Michael Hawkins obit

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