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)
Richard III
The Duke of Clarence
Watership Down
Captain Campion (voice)
Gandhi
Kinnoch
Firefox
Pyotr Baranovich
The Object of My Affection
Rodney Fraser
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
Brigadier G (voice)
Young Winston
Boer Sentry (uncredited)
History of the World: Part I
Citizen Official - The French Revolution
Twelfth Night
Malvolio
The Plague Dogs
Dr. Boycott (voice)
The Madness of King George
George III
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Magistrate at Esmeralda's trial
Call Me Claus
Nick
The Hiding Place
Pastor De Ruiter
Madeline
Lord Covington
Murder in Mind
Dr. Ellis
Once Upon a Halloween
Fflewddur Fflam (voice) (archive sound)
Carve Her Name with Pride
Park Soldier (uncredited)
Victoria & Albert
Lord William Lamb
Sweeney 2
Det. Chief Insp. Dilke
Turtle Diary
Publisher
Amistad
Martin Van Buren
A Woman Called Golda
King Abdullah
Pope John Paul II
Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
Passerby (uncredited)
Memoirs of a Survivor
Victorian Father
The Trials of Oz
Brian Leary
The Big Brass Ring
Kim Mennaker
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
Walter Monkton
S*P*Y*S
Croft
A Tale of Two Cities
Mr. CJ Stryver
The Winslow Boy
Arthur Winslow
The Funny Side of Christmas
Sir Humphrey Appleby
The Clandestine Marriage
Lord Ogleby
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
Orgon
King of the Wind
Achmet
Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey
Sir Percy Lorraine, British Ambassador
The Floater
Morris Shelman
The Knowledge
Mr Burgess
Spiderweb
Erik Lönnrot
Jenny's War
Colonel
Higher Love
Uncle Cullen
Protest
Stanek / Vanek
The House
General Fagg
Play Things
Tenby
The Enigma
Fenton
The Emergency Channel
Graham
A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado
Fulton
Occupations
Libertini
The Sailor's Return
Mr Fosse
The Spirit of Man
Rev. Jonathan Guerdon
The Chain
Mr Thorn
Child of Hope
Police Captain
Late-Flowering Lust
Cousin John
Dead on Time
Doctor
Inside
Colonel
A Handful of Time
Ted Walker
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
John Westwood
The Tempest
Stephano
The Happy Prince
Narrator (voice)
Destiny
Major Lewis Rolfe
Alma Mater
Major
The Shawl
John
Relatively Speaking
Philip Carter
The Misanthrope
Philinte
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
David Livingstone
Jessie
Mr Edmonds
A Reasonable Man
Judge Wendon
RARG
Storyteller
Buffet
Jack
TV Shows (41)
Play for Today
Graham · 2 eps
Play for Today
Major Lewis Rolfe · 1 eps
Play for Today
Police Captain · 1 eps
Play for Today
Morris Shelman · 1 eps
Play for Today
Jack · 1 eps
Play for Today
Fulton · 1 eps
Play for Today
Stanek / Vanek · 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
Mr Sneer · 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
Philinte · 1 eps
Tales of the Unexpected
Charles Drummond · 1 eps
Natural World
Narrator · 1 eps
ITV Playhouse
Trevor · 1 eps
Omnibus
1 eps
Playhouse
Tenby · 1 eps
Playhouse
Fenton · 1 eps
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Hugh · 1 eps
Performance
Brian Leary · 1 eps
Dad's Army
Angry Man · 1 eps
ScreenPlay
Rev. Jonathan Guerdon · 1 eps
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Stephano · 1 eps
Yes Minister
Sir Humphrey Appleby · 21 eps
The Play on One
John · 1 eps
Holocaust
Ohldendorf · 1 eps
Yes, Prime Minister
Sir Humphrey Appleby · 16 eps
Warrior Queen
Catus Decianus · 6 eps
Theatre Night
Harpagon · 1 eps
Man of the World
Assistant Director · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Magistrate · 1 eps
Bill Brand
Browning · 1 eps
Thomas & Sarah
Wilson · 1 eps
Mapp & Lucia
Georgie Pillson · 10 eps
Edward and Mrs Simpson
Walter Monkton · 5 eps
The Barchester Chronicles
Dr Grantly · 7 eps
Animal Stories
Narrator (voice) · 52 eps
Going Straight
Worm Wellings · 1 eps
Russia's War: Blood Upon the Snow
Narrator · 10 eps
The Fragile Heart
Dr. Edgar Pascoe · 3 eps
Marie Curie
Pierre Curie · 5 eps
The Desperate People
Cliff Fletcher · 4 eps
Victoria & Albert
Viscount Melbourne · 2 eps
Jenny's War
Colonel · 4 eps
