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Jack Hawkins
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Actor Born: September 1, 1910 in London, England, UK Death: July 18, 1973 in London, England, UK Biography:Crusty, craggy British leading man "Jack Hawkins" began as a child actor, studying at the Italia Court School of Acting. After his first film, 1930's "Birds of Prey", Hawkins languished for several years in secondary roles before achieving minor stardom by the end of the '30s. During the war, Hawkins was a colonel in ENSA, the British equivalent of the USO. He became a major movie "name" in the postwar era, often as coolly efficient military officers in such films as "The Cruel Sea" (1953), "Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957), "The League of Gentlemen" (1961), and "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962, as General Allenby). He was considered an Academy Award shoe-in for his portrayal of Quintus Arrius in 1959's "Ben-Hur", but the "Best Supporting Actor Oscar" went to another actor in that blockbuster, "Hugh Griffith". Around this same time, Hawkins was one of four rotating stars in the "J. Arthur Rank"-produced TV... Full Biography
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