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Nigel Hawthorne
Nigel Hawthorne

Nigel Hawthorne

ActingBorn April 5, 1929Died December 26, 2001 (age 72)Hertfordshire, England, UK

Biography

Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne (April 5, 1929 – December 26, 2001) was an English actor, perhaps best remembered for his role as Sir Humphrey Appleby, the Permanent Secretary in the 1980s sitcom Yes Minister and the Cabinet Secretary in its sequel, Yes, Prime Minister. For this role he would win four Bafta Awards during the 1980s in the 'Best Light Entertainment Performance' Category. In the 1990s He would win two more Bafta Awards, one as Best TV Actor for 'The Fragile Heart' and one as Best Film Actor for 'The Madness of King George'. His role in the latter also garnered him his sole Oscar Nomination.

Filmography

2013
Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected

as Self (Archive Material)

Movie
2005
Once Upon a Halloween

as Fflewddur Fflam (voice) (archive sound)

Movie
2005
Animal Stories

as Narrator (Orig. U.K.)

Movie
2005
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

as Sir Humphrey Appleby (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
2001Movie
2001
Victoria & Albert

as Lord William Lamb

Movie
2001
Victoria & Albert

as Viscount Melbourne

TV
2001
Higher Love

as Uncle Cullen

Movie
1999Movie
1999
A Reasonable Man

as Judge Wendon

Movie
1999
Tarzan

as Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)

Movie
1999
The Big Brass Ring

as Kim Mennaker

Movie
1999
The Winslow Boy

as Arthur Winslow

Movie
1999
Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey

as Sir Percy Lorraine, British Ambassador

Movie
1998
Madeline

as Lord Covington

Movie
1998
Animal Stories

as Narrator (voice)

TV
1998Movie
1998
Parkinson

as Self

TV
1997
Amistad

as Martin Van Buren

Movie
1997
Murder in Mind

as Dr. Ellis

Movie
1996
The Fragile Heart

as Dr. Edgar Pascoe

TV
1996
Twelfth Night

as Malvolio

Movie
1996
Inside

as Colonel

Movie
1996
The Happy Prince

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1995
Richard III

as The Duke of Clarence

Movie
1994Movie
1994
Late-Flowering Lust

as Cousin John

Movie
1994
Portrait or Bust

as Himself (uncredited)

Movie
1993
Demolition Man

as Dr. Raymond Cocteau

Movie
1992
Freddie As F.R.O.7.

as Brigadier G (voice)

Movie
1992
Flea Bites

as Kryst

Movie
1991
The Trials of Oz

as Brian Leary

Movie
1991
Performance

as Brian Leary

TV
1990Movie
1989
Relatively Speaking

as Philip Carter

Movie
1989
A Handful of Time

as Ted Walker

Movie
1989
The Spirit of Man

as Rev. Jonathan Guerdon

Movie
1989
The Shawl

as John

Movie
1988
RARG

as Storyteller

Movie
1988TV
1986
ScreenPlay

as Rev. Jonathan Guerdon

TV
1986
Yes, Prime Minister

as Sir Humphrey Appleby

TV
1985
Turtle Diary

as Publisher

Movie
1985
Jenny's War

as Colonel

Movie
1985
Theatre Night

as Harpagon

TV
1985
The Black Cauldron

as Fflewddur Fflam (voice)

Movie
1985
Jenny's War

as Colonel

TV
1985
Mapp & Lucia

as Georgie Pillson

TV
1984
The Chain

as Mr Thorn

Movie
1984
The House

as General Fagg

Movie
1984
Pope John Paul II

as Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski

Movie
1983
Natural World

as Narrator

TV
1983Movie
1983
The Crimson Permanent Assurance

as Passerby (uncredited)

Movie
1983
Dead on Time

as Doctor

Movie
1982
The Funny Side of Christmas

as Sir Humphrey Appleby

Movie
1982
Gandhi

as Kinnoch

Movie
1982TV
1982
The Plague Dogs

as Dr. Boycott (voice)

Movie
1982
The Critic

as Mr. Sneer

Movie
1982
Firefox

as Pyotr Baranovich

Movie
1982Movie
1982
A Woman Called Golda

as King Abdullah

Movie
1982
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

as Magistrate at Esmeralda's trial

Movie
1981
Protest

as Stanek / Vanek

Movie
1981
Memoirs of a Survivor

as Victorian Father

Movie
1981
History of the World: Part I

as Citizen Official - The French Revolution

Movie
1980
Jessie

as Mr Edmonds

Movie
1980
A Tale of Two Cities

as Mr. CJ Stryver

Movie
1980
A Rod of Iron

as Trevor

Movie
1980
The Tempest

as Stephano

Movie
1980
Yes Minister

as Sir Humphrey Appleby

TV
1980
The Enigma

as Fenton

Movie
1980
The Misanthrope

as Philinte

Movie
1979
The Other Side

as Skellow

TV
1979
Tales of the Unexpected

as Charles Drummond

TV
1979
The Knowledge

as Mr Burgess

Movie
1978Movie
1978
Edward and Mrs Simpson

as Walter Monkton

TV
1978
Edward & Mrs. Simpson

as Walter Monkton

Movie
1978
Watership Down

as Captain Campion (voice)

Movie
1978
Holocaust

as Ohldendorf

TV
1978
Sweeney 2

as Det. Chief Insp. Dilke

Movie
1978
Going Straight

as Worm Wellings

TV
1978
Warrior Queen

as Catus Decianus

TV
1978
Destiny

as Major Lewis Rolfe

Movie
1977
Marie Curie

as Pierre Curie

TV
1976
Buffet

as Jack

Movie
1976
Bill Brand

as Browning

TV
1976
Play Things

as Tenby

Movie
1976
Spiderweb

as Erik Lönnrot

Movie
1975
The Floater

as Morris Shelman

Movie
1975
The Hiding Place

as Pastor De Ruiter

Movie
1975
Child of Hope

as Police Captain

Movie
1974
S*P*Y*S

as Croft

Movie
1974
Occupations

as Libertini

Movie
1974
Playhouse

as Tenby

TV
1974
Playhouse

as Fenton

TV
1973Movie
1972
Young Winston

as Boer Sentry (uncredited)

Movie
1971
Alma Mater

as Major

Movie
1970TV
1970
Play for Today

as Major Lewis Rolfe

TV
1970
Play for Today

as Police Captain

TV
1970
Play for Today

as Morris Shelman

TV
1970TV
1970TV
1970
Play for Today

as Stanek / Vanek

TV
1968
Dad's Army

as Angry Man

TV
1967TV
1967
ITV Playhouse

as Trevor

TV
1965TV
1965TV
1963
The Desperate People

as Cliff Fletcher

TV
1962
Man of the World

as Assistant Director

TV
1958
Carve Her Name with Pride

as Park Soldier (uncredited)

Movie
1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Winner

TV
1951TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayApril 5, 1929
Day of DeathDecember 26, 2001
Place of BirthHertfordshire, England, UK
Popularity1.1