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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

135

Gender

Male

Birthday

1953-02-22 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Westminster, London, England, UK

Also Known As

Nigel Planer

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.

Known For

Acting

Yellowbeard

1983

Yellowbeard

as

Mansell

Hogfather

2007

Hogfather

as

Mr. Sideney

Flood

2007

Flood

as

Keith Hopkins

Clockwork Mice

1995

Clockwork Mice

as

Parkey

The Wind in the Willows

1996

The Wind in the Willows

as

Car Salesman

Sleigh

2017

Sleigh

as

Gerald

Carry On Columbus

1992

Carry On Columbus

as

The Wazir

Unnatural Pursuits

1992

Unnatural Pursuits

as

George Pepperly

The Supergrass

1985

The Supergrass

as

Gunter

I Give It a Year

2013

I Give It a Year

as

Brian

The List

2013

The List

as

Ted Rove

The Trials of Oz

1991

The Trials of Oz

as

John Peel

Dead on Time

1983

Dead on Time

as

Boring Friend

Demonella

1993

Demonella

as

Father

Funseekers

1988

Funseekers

as

Tony

Summer School

1983

Summer School

as

Julian

Jealousy

1993

Jealousy

as

Transvestite

War

1983

War

as

Various Roles

Four Men in a Plane

2000

Four Men in a Plane

as

Tim Goodman

Dirty Movie

1984

Dirty Movie

as

Nigel

Susie

1984

Susie

as

Dave

Slags

1984

Slags

as

Marlon

Spaghetti Hoops

1990

Spaghetti Hoops

as

Aldo Vini

Oxford

1990

Oxford

as

Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man

Red Nose of Courage

1992

Red Nose of Courage

as

Home Secretary

The Crying Game

1992

The Crying Game

as

Club Chairman/Waiter

Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase

1993

Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase

as

Governor Wilkins

Five Go to Rehab

2012

Five Go to Rehab

as

Barmaid/Inspector

Santa's First Christmas

1992

Santa's First Christmas

as

Romuald the Reindeer

Number 27

1988

Number 27

as

Andrew Veitch

Sex Actually

2005

Sex Actually

as

Graham

Eat the Rich

1987

Eat the Rich

as

DHSS Manager

Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation

2008

Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

Bright Young Things

2003

Bright Young Things

as

Taxi Driver

Red Top

2016

Red Top

as

Rupert Murdoch

Frankenstein's Baby

1990

Frankenstein's Baby

as

Paul Hocking

The Hunt for Tony Blair

2011

The Hunt for Tony Blair

as

Peter Mandelson

How To Be Eighteenth Century

2006

How To Be Eighteenth Century

as

Nicholas Craig

Brazil

1985

Brazil

as

Charlie--Dept. of Works

The Strike

1988

The Strike

as

Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor

Burn Burn Burn

2016

Burn Burn Burn

as

Henry

The Land Girls

1998

The Land Girls

as

Gerald

Ratburger

2017

Ratburger

as

Headmaster

More Bad News

1988

More Bad News

as

Den Dennis

Bad News

1983

Bad News

as

Den Dennis

Group Madness

1983

Group Madness

as

Self

Prog Rock Britannia

2009

Prog Rock Britannia

as

Narrator

You Are Here

1998

You Are Here

as

Sheldon Cohen

GLC: The Carnage Continues

1990

GLC: The Carnage Continues

as

TV Presenter

Completely Bad News

2019

Completely Bad News

as

Den Dennis

Diana & Me

1997

Diana & Me

as

Taxi Driver

Jeepers Creepers

2020

Jeepers Creepers

as

American Reporter (voice)

Filthy Rich & Catflap

1987

Filthy Rich & Catflap

as

Ralph Filthy

Three Steps to Hendon

2005

Three Steps to Hendon

as

Gerry Jameson

Bottom Mindless Violence

2004

Bottom Mindless Violence

as

Neil Pye / Ralph Filthy (archive footage)

Oh No, Not Them

1989

Oh No, Not Them

as

Neil

Jonathan Creek

Jonathan Creek

as

Shelford

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

as

Inspector Hopkins

The Grimleys

The Grimleys

as

Les Grimley

Mayo

Mayo

as

Robert Bainbridge

GMTV

GMTV

as

Self

King and Castle

King and Castle

as

David Castle

Hogfather

Hogfather

as

Mr. Sideney

Father Brown

Father Brown

as

Ronnie Grunion

Blackadder

Blackadder

as

Lord Smedley

Mandy

Mandy

as

Captain

Episodes

Episodes

as

Sanford Shamiro

Timewasters

Timewasters

as

Langley

Blackeyes

Blackeyes

as

Jeff

Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

as

Eugene Sutton

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

as

Self - Participant

Legends

Legends

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

Lockwood & Co.

Lockwood & Co.

as

John Fairfax

Ready, Steady, Cook

Ready, Steady, Cook

as

Self - Guest

The Comic Strip Presents...

The Comic Strip Presents...

as

Tommy/Doc/Ivan/McClowsky/Australian

The Comic Strip Presents...

The Comic Strip Presents...

as

Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor 1

The Comic Strip Presents...

The Comic Strip Presents...

as

Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man

Filthy Rich & Catflap

Filthy Rich & Catflap

as

Ralph Filthy

Grantchester

Grantchester

as

Giles Montgomery

The Colour of Magic

The Colour of Magic

as

Arch Astronomer

Production

Crew

Directing