- He also was the voice of the parrot in For Your Eyes Only (1981).
- He changed his name to avoid confusion with his namesake Jack Hawkins. They later appeared together in Lawrence of Arabia (1962).
- Joined the navy at 17. By age of 27 had fought in 7 wars and worked his way up to be a lieutenant.
- Married Jean, a secretary at the St James Club in London and later assistant producer on the film The Longest Day (1962).
- In 1953 a bullet ricocheted and hit him in a knee cap, ending his naval career.
- Best known as the Bond Girl's doomed, yacht-owning father from the Roger Moore 007-feature, For Your Eyes Only.
- He was educated at Emmanuel School.
- Sons James and Jonathan.
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