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.

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Tony Awards

All Movies (80)

• Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected2013 · as Self (Archive Material)
• Once Upon a Halloween2005 · as Fflewddur Fflam (voice) (archive sound)
• Animal Stories2005 · as Narrator (Orig. U.K.)
• The Funny Blokes of British Comedy2005 · as Sir Humphrey Appleby (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Call Me Claus2001 · as Nick
• Victoria & Albert2001 · as Lord William Lamb
• Higher Love2001 · as Uncle Cullen
• The Clandestine Marriage1999 · as Lord Ogleby
• A Reasonable Man1999 · as Judge Wendon
• Tarzan1999 · as Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)
• The Big Brass Ring1999 · as Kim Mennaker
• The Winslow Boy1999 · as Arthur Winslow
• Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey1999 · as Sir Percy Lorraine, British Ambassador
• Madeline1998 · as Lord Covington
• The Object of My Affection1998 · as Rodney Fraser
• Amistad1997 · as Martin Van Buren
• Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone1997 · as David Livingstone
• Murder in Mind1997 · as Dr. Ellis
• Twelfth Night1996 · as Malvolio
• Inside1996 · as Colonel
• The Happy Prince1996 · as Narrator (voice)
• Richard III1995 · as The Duke of Clarence
• The Madness of King George1994 · as George III
• Late-Flowering Lust1994 · as Cousin John
• Portrait or Bust1994 · as Himself (uncredited)
• Demolition Man1993 · as Dr. Raymond Cocteau
• Freddie As F.R.O.7.1992 · as Brigadier G (voice)
• Flea Bites1992 · as Kryst
• The Trials of Oz1991 · as Brian Leary
• King of the Wind1990 · as Achmet
• Relatively Speaking1989 · as Philip Carter
• A Handful of Time1989 · as Ted Walker
• The Spirit of Man1989 · as Rev. Jonathan Guerdon
• The Shawl1989 · as John
• RARG1988 · as Storyteller
• Turtle Diary1985 · as Publisher
• Jenny's War1985 · as Colonel
• The Black Cauldron1985 · as Fflewddur Fflam (voice)
• The Chain1984 · as Mr Thorn
• The House1984 · as General Fagg
• Pope John Paul II1984 · as Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski
• Tartuffe, or The Imposter1983 · as Orgon
• The Crimson Permanent Assurance1983 · as Passerby (uncredited)
• Dead on Time1983 · as Doctor
• The Funny Side of Christmas1982 · as Sir Humphrey Appleby
• Gandhi1982 · as Kinnoch
• The Plague Dogs1982 · as Dr. Boycott (voice)
• The Critic1982 · as Mr. Sneer
• Firefox1982 · as Pyotr Baranovich
• The World Cup: A Captain's Tale1982 · as John Westwood
• A Woman Called Golda1982 · as King Abdullah
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame1982 · as Magistrate at Esmeralda's trial
• Protest1981 · as Stanek / Vanek
• Memoirs of a Survivor1981 · as Victorian Father
• History of the World: Part I1981 · as Citizen Official - The French Revolution
• A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado1981 · as Fulton
• Jessie1980 · as Mr Edmonds
• A Tale of Two Cities1980 · as Mr. CJ Stryver
• A Rod of Iron1980 · as Trevor
• The Tempest1980 · as Stephano
• The Enigma1980 · as Fenton
• The Misanthrope1980 · as Philinte
• The Knowledge1979 · as Mr Burgess
• The Sailor's Return1978 · as Mr Fosse
• Edward & Mrs. Simpson1978 · as Walter Monkton
• Watership Down1978 · as Captain Campion (voice)
• Sweeney 21978 · as Det. Chief Insp. Dilke
• Destiny1978 · as Major Lewis Rolfe
• Buffet1976 · as Jack
• Play Things1976 · as Tenby
• Spiderweb1976 · as Erik Lönnrot
• The Floater1975 · as Morris Shelman
• The Hiding Place1975 · as Pastor De Ruiter
• Child of Hope1975 · as Police Captain
• S*P*Y*S1974 · as Croft
• Occupations1974 · as Libertini
• The Emergency Channel1973 · as Graham
• Young Winston1972 · as Boer Sentry (uncredited)
• Alma Mater1971 · as Major
• Carve Her Name with Pride1958 · as Park Soldier (uncredited)

All TV Shows (44)

• Victoria & Albert2001 · as Viscount Melbourne
• Animal Stories1998 · as Narrator (voice)
• Parkinson1998 · as Self
• The Fragile Heart1996 · as Dr. Edgar Pascoe
• Russia's War: Blood Upon the Snow1996 · as Narrator
• Performance1991 · as Brian Leary
• The Play on One1988 · as John
• ScreenPlay1986 · as Rev. Jonathan Guerdon
• Yes, Prime Minister1986 · as Sir Humphrey Appleby
• Theatre Night1985 · as Harpagon
• Jenny's War1985 · as Colonel
• Mapp & Lucia1985 · as Georgie Pillson
• Natural World1983 · as Narrator
• The Barchester Chronicles1982 · as Dr Grantly
• Russell Harty1980
• Yes Minister1980 · as Sir Humphrey Appleby
• The Other Side1979 · as Skellow
• Tales of the Unexpected1979 · as Charles Drummond
• The BBC Television Shakespeare1978 · as Stephano
• Edward and Mrs Simpson1978 · as Walter Monkton
• Holocaust1978 · as Ohldendorf
• Going Straight1978 · as Worm Wellings
• Warrior Queen1978 · as Catus Decianus
• Marie Curie1977 · as Pierre Curie
• Bill Brand1976 · as Browning
• Playhouse1974 · as Tenby
• Playhouse1974 · as Fenton
• Play for Today1970 · as Graham
• Play for Today1970 · as Major Lewis Rolfe
• Play for Today1970 · as Police Captain
• Play for Today1970 · as Morris Shelman
• Play for Today1970 · as Jack
• Play for Today1970 · as Fulton
• Play for Today1970 · as Stanek / Vanek
• ITV Saturday Night Theatre1969 · as Hugh
• Dad's Army1968 · as Angry Man
• Omnibus1967
• ITV Playhouse1967 · as Trevor
• BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Mr Sneer
• BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Philinte
• The Desperate People1963 · as Cliff Fletcher
• Man of the World1962 · as Assistant Director
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Winner
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Magistrate