Nigel Hawthorne
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 5, 1929
- Died
- December 26, 2001 (aged 72)
- Birthplace
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected
Movie · as Self (Archive Material)
Once Upon a Halloween
Movie · as Fflewddur Fflam (voice) (archive sound)
Animal Stories
Movie · as Narrator (Orig. U.K.)
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Movie · as Sir Humphrey Appleby (archive footage) (uncredited)
Higher Love
Movie · as Uncle Cullen
Call Me Claus
Movie · as Nick
Victoria & Albert
Movie · as Lord William Lamb
Great Comedy Moments
Movie · as Sir Humphrey Appleby (archive footage)
Victoria & Albert
TV · as Viscount Melbourne · 2 eps
The Last Polar Bears
Movie · as Grandfather (voice)
The Winslow Boy
Movie · as Arthur Winslow
Tarzan
Movie · as Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)
The Big Brass Ring
Movie · as Kim Mennaker
Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey
Movie · as Sir Percy Lorraine, British Ambassador
The Clandestine Marriage
Movie · as Lord Ogleby
A Reasonable Man
Movie · as Judge Wendon
Madeline
Movie · as Lord Covington
The Object of My Affection
Movie · as Rodney Fraser
Animal Stories
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 52 eps
Parkinson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Amistad
Movie · as Martin Van Buren
Murder in Mind
Movie · as Dr. Ellis
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
Movie · as David Livingstone
Twelfth Night
Movie · as Malvolio
Inside
Movie · as Colonel
The Happy Prince
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Russia's War: Blood Upon the Snow
TV · as Narrator · 10 eps
The Fragile Heart
TV · as Dr. Edgar Pascoe · 3 eps
Richard III
Movie · as The Duke of Clarence
The Madness of King George
Movie · as George III
Late-Flowering Lust
Movie · as Cousin John
Portrait or Bust
Movie · as Himself (uncredited)
Demolition Man
Movie · as Dr. Raymond Cocteau
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
Movie · as Brigadier G (voice)
Flea Bites
Movie · as Kryst
The Trials of Oz
Movie · as Brian Leary
Performance
TV · as Brian Leary · 1 ep
King of the Wind
Movie · as Achmet
The Shawl
Movie · as John
Relatively Speaking
Movie · as Philip Carter
A Handful of Time
Movie · as Ted Walker
The Spirit of Man
Movie · as Rev. Jonathan Guerdon
RARG
Movie · as Storyteller
The Play on One
TV · as John · 1 ep
Yes, Prime Minister
TV · as Sir Humphrey Appleby · 16 eps
ScreenPlay
TV · as Rev. Jonathan Guerdon · 1 ep
The Black Cauldron
Movie · as Fflewddur Fflam (voice)
Turtle Diary
Movie · as Publisher
Jenny's War
Movie · as Colonel
Jenny's War
TV · as Colonel · 4 eps
Theatre Night
TV · as Harpagon · 1 ep
Mapp & Lucia
TV · as Georgie Pillson · 10 eps
The Chain
Movie · as Mr Thorn
Pope John Paul II
Movie · as Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski
The House
Movie · as General Fagg
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
Movie · as Orgon
Dead on Time
Movie · as Doctor
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
Movie · as Passerby (uncredited)
Natural World
TV · as Narrator · 1 ep
Firefox
Movie · as Pyotr Baranovich
The Plague Dogs
Movie · as Dr. Boycott (voice)
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
Movie · as John Westwood
The Critic
Movie · as Mr. Sneer
A Woman Called Golda
Movie · as King Abdullah
Gandhi
Movie · as Kinnoch
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Movie · as Magistrate at Esmeralda's trial
The Funny Side of Christmas
Movie · as Sir Humphrey Appleby
The Barchester Chronicles
TV · as Dr Grantly · 7 eps
History of the World: Part I
Movie · as Citizen Official - The French Revolution
Memoirs of a Survivor
Movie · as Victorian Father
A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado
Movie · as Fulton
Protest
Movie · as Stanek / Vanek
A Rod of Iron
Movie · as Trevor
A Tale of Two Cities
Movie · as Mr. CJ Stryver
The Misanthrope
Movie · as Philinte
The Tempest
Movie · as Stephano
Jessie
Movie · as Mr Edmonds
The Enigma
Movie · as Fenton
Yes Minister
TV · as Sir Humphrey Appleby · 21 eps
Russell Harty
TV · 1 ep
The Knowledge
Movie · as Mr Burgess
Tales of the Unexpected
TV · as Charles Drummond · 1 ep
The Other Side
TV · as Skellow · 5 eps
Thomas & Sarah
TV · as Wilson · 1 ep
The Sailor's Return
Movie · as Mr Fosse
Sweeney 2
Movie · as Det. Chief Insp. Dilke
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
Movie · as Walter Monkton
Destiny
Movie · as Major Lewis Rolfe
Watership Down
Movie · as Captain Campion (voice)
Going Straight
TV · as Worm Wellings · 1 ep
Edward and Mrs Simpson
TV · as Walter Monkton · 5 eps
Warrior Queen
TV · as Catus Decianus · 6 eps
Holocaust
TV · as Ohldendorf · 1 ep
The BBC Television Shakespeare
TV · as Stephano · 1 ep
Marie Curie
TV · as Pierre Curie · 5 eps
Spiderweb
Movie · as Erik Lönnrot
Buffet
Movie · as Jack
Play Things
Movie · as Tenby
Bill Brand
TV · as Browning · 1 ep
The Hiding Place
Movie · as Pastor De Ruiter
Child of Hope
Movie · as Police Captain
The Floater
Movie · as Morris Shelman
Occupations
Movie · as Libertini
S*P*Y*S
Movie · as Croft
Playhouse
TV · as Tenby, Fenton · 1 ep
The Emergency Channel
Movie · as Graham
Young Winston
Movie · as Boer Sentry (uncredited)
Alma Mater
Movie · as Major
Film '72
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Play for Today
TV · as Graham, Major Lewis Rolfe, Police Captain, Morris Shelman, Fulton, Jack, Stanek / Vanek · 2 eps
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
TV · as Hugh · 1 ep
Dad's Army
TV · as Angry Man · 1 ep
ITV Playhouse
TV · as Trevor · 1 ep
Omnibus
TV · 1 ep
BBC Play of the Month
TV · as Mr Sneer, Philinte · 1 ep
The Desperate People
TV · as Cliff Fletcher · 4 eps
Man of the World
TV · as Assistant Director · 1 ep
Carve Her Name with Pride
Movie · as Park Soldier (uncredited)
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Winner · 1 ep
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Magistrate · 1 ep