
Nigel Planer
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 22, 1953 (age 73)
- Birthplace
- Westminster, London, England, UK
Biography
Nigel George Planer (born 22 February 1953) is a British actor, comedian, musician, novelist and playwright. He played Neil in the BBC comedy The Young Ones and Ralph Filthy in Filthy Rich & Catflap. He has appeared in many West End musicals, including original casts of Evita, Chicago, We Will Rock You, Wicked, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
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Filmography

Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint
Movie · as Ned

Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'Stard
Movie · as Self

The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
Movie · as Self

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
Movie · as Self

The Rise of the Comic Strip
Movie · as Self

Lockwood & Co.
TV · as John Fairfax · 1 ep

Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
Movie · as Nun Wolf

Jeepers Creepers
Movie · as American Reporter (voice)

Mandy
TV · as Captain · 1 ep

Completely Bad News
Movie · as Den Dennis

How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
Movie

Sleigh
Movie · as Gerald

Ratburger
Movie · as Headmaster

We Have Been Watching
TV · as Self · 5 eps

Timewasters
TV · as Langley · 1 ep

House of Games
TV · as Self - Panellist · 5 eps

Red Top
Movie · as Rupert Murdoch

Burn Burn Burn
Movie · as Henry

Upstart Crow
TV · as Egeus · 1 ep

From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Last Impresario
Movie · as Self

Boomers
TV · 2 eps

Inside No. 9
TV · as Frank · 1 ep

Grantchester
TV · as Giles Montgomery · 1 ep

I Give It a Year
Movie · as Brian

The List
Movie · as Ted Rove

Father Brown
TV · as Ronnie Grunion · 1 ep

Five Go to Rehab
Movie · as Barmaid/Inspector

30 Years of Comic Strip
Movie

The Hunt for Tony Blair
Movie · as Peter Mandelson

Episodes
TV · as Sanford Shamiro · 3 eps

Death in Paradise
TV · as Eugene Sutton · 1 ep

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
TV · as Self - Participant · 2 eps

Heavy Metal Britannia
Movie · as Self
The Michael Ball Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
TV · as Gilfroy Deacon McStannahorse · 1 ep

Prog Rock Britannia
Movie · as Narrator
How to Be Old with Nicholas Craig
Movie · as Nicholas Craig

Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1
Movie · as Arch Astronomer

The Colour of Magic
TV · as Arch Astronomer · 1 ep

Hogfather
Movie · as Mr. Sideney

Flood
Movie · as Keith Hopkins

The Making of 'The Young Ones'
Movie · as Self

Alternative Rebellion: The Beginning of Britain's Alternative Comedy Scene
Movie
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

M.I. High
TV · as Prime Minister · 1 ep
How To Be Eighteenth Century
Movie · as Nicholas Craig

Mayo
TV · as Robert Bainbridge · 1 ep

Hogfather
TV · as Mr. Sideney · 2 eps

Legends
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 ep
How To Be Sci-Fi
TV · 1 ep

Not Going Out
TV · as Nigel Planer · 1 ep

The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
Movie · as Self

Sex Actually
Movie · as Graham

Three Steps to Hendon
Movie · as Gerry Jameson

Bottom Mindless Violence
Movie · as Neil Pye / Ralph Filthy (archive footage)

Agatha Christie's Marple
TV · as Mr. Venables · 1 ep

Bright Young Things
Movie · as Taxi Driver

More Great Comedy Moments
Movie · as Neil Pye (archive footage)

The Last Detective
TV · 1 ep

Celebrity Mastermind
TV · 1 ep

Four Men in a Plane
Movie · as Tim Goodman

The Grimleys
TV · as Les Grimley · 22 eps

SpongeBob SquarePants
TV · as Dr. Marmalade (voice) · 1 ep

Four Men in a Car
Movie · as Tim

The Land Girls
Movie · as Gerald

You Are Here
Movie · as Sheldon Cohen

Diana & Me
Movie · as Taxi Driver

Jonathan Creek
TV · as Shelford · 1 ep

The Wind in the Willows
Movie · as Car Salesman

Cuts
Movie · as Jocelyn Pride

Clockwork Mice
Movie · as Parkey

Jeremy Hardy Gives Good Sex
Movie

The Marriage of Figaro
TV · as Antonio · 3 eps

Ready, Steady, Cook
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
TV · as Inspector Hopkins · 1 ep

Demonella
Movie · as Father

Jealousy
Movie · as Transvestite

Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase
Movie · as Governor Wilkins

Bonjour la Classe
TV · as Laurence Didcott · 6 eps

GMTV
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Carry On Columbus
Movie · as The Wazir

Unnatural Pursuits
Movie · as George Pepperly

Red Nose of Courage
Movie · as Home Secretary

The Crying Game
Movie · as Club Chairman/Waiter

Santa's First Christmas
Movie · as Romuald the Reindeer

The Trials of Oz
Movie · as John Peel

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
Movie · as Stan

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
Movie · as Stan

Oxford
Movie · as Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man

Spaghetti Hoops
Movie · as Aldo Vini

Frankenstein's Baby
Movie · as Paul Hocking

GLC: The Carnage Continues
Movie · as TV Presenter
The Nicholas Craig Masterclass
TV · 11 eps

Oh No, Not Them
Movie · as Neil

Blackeyes
TV · as Jeff · 4 eps

Screen One
TV · as Paul Hocking · 1 ep

Funseekers
Movie · as Tony

Number 27
Movie · as Andrew Veitch

The Strike
Movie · as Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor

More Bad News
Movie · as Den Dennis

Eat the Rich
Movie · as DHSS Manager

Filthy Rich & Catflap
TV · as Ralph Filthy · 6 eps

Private Enterprise
Movie · as Derek

King and Castle
TV · as David Castle · 12 eps

The Supergrass
Movie · as Gunter

Brazil
Movie · as Charlie--Dept. of Works
Roll Over Beethoven
TV · as Nigel Cochrane · 13 eps

Happy Families
TV · as Barman · 1 ep

Dirty Movie
Movie · as Nigel

Susie
Movie · as Dave

Slags
Movie · as Marlon

A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
Movie · as Paul

Sherlock Holmes
TV · as Inspector Hopkins · 1 ep

Yellowbeard
Movie · as Mansell

Dead on Time
Movie · as Boring Friend

Summer School
Movie · as Julian

War
Movie · as Various Roles

Bad News
Movie · as Den Dennis

Group Madness
Movie · as Self

Blackadder
TV · as Lord Smedley · 1 ep

Storyboard
TV · as David Castle · 1 ep

The Young Ones
TV · as Neil · 12 eps

Shine on Harvey Moon
TV · as Lou Lewis · 25 eps

The Comic Strip Presents...
TV · as Tommy/Doc/Ivan/McClowsky/Australian, Charles, Den Dennis, Julian, Nigel, Dave, Paul, Marlon, Derek, Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor 1, Tony, Stan, TV Presenter, Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man, Aldo Vini · 1 ep

The Comic Strip
Movie

Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights
TV · 2 eps

An Audience with...
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Film '72
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Magic Roundabout
TV · 52 eps

