him a rare lead. It was followed by Young Winston (1972), Escape to the Sun (1972), Theatre of Blood (1973) and Tales That Witness Madness (1973). Hawkins also produced the film adaptation of Peter Barnes's The Ruling Class (1972), with Peter O'Toole and Alastair Sim. Personal life Hawkins married actress Jessica Tandy in 1932, and the couple divorced in 1940. Together, they had one daughter, Susan Hawkins (b. 1934). In 1947, Hawkins married former actress Doreen Lawrence (1919–2013), and they remained married until his death in 1973. Together they had three children, Caroline (b. 1955), Andrew, and Nicholas. Death In May 1973, Hawkins had an experimental operation on his throat to insert an artificial voicebox. He started haemorrhaging and was admitted to St Stephen's Hospital, Fulham Road, London in June, forcing him to drop out of The Tamarind Seed (1974), in which Hawkins was to have played a Russian general. He died on 18 July 1973, of a secondary haemorrhage. He was 62. His final appearance was in the television miniseries QB VII. His autobiography, Anything For a Quiet Life, was published after his death. He was cremated and his ashes interred at Golders Green Crematorium in north London. Filmography Birds of Prey (1930) as Alfred The Lodger (1932) as John Martin The Good Companions (1933) as Albert The Lost Chord (1933) as Sr. Jim Selby I Lived with You (1933) as Mort The Jewel (1933) as Peter Roberts A Shot in the Dark (1933) as Norman Paull Autumn Crocus (1934) as Alaric Death at Broadcasting House (1934) as Herbert Evans Lorna Doone (1934) as Member of the Court (uncredited) Peg of Old Drury (1935) as Michael O'Taffe Beauty and the Barge (1937) as Lt. Seton Boyne The Frog (1937) as Capt. Gordon Who Goes Next? (1938) as Capt. Beck A Royal Divorce (1938) as Capt. Charles Murder Will Out (1939) as Stamp The Flying Squad (1940) as Mark McGill The Next of Kin (1942) as Brigade Major Harcourt The Fallen Idol (1948) as Detective Ames Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948) as Lord George Murray The Small Back Room (1949) as R. B. Waring State Secret (1950) as Colonel Galcon The Black Rose (1950) as Tristram Griffen The Elusive Pimpernel (1950) as Prince of Wales / Footpad attacking Lord Anthony The Adventurers (1951) as Pieter Brandt No Highway in the Sky (1951) as Dennis Scott Home at Seven (1952) as Dr.