Nigel Hawthorne
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.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
117
Gender
Male
Birthday
1929-04-05 (96 years old)
Place of Birth
Hertfordshire, England, UK
Acting
2013
Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected as Self (Archive Material)2005
Once Upon a Halloween as Fflewddur Fflam (voice) (archive sound)2005
Animal Stories as Narrator (Orig. U.K.)2001
Victoria & Albert as Lord William Lamb2001
Higher Love as Uncle Cullen2001
Call Me Claus as Nick2001
Victoria & Albert as Viscount Melbourne1999
Tarzan as Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)1999
The Big Brass Ring as Kim Mennaker1999
The Winslow Boy as Arthur Winslow1999
The Clandestine Marriage as Lord Ogleby1999
Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey as Sir Percy Lorraine, British Ambassador1999
A Reasonable Man as Judge Wendon1998
Parkinson as Self1998
The Object of My Affection as Rodney Fraser1998
Madeline as Lord Covington1998
Animal Stories as Narrator (voice)1997
Murder in Mind as Dr. Ellis1997
Amistad as Martin Van Buren1997
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone as David Livingstone1996
Twelfth Night as Malvolio1996
Inside as Colonel1996
Russia's War: Blood Upon the Snow as Narrator1996
The Fragile Heart as Dr. Edgar Pascoe1996
The Happy Prince as Narrator (voice)1995
Richard III as The Duke of Clarence1994
The Madness of King George as George III1994
Late-Flowering Lust as Cousin John1994
Portrait or Bust as Himself (uncredited)1993
Demolition Man as Dr. Raymond Cocteau1992
Freddie As F.R.O.7. as Brigadier G (voice)1992
Flea Bites as Kryst1991
Performance as Brian Leary1991
The Trials of Oz as Brian Leary1990
King of the Wind as Achmet1989
Relatively Speaking as Philip Carter1989
The Shawl as John1989
The Spirit of Man as Rev. Jonathan Guerdon1989
A Handful of Time as Ted Walker1988
The Play on One as John1986
Yes, Prime Minister as Sir Humphrey Appleby1985
The Black Cauldron as Fflewddur Fflam (voice)1985
Turtle Diary as Publisher1985
Jenny's War as Colonel1985
Mapp & Lucia as Not available1985
Theatre Night as Harpagon1985
Jenny's War as Colonel1984
Pope John Paul II as Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski1984
The Chain as Mr Thorn1984
The House as General Fagg1983
Natural World as Narrator1983
The Crimson Permanent Assurance as Passerby (uncredited)1983
Dead on Time as Doctor1983
Tartuffe, or The Imposter as Orgon1982
Gandhi as Kinnoch1982
Firefox as Pyotr Baranovich1982
The Critic as Mr. Sneer1982
The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Magistrate at Esmeralda's trial1982
A Woman Called Golda as King Abdullah1982
The Plague Dogs as Dr. Boycott (voice)1982
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale as John Westwood1982
The Barchester Chronicles as Dr. Grantly1982
The Funny Side of Christmas as Sir Humphrey Appleby1981
History of the World: Part I as Citizen Official - The French Revolution1981
Memoirs of a Survivor as Victorian Father1981
A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado as Fulton1981
Protest as Stanek / Vanek1980
A Tale of Two Cities as Mr. CJ Stryver1980
The Tempest as Stephano1980
Yes Minister as Sir Humphrey Appleby1980
Jessie as Mr Edmonds1980
The Misanthrope as Philinte1980
A Rod of Iron as Trevor1980
Russell Harty as Not available1980
The Enigma as Fenton1979
Tales of the Unexpected as Charles Drummond1979
The Knowledge as Mr Burgess1978
Watership Down as Captain Campion (voice)1978
Edward & Mrs. Simpson as Walter Monkton1978
Holocaust as Ohldendorf1978
The Sailor's Return as Mr Fosse1978
Destiny as Major Lewis Rolfe1978
Going Straight as Worm Wellings1978
Edward and Mrs Simpson as Walter Monkton1978
Warrior Queen as Catus Decianus1978
Sweeney 2 as Det. Chief Insp. Dilke1977
Marie Curie as Pierre Curie1976
Spiderweb as Erik Lönnrot1976
Buffet as Jack1976
Play Things as Tenby1976
Bill Brand as Browning1975
Child of Hope as Police Captain1975
The Hiding Place as Pastor De Ruiter1975
The Floater as Morris Shelman1974
Playhouse as Tenby1974
Playhouse as Fenton1974
S*P*Y*S as Croft1974
Occupations as Libertini1973
The Emergency Channel as Graham1972
Young Winston as Boer Sentry (uncredited)1971
Alma Mater as Major1970
Play for Today as Graham1970
Play for Today as Major Lewis Rolfe1970
Play for Today as Police Captain1970
Play for Today as Morris Shelman1970
Play for Today as Fulton1970
Play for Today as Jack1970
Play for Today as Stanek / Vanek1965
BBC Play of the Month as Mr Sneer1965
BBC Play of the Month as Philinte1963
The Desperate People as Cliff Fletcher1962
Man of the World as Assistant Director1958
Carve Her Name with Pride as Park Soldier (uncredited)1956
Tony Awards as Self - Winner1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Magistrate