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name: "Ronnie Hawkins"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ronnie-hawkins"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "10 January 1935"
died: "29 May 2022"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:15:19.437210+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Ronnie Hawkins

Actor. Born 10 January 1935 in Huntsville, Arkansas, USA. Died 29 May 2022.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 10 January 1935, Huntsville, Arkansas, USA
- **Died:** 29 May 2022

## Biography

Ronnie Hawkins (1935–2022) was an American rock and roll singer and occasional actor. Born Ronald Cornett Hawkins in Huntsville, Arkansas, he began his career in the United States before finding lasting success in Canada, where he lived for most of his life and became known as a mentor to musicians including members of The Band.

Hawkins appeared in a number of films and television productions. He played Major Wolcott in Michael Cimino’s *Heaven’s Gate* (1980) and featured as himself in Martin Scorsese’s *The Last Waltz* (1978) and *Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese* (2019). Other credits include roles in *Snake Eater* (1989), *Due South* (1994) and *Meatballs III: Summer Job* (1986). He was appointed an honorary Officer of the Order of Canada.

*Sources: imdb.com, encyclopediaofarkansas.net, thecanadianencyclopedia.ca.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Heaven's Gate* (1980), Fi1m 79, as Major Wolcott — [page](https://film.one/film/heavens-gate.md)

## Also known for

- *The Last Waltz* (1978), Self
- *Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese* (2019), The Shitkicker
- *Due South* (1994), Muddy Johnson
- *Snake Eater* (1989), King
- *Meatballs III: Summer Job* (1986), Bar Singer

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