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Nigel Hawthorne

Nigel Hawthorne

Actor · Born 1929-04-05 · Hertfordshire, England, UK

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Tarzan (1999) — Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)
  2. Demolition Man (1993) — Dr. Raymond Cocteau
  3. Gandhi (1982) — Kinnoch
  4. The Black Cauldron (1985) — Fflewddur Fflam (voice)
  5. Amistad (1997) — Martin Van Buren
  6. History of the World: Part I (1981) — Citizen Official - The French Revolution
  7. Watership Down (1978) — Captain Campion (voice)
  8. Firefox (1982) — Pyotr Baranovich
  9. The Object of My Affection (1998) — Rodney Fraser
  10. The Plague Dogs (1982) — Dr. Boycott (voice)
  11. The Madness of King George (1994) — George III
  12. Madeline (1998) — Lord Covington
  13. Richard III (1995) — The Duke of Clarence
  14. Call Me Claus (2001) — Nick
  15. Yes Minister (1980) — Sir Humphrey Appleby
  16. Yes, Prime Minister (1986) — Sir Humphrey Appleby
  17. The Crimson Permanent Assurance (1983) — Passerby (uncredited)
  18. Twelfth Night (1996) — Malvolio
  19. Dad's Army (1968) — Angry Man
  20. The Winslow Boy (1999) — Arthur Winslow
  21. Holocaust (1978) — Ohldendorf
  22. Young Winston (1972) — Boer Sentry (uncredited)
  23. Tales of the Unexpected (1979) — Charles Drummond
  24. The Hiding Place (1975) — Pastor De Ruiter
  25. Freddie As F.R.O.7. (1992) — Brigadier G (voice)
  26. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982) — Magistrate at Esmeralda's trial
  27. Natural World (1983) — Narrator
  28. Carve Her Name with Pride (1958) — Park Soldier (uncredited)
  29. A Tale of Two Cities (1980) — Mr. CJ Stryver
  30. S*P*Y*S (1974) — Croft
  31. Going Straight (1978) — Worm Wellings
  32. Turtle Diary (1985) — Publisher
  33. Memoirs of a Survivor (1981) — Victorian Father
  34. Higher Love (2001) — Uncle Cullen
  35. The Big Brass Ring (1999) — Kim Mennaker
  36. Sweeney 2 (1978) — Det. Chief Insp. Dilke
  37. Victoria & Albert (2001) — Lord William Lamb
  38. Once Upon a Halloween (2005) — Fflewddur Fflam (voice) (archive sound)
  39. Murder in Mind (1997) — Dr. Ellis
  40. A Woman Called Golda (1982) — King Abdullah