Nigel Hawthorne
Acting
Born: April 5, 1929 · Hertfordshire, England, UK
Died: December 26, 2001 (aged 72)
Highest Rated
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
Tarzan
1999
Demolition Man
1993
Gandhi
1982
The Black Cauldron
1985
Amistad
1997
History of the World: Part I
1981
Watership Down
1978
Firefox
1982
The Object of My Affection
1998
The Plague Dogs
1982
The Madness of King George
1994
Madeline
1998
Photos (1)
Movies (73)
Tarzan
Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)
Demolition Man
Dr. Raymond Cocteau
The Black Cauldron
Fflewddur Fflam (voice)
Gandhi
Kinnoch
Firefox
Pyotr Baranovich
Watership Down
Captain Campion (voice)
The Object of My Affection
Rodney Fraser
The Madness of King George
George III
The Plague Dogs
Dr. Boycott (voice)
Richard III
The Duke of Clarence
Madeline
Lord Covington
Twelfth Night
Malvolio
History of the World: Part I
Citizen Official - The French Revolution
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Magistrate at Esmeralda's trial
The Floater
Morris Shelman
Call Me Claus
Nick
Young Winston
Boer Sentry (uncredited)
A Woman Called Golda
King Abdullah
The Winslow Boy
Arthur Winslow
Carve Her Name with Pride
Park Soldier (uncredited)
Murder in Mind
Dr. Ellis
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
Brigadier G (voice)
Play Things
Tenby
Once Upon a Halloween
Fflewddur Fflam (voice) (archive sound)
S*P*Y*S
Croft
Occupations
Libertini
Sweeney 2
Det. Chief Insp. Dilke
Spiderweb
Erik Lönnrot
Victoria & Albert
Lord William Lamb
The Hiding Place
Pastor De Ruiter
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
Walter Monkton
Pope John Paul II
Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski
Amistad
Martin Van Buren
Dead on Time
Doctor
The House
General Fagg
The Clandestine Marriage
Lord Ogleby
Turtle Diary
Publisher
A Handful of Time
Ted Walker
A Tale of Two Cities
Mr. CJ Stryver
The Tempest
Stephano
The Big Brass Ring
Kim Mennaker
King of the Wind
Achmet
The Chain
Mr Thorn
The Trials of Oz
Brian Leary
A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado
Fulton
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
Passerby (uncredited)
The Emergency Channel
Graham
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
Orgon
Child of Hope
Police Captain
The Funny Side of Christmas
Sir Humphrey Appleby
The Knowledge
Mr Burgess
Jenny's War
Colonel
Memoirs of a Survivor
Victorian Father
The Sailor's Return
Mr Fosse
Inside
Colonel
Protest
Stanek / Vanek
Higher Love
Uncle Cullen
RARG
Storyteller
The Misanthrope
Philinte
The Shawl
John
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
John Westwood
Buffet
Jack
The Happy Prince
Narrator (voice)
Alma Mater
Major
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
David Livingstone
The Enigma
Fenton
Jessie
Mr Edmonds
A Reasonable Man
Judge Wendon
Destiny
Major Lewis Rolfe
Relatively Speaking
Philip Carter
The Spirit of Man
Rev. Jonathan Guerdon
Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey
Sir Percy Lorraine, British Ambassador
Late-Flowering Lust
Cousin John
TV Shows (40)
Play for Today
Graham · 2 eps
Play for Today
Major Lewis Rolfe · 1 eps
Play for Today
Jack · 1 eps
Play for Today
Morris Shelman · 1 eps
Play for Today
Police Captain · 1 eps
Play for Today
Stanek / Vanek · 1 eps
Play for Today
Fulton · 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
Mr Sneer · 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
Philinte · 1 eps
Natural World
Narrator · 1 eps
Omnibus
1 eps
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Hugh · 1 eps
ITV Playhouse
Trevor · 1 eps
Tales of the Unexpected
Charles Drummond · 1 eps
Performance
Brian Leary · 1 eps
Playhouse
Tenby · 1 eps
Playhouse
Fenton · 1 eps
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Stephano · 1 eps
ScreenPlay
Rev. Jonathan Guerdon · 1 eps
Dad's Army
Angry Man · 1 eps
The Play on One
John · 1 eps
Yes Minister
Sir Humphrey Appleby · 21 eps
Yes, Prime Minister
Sir Humphrey Appleby · 16 eps
Holocaust
Ohldendorf · 1 eps
Mapp & Lucia
Georgie Pillson · 10 eps
Man of the World
Assistant Director · 1 eps
Edward and Mrs Simpson
Walter Monkton · 5 eps
Theatre Night
Harpagon · 1 eps
Animal Stories
Narrator (voice) · 52 eps
The Barchester Chronicles
Dr Grantly · 7 eps
Going Straight
Worm Wellings · 1 eps
Bill Brand
Browning · 1 eps
Marie Curie
Pierre Curie · 5 eps
The Desperate People
Cliff Fletcher · 4 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Magistrate · 1 eps
Victoria & Albert
Viscount Melbourne · 2 eps
Jenny's War
Colonel · 4 eps
Russia's War: Blood Upon the Snow
Narrator · 10 eps
Warrior Queen
Catus Decianus · 6 eps
The Fragile Heart
Dr. Edgar Pascoe · 3 eps
