Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

118

Gender

Male

Birthday

1929-04-05

Day of Death

2001-12-26 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Hertfordshire, England, UK

Also Known As

Nigel Hawthorne

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne, CBE (5 April 1929 – 26 December 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nigel Hawthorne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

Russia's War - Blood Upon the Snow

Russia's War - Blood Upon the Snow

Victoria & Albert

Victoria & Albert

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

A Woman Called Golda

A Woman Called Golda

Gandhi

Gandhi

The Crimson Permanent Assurance

The Crimson Permanent Assurance

Acting

History of the World: Part I

1981

History of the World: Part I

as

Citizen Official - The French Revolution

Firefox

1982

Firefox

as

Pyotr Baranovich

The Black Cauldron

1985

The Black Cauldron

as

Fflewddur Fflam (voice)

The Plague Dogs

1982

The Plague Dogs

as

Dr. Boycott (voice)

The Madness of King George

1994

The Madness of King George

as

George III

Richard III

1995

Richard III

as

The Duke of Clarence

Higher Love

2001

Higher Love

as

Uncle Cullen

Amistad

1997

Amistad

as

Martin Van Buren

Demolition Man

1993

Demolition Man

as

Dr. Raymond Cocteau

Madeline

1998

Madeline

as

Lord Covington

The Winslow Boy

1999

The Winslow Boy

as

Arthur Winslow

Tarzan

1999

Tarzan

as

Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)

Once Upon a Halloween

2005

Once Upon a Halloween

as

Fflewddur Fflam

Twelfth Night

1996

Twelfth Night

as

Malvolio

The Big Brass Ring

1999

The Big Brass Ring

as

Kim Mennaker

The Sailor's Return

1978

The Sailor's Return

as

Mr Fosse

Call Me Claus

2001

Call Me Claus

as

Nick

The Object of My Affection

1998

The Object of My Affection

as

Rodney Fraser

The Hiding Place

1975

The Hiding Place

as

Pastor De Ruiter

The Shawl

1989

The Shawl

as

John

Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey

1999

Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey

as

Sir Percy Lorraine, British Ambassador

Murder in Mind

1997

Murder in Mind

as

Dr. Ellis

Russia's War - Blood Upon the Snow

1995

Russia's War - Blood Upon the Snow

as

Narrator

Sweeney 2

1978

Sweeney 2

as

Det. Chief Insp. Dilke

Turtle Diary

1985

Turtle Diary

as

Publisher

Freddie as F.R.O.7.

1992

Freddie as F.R.O.7.

as

Brigadier G (voice)

Memoirs of a Survivor

1981

Memoirs of a Survivor

as

Victorian Father

The Clandestine Marriage

1999

The Clandestine Marriage

as

Lord Ogleby

A Reasonable Man

1999

A Reasonable Man

as

Judge Wendon

King of the Wind

1990

King of the Wind

as

Achmet

Relatively Speaking

1989

Relatively Speaking

as

Philip Carter

Animal Stories

2005

Animal Stories

as

Narrator (Orig. U.K.)

The Chain

1984

The Chain

as

Mr Thorn

The World Cup: A Captain's Tale

1982

The World Cup: A Captain's Tale

as

John Westwood

The Critic

1982

The Critic

as

Mr. Sneer

The Trials of Oz

1991

The Trials of Oz

as

Brian Leary

Victoria & Albert

2001

Victoria & Albert

as

Lord William Lamb

Jenny's War

1985

Jenny's War

as

Colonel

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

1978

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

as

Walter Monkton

Pope John Paul II

1984

Pope John Paul II

as

Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski

Inside

1996

Inside

as

Colonel

A Woman Called Golda

1982

A Woman Called Golda

as

King Abdullah

Destiny

1978

Destiny

as

Major Lewis Rolfe

Occupations

1974

Occupations

as

Libertini

A Handful of Time

1989

A Handful of Time

as

Ted Walker

The Knowledge

1979

The Knowledge

as

Mr Burgess

Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone

1997

Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone

as

David Livingstone

Gandhi

1982

Gandhi

as

Kinnoch

The Spirit of Man

1989

The Spirit of Man

as

Rev. Jonathan Guerdon

A Rod of Iron

1980

A Rod of Iron

as

Trevor

Late-Flowering Lust

1994

Late-Flowering Lust

as

Cousin John

Flea Bites

1992

Flea Bites

as

Kryst

Spiderweb

1976

Spiderweb

as

Erik Lönnrot

S*P*Y*S

1974

SPY*S

as

Croft

A Tale of Two Cities

1980

A Tale of Two Cities

as

Mr. CJ Stryver

Watership Down

1978

Watership Down

as

Captain Campion (voice)

The Misanthrope

1980

The Misanthrope

as

Philinte

Tartuffe, or The Imposter

1983

Tartuffe, or The Imposter

as

Orgon

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1982

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

as

Magistrate at Esmeralda's trial

Portrait or Bust

1994

Portrait or Bust

as

Himself (uncredited)

Alma Mater

1971

Alma Mater

as

Major

The Tempest

1980

The Tempest

as

Stephano

The House

1984

The House

as

General Fagg

Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected

2013

Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected

as

Self (Archive Material)

Dead on Time

1983

Dead on Time

as

Doctor

The Emergency Channel

1973

The Emergency Channel

as

Graham

Jessie

1980

Jessie

as

Mr Edmonds

Child of Hope

1975

Child of Hope

as

Police Captain

The Floater

1975

The Floater

as

Morris Shelman

Buffet

1976

Buffet

as

Jack

A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado

1981

A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado

as

Fulton

Protest

1981

Protest

as

Stanek / Vanek

Carve Her Name with Pride

1958

Carve Her Name with Pride

as

Park Soldier (uncredited)

Play Things

1976

Play Things

as

Tenby

The Enigma

1980

The Enigma

as

Fenton

The Crimson Permanent Assurance

1983

The Crimson Permanent Assurance

as

Passerby (uncredited)

Young Winston

1972

Young Winston

as

Boer Sentry (uncredited)

The Happy Prince

1996

The Happy Prince

as

Narrator (voice)

Going Straight

Going Straight

as

Worm Wellings

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

as

Charles Drummond

Yes Minister

Yes Minister

as

Sir Humphrey Appleby

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Magistrate

Man of the World

Man of the World

as

Edward and Mrs Simpson

Edward and Mrs Simpson

as

Walter Monkton

Yes, Prime Minister

Yes, Prime Minister

as

Sir Humphrey Appleby

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Graham

The Barchester Chronicles

The Barchester Chronicles

as

Dr. Grantly

Natural World

Natural World

as

Narrator

The BBC Television Shakespeare

The BBC Television Shakespeare

as

Stephano

Russia's War: Blood Upon the Snow

Russia's War: Blood Upon the Snow

as

Narrator

Russell Harty

Russell Harty

as

Mapp & Lucia

Mapp & Lucia

as

Performance

Performance

as

Brian Leary

The Fragile Heart

The Fragile Heart

as

Dr. Edgar Pascoe

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Major Lewis Rolfe

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Winner

Marie Curie

Marie Curie

as

Pierre Curie

Warrior Queen

Warrior Queen

as

Catus Decianus

Bill Brand

as

Browning

Animal Stories

Animal Stories

as

Narrator (voice)

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Police Captain

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Morris Shelman

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Jack

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Fulton

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Stanek / Vanek

The Play on One

The Play on One

as

John

Jenny's War

Jenny's War

as

Colonel

Holocaust

Holocaust

as

Ohldendorf

Victoria & Albert

Victoria & Albert

as

Viscount Melbourne

Parkinson

Parkinson

as

Self

Theatre Night

Theatre Night

as

Harpagon

The Desperate People

The Desperate People

as

Cliff Fletcher

Playhouse

Playhouse

as

Tenby

Playhouse

Playhouse

as

Fenton

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Mr Sneer

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Philinte

Production

Murder in Mind

1997

Murder in Mind

as

Higher Love

2001

Higher Love

as

Crew

Directing