Nigel Hawthorne
ActingBiography
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.
Movies
(80 total)
Tarzan
as Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)
Demolition Man
as Dr. Raymond Cocteau
Gandhi
as Kinnoch
The Black Cauldron
as Fflewddur Fflam (voice)
Amistad
as Martin Van Buren
History of the World: Part I
as Citizen Official - The French Revolution
Watership Down
as Captain Campion (voice)
Firefox
as Pyotr Baranovich
The Object of My Affection
as Rodney Fraser
The Plague Dogs
as Dr. Boycott (voice)
The Madness of King George
as George III
Madeline
as Lord Covington
Richard III
as The Duke of Clarence
Call Me Claus
as Nick
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
as Passerby (uncredited)
Twelfth Night
as Malvolio
The Winslow Boy
as Arthur Winslow
Young Winston
as Boer Sentry (uncredited)
The Hiding Place
as Pastor De Ruiter
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
as Brigadier G (voice)
TV Shows
(36 total)
Yes Minister
as Sir Humphrey Appleby
Yes, Prime Minister
as Sir Humphrey Appleby
Holocaust
as Ohldendorf
Tales of the Unexpected
as Charles Drummond
Natural World
as Narrator
Going Straight
as Worm Wellings
Play for Today
as Graham
Play for Today
as Major Lewis Rolfe
Play for Today
as Police Captain
Play for Today
as Morris Shelman
Play for Today
as Jack
Play for Today
as Fulton
Play for Today
as Stanek / Vanek
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Magistrate
BBC Play of the Month
as Mr Sneer
BBC Play of the Month
as Philinte
Mapp & Lucia
as Georgie Pillson
Edward and Mrs Simpson
as Walter Monkton
The Barchester Chronicles
as Dr Grantly
Man of the World
as Assistant Director