory Peck ... five or six others. Before the script reaches them, somebody remembers me – especially if it's one of those infernally nice characters."

International star

Hawkins got his wish when he received a Hollywood offer to play a pharaoh for

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in '' Land of the Pharaohs'' (1955). He returned home to make an Ealing comedy, '' Touch and Go'' (1955), which was not particularly popular. He was more comfortably cast as a police officer in '' The Long Arm'' (1956), and a test pilot in '' The Man in the Sky'' (1957). He was an insurance investigator in Sidney Gilliat's '' Fortune Is a Woman'' (1957). Hawkins's career received a major boost when supporting William Holden and

, in the highly acclaimed '' The Bridge on the River Kwai'' (1957). He was appointed a Commander of the

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(CBE) in 1958. Hawkins played the lead role in a film for

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, playing a police officer in '' Gideon's Day'' (USA title: ''Gideon of Scotland Yard'') (1958). He had a good role as a double agent in a war film, '' The Two-Headed Spy'' (1958) then was given another third lead in a Hollywood blockbuster '' Ben-Hur'' (1959), playing the Roman admiral who befriends

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. It was even more successful than ''Bridge on the River Kwai''. He appeared as one of '' The Four Just Men'' (1959) in the Sapphire Films TV series for ITV. He also played the lead in an American TV version of ''The Fallen Idol''. He appeared in a heist film considered quite ground-breaking at the time for its references to sex, and popular at the British box office, also providing Hawkins with his final lead role in ''

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'' (1960). However, though initially sought for the role of a gay barrister in '' Victim'', he turned it down fearing that it might conflict with his masculine image. The role was eventually played by Dirk Bogarde.

Decline as star

A three-packet-a-day chain smoker, Hawkins began experiencing voice problems in the late 1950s; unbeknownst to the public, he had undergone cobalt treatment in 1959 for what was then described as a secondary condition of the

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, but which was probably cancer. Hawkins became worried about his voice and was concerned he would lose it. This caused him to take almost any work that was available. "I had to be realistic and take as much money as I could get while the going was good", he said. He played General Cornwallis in a European epic, '' La Fayette'' (1961). and appeared with Shirley MacLaine and

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in '' Two Loves'' (1961), and supported Rosalind Russell in '' Five Finger Exercise'' (1962). "There are not all that number of mature leading men around", he said in a 1961 interview. "There seems to be a generation missing. I think people quit going into the acting profession. A lot of them drifted out during the war. And then when the war was over it was difficult for them to get back into the theatre." He was in another big hit in '' Lawrence of Arabia'' (1962), as General Allenby. '' Rampage'' (1963) was less distinguished, an alcoholic priest in '' Zulu'' (1964). He had supporting parts in '' The Third Secret'' (1964), '' Guns at Batasi'' (1964), and '' Lord Jim'' (1965). '' Masquerade'' (1965) gave him a lead opposite

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. He made some appearances on US TV: "To Bury Caesar" with Pamela Brown in 1963 and "Back to Back" for '' The Bob Hope Theatre''. He also appeared in '' Judith'' (1966), and '' The Poppy Is Also a Flower'' (1966).

Illness

In December 1965, Hawkins was diagnosed with throat cancer. His entire larynx was removed in January 1966. In March of that year he appeared at a royal screening of '' Born Free'' attended by the

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and received a standing ovation. Thereafter, his performances were dubbed, often (with Hawkins's approval) by

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or Charles Gray. Hawkins continued to smoke after losing his voice. In private, he used a mechanical larynx to aid his speech. In 1967 it was reported that he would direct Peter O'Toole in ''St Patrick's Battalion'' in

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but the film was not made. Instead he resumed his acting career, with his voice dubbed and dialogue kept to a minimum: '' Shalako'' (1968) and '' Great Catherine'' (1968). In '' Oh! What a Lovely War'' (1969), playing Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, he had no lines at all. He had an operation to restore his voice in 1968. It did not work; Hawkins could talk but only in a croaking voice. "The fact that producers are still offering me work is a source of much gratitude to me", he said in 1969. "I flatter myself that when they cast me in a part it's me Jack Hawkins they want and not the person who was once Jack Hawkins... if you know what I mean. And I'm perfectly honest with anyone who hires me. I tell them exactly what they're letting themselves in for." Some rare comedies followed: '' Monte Carlo or Bust'' (1969), '' Twinky'' (1970), '' The Adventures of Gerard'' (1970). There was more typical fare: '' Waterloo'' (1970), ''

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'' (1970), '' The Beloved'' (1971), '' When Eight Bells Toll'' (1971), '' Nicholas and Alexandra'' (1971), and '' Kidnapped'' (1971). '' The Last Lion'' (1972), shot in South Africa, offered him a rare lead. It was followed by '' Young Winston'' (1972), '' Escape to the Sun'' (1972), '' Theatre of Blood'' (1973) and '' Tales That Witness Madness'' (1973). Hawkins also produced the film adaptation of Peter Barnes's '' The Ruling Class'' (1972), with Peter O'Toole and Alastair Sim.

Personal life

Hawkins married actress Jessica Tandy in 1932, and the couple divorced in 1940. Together, they had one daughter, Susan Hawkins (1934–2004). In 1947, Hawkins married former actress Doreen Lawrence (1919–2013), together, they had three children, Caroline (b. 1955), Andrew (b. 1950), and Nicholas, and they remained married until his death in 1973.

Death

In May 1973, Hawkins had an experimental operation on his throat to insert an artificial voice box. He started haemorrhaging and was admitted to St Stephen's Hospital,

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, London, in June, forcing him to drop out of '' The Tamarind Seed'' (1974), in which Hawkins was to have played a Russian general. He died on 18 July 1973, of a secondary haemorrhage. He was 62. His final appearance was in the television mini-series '' QB VII''. His

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, ''Anything for a Quiet Life'', was published after his death. He was cremated and his ashes interred at Golders Green Crematorium in north London.

Filmography

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'' (1930) as Alfred *'' The Lodger'' (1932) as John Martin *''

'' (1933) as Albert *'' The Lost Chord'' (1933) as Sr. Jim Selby *'' I Lived with You'' (1933) as Mort *'' The Jewel'' (1933) as Peter Roberts *'' A Shot in the Dark'' (1933) as Norman Paull *'' Autumn Crocus'' (1934) as Alaric *'' Death at Broadcasting House'' (1934) as Herbert Evans *'' Lorna Doone'' (1934) as Member of the Court (uncredited) *'' Peg of Old Drury'' (1935) as Michael O'Taffe *'' Beauty and the Barge'' (1937) as Lt. Seton Boyne *'' The Frog'' (1937) as Capt. Gordon *'' Who Goes Next?'' (1938) as Capt. Beck *'' A Royal Divorce'' (1938) as Capt. Charles *'' Murder Will Out'' (1939) as Stamp *'' The Flying Squad'' (1940) as Mark McGill *'' The Next of Kin'' (1942) as Brigade Major Harcourt *'' The Fallen Idol'' (1948) as Detective Ames *'' Bonnie Prince Charlie'' (1948) as Lord George Murray *'' The Small Back Room'' (1949) as R. B. Waring *'' State Secret'' (1950) as Colonel Galcon *'' The Black Rose'' (1950) as Tristram Griffen *'' The Elusive Pimpernel'' (1950) as

/ Footpad attacking Lord Anthony *'' The Adventurers'' (1951) as Pieter Brandt *'' No Highway'' (United States title No Highway in the Sky) (1951) as Dennis Scott *'' Home at Seven'' (1952) as Dr. Sparling *''

'' (1952) as Group Capt. 'Tiger' Small *'' Mandy'' (1952) as Dick Searle *'' The Planter's Wife'' (1952) as Jim Frazer *'' The Cruel Sea'' (1953) as Ericson *'' Malta Story'' (1953) as Air Vice Marshal Frank *'' Twice Upon a Time'' (1953) as Dr. Mathews *'' The Intruder'' (1953) as Wolf Merton *'' Front Page Story'' (1954) as Grant *''

'' (1954) as Phillip Wayne *''

'' (1955) as the Interrogator *'' Land of the Pharaohs'' (1955) as Pharaoh Khufu *'' Touch and Go'' (1955) as Jim Fletcher *'' The Long Arm'' (1956) as Detective-Superintendent Tom Halliday *'' The Man in the Sky'' (1957) as John Mitchell *'' Fortune Is a Woman'' (1957) as Oliver Branwell *'' The Bridge on the River Kwai'' (1957) as Major Warden *'' Gideon's Day'' (USA title: ''Gideon of Scotland Yard'') (1958) as DCI George Gideon *'' The Two-Headed Spy'' (1958) as Gen. Alex Schottland *'' Ben-Hur'' (1959) as Quintus Arrius *''

'' (1960) as Col. Norman Hyde *'' Lafayette'' (1961) as General Cornwallis *'' Two Loves'' (1961) as William W.J. Abercrombie *'' Five Finger Exercise'' (1962) as Stanley Harrington *'' Lawrence of Arabia'' (1962) as General Edmund Allenby *'' Rampage'' (1963) as Otto Abbot *'' Zulu'' (1964) as Otto Witt *'' The Third Secret'' (1964) as Sir Frederick Belline *'' Guns at Batasi'' (1964) as Colonel Deal *'' Lord Jim'' (1965) as Marlow *'' Masquerade'' (1965) as Colonel Drexel *'' Judith'' (1966) as Major Lawton *'' The Poppy Is Also a Flower'' (1966) as General Bahar *''Stalked'' (short) (1968) as the Man *'' Shalako'' (1968) as Sir Charles Daggett *'' Great Catherine'' (1968) as the British Ambassador *'' Oh! What a Lovely War'' (1969) as Emperor Franz Josef *'' Monte Carlo or Bust'' (1969) as Count Levinovitch *'' Twinky'' (1970) as Judge Millington-Draper *'' The Adventures of Gerard'' (1970) as Marshal Millefleurs *'' Waterloo'' (1970) as General Sir Thomas Picton *''

'' (1970) as Mr. Brocklehurst *'' The Beloved'' (1971) as Father Nicholas *'' When Eight Bells Toll'' (1971) as Sir Anthony Skouras *'' Nicholas and Alexandra'' (1971) as Count Fredericks *'' Kidnapped'' (1971) as Captain Hoseason *'' The Last Lion'' (1972) as Ryk Mannering *'' Young Winston'' (1972) as Mr. Welldon *'' Escape to the Sun'' (1972) as Baburin *'' Theatre of Blood'' (1973) as Solomon Psaltery *'' Tales That Witness Madness'' (1973) as Dr. Nicholas

British box office ranking

During the 1950s, British exhibitors consistently voted Hawkins one of the most popular local stars in the country in the annual poll conducted by the ''Motion Picture Herald'': *1952 – 4th most popular British star *1953 – most popular international star *1954 – 5th most popular international star, most popular British star *1955 – 6th most popular British star *1956 – 2nd most popular British star *1957 – 9th most popular British star'BRITISH ACTORS HEAD FILM POLL: BOX-OFFICE SURVEY', ''The Manchester Guardian (1901–1959)'' anchester (UK)27 December 1957: 3. *1958 – 9th most popular British star

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