Michael Hawkins RIP
He was not on the list.
News has reached me, via his widow Julia, that Michael
Hawkins – who played General Williams in the 1972 Doctor Who adventure Frontier
In Space – died late last year. Julia is happy for the information to appear
online so I thought I’d do a quick post for the actor best known among visitors
to this parish for his dignified turn as the human soldier responsible for
starting a deadly war between Earth and Draconia. Mr Hawkins was also
interviewed about his role on the Making Of… documentary on the Dalek War DVD
box set.
A handsome actor with a refined air about him, he was more
versatile than the parts he usually got suggested – note his turn as Beavis,
the beleaguered subject of cruel mental conditioning in the Doomwatch episode
Hair Trigger (1972). He had previously appeared in the very first episode of
that series, The Plastic Eaters (1970), and his other genre roles included an
aristocrat in the early scenes of Hammer’s Hound Of the Baskervilles (1959), The
Avengers (3 roles from 1961), Out Of This World (1962), as a regular in R3
(1965), Thirteen Against Fate (1966), The Baron (1967), Man In A Suitcase
(1968), and another military type in Survivors (1977).
He enjoyed a busy time of it on television all through the
60s and 70s in everything from Z-Cars to George And Mildred, via I,Claudius and
Crown Court, with decent stints in Brett (1971), season one of The Brothers
(1972), The Scobie Man (1972), King Cinder (1977) and The Devil’s Crown (1978)
propping up a hefty roster of one-off guest stints.
He is often mistakenly referred to as the father of
Christian Slater – there is indeed a similar hawkish profile shared by both
men, and the Hollywood star’s father was indeed an actor called Michael
Hawkins, but this is not he. Like many details on certain famous websites, this
is incorrect, so I have not used any other information here (such as dates)
given by them either – not until I am satisfied they are correct. At present I
am happier to leave that information blank than propagate a mistake, though I
believe Mr Hawkins was in his mid 80s at the time of his death on the 26th
October last year.
Actor
The Trial of Lady Chatterley
TV Movie
Det. Insp. Charles Monahan
1980
Shirley Anne Field and Pamela Salem in Buccaneer (1980)
Buccaneer
7.1
TV Series
Bridges
1980
1 episode
The English Programme (1976)
The English Programme
4.5
TV Series
Mayor
1980
1 episode
Noele Gordon in Crossroads (1964)
Crossroads
4.4
TV Series
Geoffrey Foster
1979
3 episodes
A Family Affair (1979)
A Family Affair
7.0
TV Mini Series
Tony Bryant
1979
1 episode
Everyday Maths (1978)
Everyday Maths
8.3
TV Series
(uncredited)
1979
1 episode
Yootha Joyce and Brian Murphy in George & Mildred (1976)
George & Mildred
7.2
TV Series
Mayor
1978
1 episode
Michael Culver, Jan Francis, Juliet Hammond, Terrence
Hardiman, Bernard Hepton, Angela Richards, Clifford Rose, and Stephen Yardley
in Secret Army (1977)
Secret Army
8.5
TV Series
Paymaster
1978
1 episode
Lillie (1978)
Lillie
8.1
TV Mini Series
Colonel Wallis
1978
1 episode
Brian Cox in The Devil's Crown (1978)
The Devil's Crown
8.0
TV Series
Richard De Lacy
1978
5 episodes
Don Henderson, Diane Keen, Peter Sallis, and Don Warrington
in Crown Court (1972)
Crown Court
7.3
TV Series
Harry Stone
Arthur Moore
1973–1978
3 episodes
King Cinder
8.1
TV Series
Todd Edwards
1977
6 episodes
The Duchess of Duke Street (1976)
The Duchess of Duke Street
8.3
TV Series
Inspector Jason
1976–1977
2 episodes
Survivors (1975)
Survivors
8.0
TV Series
Clifford
1977
1 episode
Tony Britton, David Kelly, Richard O'Sullivan, and Tessa
Wyatt in Robin's Nest (1977)
Robin's Nest
6.4
TV Series
Mr. Lord
1977
1 episode
I, Claudius (1976)
I, Claudius
8.8
TV Mini Series
Rufus
1976
2 episodes
Charlotte Cornwell, Julie Covington, and Rula Lenska in Rock
Follies (1976)
Rock Follies
7.6
TV Mini Series
Mark Jefferies
1976
1 episode
Norman Bowler, Walter Gotell, Stratford Johns, and Frank
Windsor in Softly Softly: Task Force (1969)
Softly Softly: Task Force
7.2
TV Series
James Ramsgill
Miller
1970–1975
2 episodes
Margaret Ashcroft, Glynn Edwards, Anna Palk, John Stride,
and John Wentworth in The Main Chance (1969)
The Main Chance
7.5
TV Series
Harold Layton
1975
1 episode
Richard Coleman, Wendy Craig, Robin Davies, Maxine Gordon,
and David Parfitt in ...And Mother Makes Five (1974)
...And Mother Makes Five
7.0
TV Series
Inspector
1975
1 episode
Nightingale's Boys (1975)
Nightingale's Boys
6.6
TV Series
Hal Crowther
1975
3 episodes
11 Harrowhouse (1974)
11 Harrowhouse
6.2
Patient
1974
Play for Today (1970)
Play for Today
7.8
TV Series
John Morton
Howard Stevens
1973–1974
2 episodes
Marked Personal (1973)
Marked Personal
7.6
TV Series
Marcus St. John Carter
1974
2 episodes
Brian Blessed, Diana Dors, Sinéad Cusack, Don Henderson,
Freddie Jones, Nyree Dawn Porter, Robert Powell, and Dennis Waterman in
Thriller (1973)
Thriller
7.7
TV Series
Bardon
1974
1 episode
Who Killed Lamb? (1974)
Who Killed Lamb?
6.5
TV Movie
Bardon
1974
William Russell and Judy Matheson in Harriet's Back in Town
(1972)
Harriet's Back in Town
7.3
TV Series
Mr. Sample
1973
2 episodes
Menace (1970)
Menace
7.9
TV Series
Tom
1973
1 episode
Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William
Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who
(1963)
Doctor Who
8.4
TV Series
General Williams
1973
5 episodes
Full House (1972)
Full House
6.1
TV Series
Gerald in A Fair Day's Work
1973
1 episode
Colin Blakely in Song at Twilight (1973)
Song at Twilight
TV Movie
Howard Stevens
1973
Roddy McMillan in The View from Daniel Pike (1971)
The View from Daniel Pike
8.6
TV Series
Caird
1973
1 episode
Brigit Forsyth and Paul Moriarty in Holly (1972)
Holly
TV Series
Jonty Myerson
1972
2 episodes
Joby Blanshard, John Paul, and Robert Powell in Doomwatch
(1970)
Doomwatch
7.3
TV Series
Michael Beavis
Jim Bennett
1970–1972
2 episodes
Robin Chadwick, Richard Easton, and Patrick O'Connell in The
Brothers (1972)
The Brothers
7.5
TV Series
Frank Walker
1972
4 episodes
The Scobie Man
TV Series
Matlock
1972
4 episodes
Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Paul Scofield, and Anna
Calder-Marshall in ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
5.8
TV Series
Barry Mathews
1971
1 episode
Brett (1971)
Brett
7.1
TV Series
Spencer Griffiths
Spencer
1971
6 episodes
The Laughing Stock of Television
TV Movie
1971
David Battley, Bill Fraser, and Raymond Huntley in That's
Your Funeral (1970)
That's Your Funeral
TV Series
Wigeon
1971
1 episode
Edward Fox, George Cole, Victor Maddern, and Suzanne Neve in
Shadows of Fear (1970)
Shadows of Fear
7.2
TV Series
Robert Erikson
1971
1 episode
Alexandra Bastedo in Codename (1970)
Codename
8.7
TV Series
Bryant
1970
1 episode
Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant,
and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)
Coronation Street
5.6
TV Series
Mr Palmer
1969
2 episodes
The Avengers (1961)
The Avengers
8.3
TV Series
Shepherd
Corporal Jones
Dr. Philip Karswood
1961–1969
3 episodes
Robin Stewart in Softly Softly (1966)
Softly Softly
7.0
TV Series
Charles Weston
1968
1 episode
Felix Aylmer, Colin Blakely, and Geneviève Page in Decline
and Fall... of a Birdwatcher (1968)
Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher
5.6
Stubbs
1968
Marius Goring in The Expert (1968)
The Expert
8.1
TV Series
George Samuel
1968
1 episode
For Amusement Only
TV Series
The Husband
1968
1 episode
Maurice Kaufmann in Champion House (1967)
Champion House
TV Series
Larry Grant
1967–1968
13 episodes
Mr. Rose (1967)
Mr. Rose
8.0
TV Series
Peter Richmond
Harold Brenner
1967–1968
2 episodes
Theatre 625 (1964)
Theatre 625
7.4
TV Series
Grant
1968
1 episode
Man in a Suitcase (1967)
Man in a Suitcase
7.6
TV Series
Detective Inspector Stoke
1968
1 episode
Torture Garden (1967)
Torture Garden
6.1
Constable (uncredited)
1967
They Came from Beyond Space (1967)
They Came from Beyond Space
4.6
Williams
1967
Emergency-Ward 10 (1957)
Emergency-Ward 10
6.2
TV Series
Charles Irwin QC
Major Burford, MO
Mr. Smedley
1965–1967
4 episodes
Ray Barrett, Geoffrey Keen, and Philip Latham in Mogul
(1965)
Mogul
6.9
TV Series
John Stead
Arthur Frost
1966–1967
2 episodes
The Baron (1966)
The Baron
7.1
TV Series
Inspector Ralph Nelson
1967
1 episode
Marius Goring in The Suspect (1966)
Thirteen Against Fate
TV Series
Dr. Sauvaget
1966
1 episode
John Cairney in This Man Craig (1966)
This Man Craig
7.4
TV Series
Ronnie Denby
1966
1 episode
The Liars
9.4
TV Series
Robert
1966
1 episode
Oliver Reed in R3 (1964)
R3
8.5
TV Series
Philip Boult
1965
13 episodes
Fothergale Co. Ltd.
TV Series
Tom Rudyard
Tom Rudyard, commercial
Rudyard, commercial
1965
16 episodes
Sean Connery, Harry Andrews, and Ian Hendry in The Hill
(1965)
The Hill
7.8
Prisoner (uncredited)
1965
John Barrie and William Gaunt in Sergeant Cork (1963)
Sergeant Cork
8.0
TV Series
Richard Brinton
1964
1 episode
No Hiding Place (1959)
No Hiding Place
7.5
TV Series
Graham Shaw
1964
1 episode
ITV Play of the Week (1955)
ITV Play of the Week
6.7
TV Series
Fingerprint Man
Padre
Bill ...
1960–1964
4 episodes
Happily Ever After (1961)
Happily Ever After
TV Series
1964
1 episode
The Protectors (1964)
The Protectors
8.0
TV Series
Tony Arpege
1964
1 episode
Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962)
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
7.6
TV Series
Andrew Schofield
1964
1 episode
Patrick Allen in Crane (1963)
Crane
7.9
TV Series
Martin
1964
1 episode
Michael Denison in Boyd Q.C. (1956)
Boyd Q.C.
7.7
TV Series
Mr. Headon
1963
1 episode
Z Cars (1962)
Z Cars
7.0
TV Series
Bill Sadler
1962
1 episode
Out of This World (1962)
Out of This World
7.9
TV Series
George Chalmers
1962
1 episode
Drama 61-67 (1961)
Drama 61-67
7.5
TV Series
George Bell
Kostaki
1961–1962
2 episodes
A.J. Brown, Bernard Horsfall, Mary Kenton, and Geoffrey
Palmer in Family Solicitor (1961)
Family Solicitor
TV Series
Corby
1961
3 episodes
Christopher Lee in The Terror of the Tongs (1961)
The Terror of the Tongs
5.7
Priest at Anna's House (uncredited)
1961
Kay Callard and John Turner in Knight Errant Limited (1959)
Knight Errant Limited
5.8
TV Series
Garson
1961
1 episode
Ian Hendry in Police Surgeon (1960)
Police Surgeon
8.4
TV Series
Mobile Police Officer
Sterling
1960
2 episodes
Armchair Theatre (1956)
Armchair Theatre
7.5
TV Series
Immigration Officer
Police Inspector
1958–1960
2 episodes
Dentist in the Chair (1960)
Dentist in the Chair
5.1
Brown
1960
Skyport (1959)
Skyport
5.9
TV Series
Anderson
1960
1 episode
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
6.9
Lord Caphill
1959
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
7.1
TV Series
Lieutenant
1959
1 episode
Lana Morris and Andrew Osborn in Solo for Canary (1958)
Solo for Canary
TV Series
Police Inspector
1958
1 episode
Ordeal by Fire (1957)
Ordeal by Fire
TV Movie
Mirecourt
1957
Self
The Perfect Scenario: Lost Frontiers
Video
Self
2009
The Space War: Remembering 'Frontier in Space' (2009)
The Space War: Remembering 'Frontier in Space'
Video
Self - General Williams
2009
2nd House (1973)
2nd House
5.8
TV Series
1975
1 episode
Arms and the Man
TV Mini Series
Self - Introduction
1961
4 episodes
The Angry Gods (1961)
The Angry Gods
TV Mini Series
Self - Introduction
1961
8 episodes
Played Upon a Stage
TV Series
Self - introduction
1960
1 episode
Macbeth (1960)
Macbeth
TV Movie
Self - Presenter
1960
The Terrible Choice
TV Series
Self - Presenter
1960
9 episodes