How old was Jack Hawkins in the movie Ben-Hur?

Jack Hawkins was 48 in Ben-Hur when he played the character 'Quintus Arrius'.

That was over 65 years ago in 1959.

In 1973 he died aged 62, starring in 78 films in his career, 33 of those after Ben-Hur was first released. If he were alive today he would be 113.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Ben-Hur, I think Jack Hawkins looks:

Did you know?

  • Director William Wyler has worked with Jack Hawkins just once in his career.
  • Jack Hawkins' first movie was as 'Alfred' in Birds of Prey, released in 1930 when he was 19
  • Ben-Hur scores 7.85 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Ben-Hur

Jack Hawkins' other movies