Nigel Hawthorne
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
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- Born:
- Apr 5, 1929 In Hertfordshire, England, UK
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 68
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Carve Her Name with Pride 1958-02-18
- Latest Project:
- Movie Call Me Claus 2001-12-03
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Call Me Claus | Nick | 2001-12-03 |
| Movie | Higher Love | Uncle Cullen | 2001-05-02 |
| Movie | Victoria & Albert | Lord William Lamb | 2001-08-26 |
| Movie | Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey | Sir Percy Lorraine, British Ambassador | 1999-01-01 |
| Movie | The Big Brass Ring | Kim Mennaker | 1999-04-20 |
| Movie | The Winslow Boy | Arthur Winslow | 1999-03-18 |
| Movie | A Reasonable Man | Judge Wendon | 1999-08-13 |
| Movie | The Clandestine Marriage | Lord Ogleby | 1999-11-12 |
| Movie | Tarzan | Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice) | 1999-06-18 |
| Movie | The Object of My Affection | Rodney Fraser | 1998-04-17 |
| Movie | Madeline | Lord Covington | 1998-07-10 |
| Movie | Murder in Mind | Dr. Ellis | 1997-08-01 |
| Movie | Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone | David Livingstone | 1997-12-07 |
| Movie | Amistad | Martin Van Buren | 1997-12-10 |
| Series | Russia's War: Blood Upon the Snow | Narrator | 1996-06-20 |
| Movie | Inside | Colonel | 1996-08-25 |
| Movie | Twelfth Night | Malvolio | 1996-10-25 |
| Series | The Fragile Heart | Dr. Edgar Pascoe | 1996-11-06 |
| Movie | Richard III | The Duke of Clarence | 1995-12-29 |
| Movie | The Madness of King George | George III | 1994-12-28 |
| Movie | Demolition Man | Dr. Raymond Cocteau | 1993-10-08 |
| Movie | Freddie as F.R.O.7. | Brigadier G (voice) | 1992-08-14 |
| Movie | Flea Bites | Kryst | 1992-01-26 |
| Movie | The Trials of Oz | Brian Leary | 1991-11-09 |
| Movie | King of the Wind | Achmet | 1990-05-25 |
| Movie | A Handful of Time | Ted Walker | 1989-10-12 |
| Series | Yes, Prime Minister | Sir Humphrey Appleby | 1986-01-09 |
| Movie | The Black Cauldron | Fflewddur Fflam (voice) | 1985-07-24 |
| Series | Mapp & Lucia | 1985-04-14 | |
| Movie | Jenny's War | Colonel | 1985-10-25 |
| Movie | Turtle Diary | Publisher | 1985-12-06 |
| Movie | Pope John Paul II | Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski | 1984-04-22 |
| Movie | The Chain | Mr Thorn | 1984-01-01 |
| Movie | The House | General Fagg | 1984-09-27 |
| Movie | The Crimson Permanent Assurance | Passerby (uncredited) | 1983-03-31 |
| Movie | Tartuffe, or The Imposter | Orgon | 1983-07-28 |
| Movie | The World Cup: A Captain's Tale | John Westwood | 1982-06-13 |
| Movie | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Magistrate at Esmeralda's trial | 1982-02-02 |
| Movie | Firefox | Pyotr Baranovich | 1982-06-18 |
| Movie | A Woman Called Golda | King Abdullah | 1982-04-26 |
| Movie | Gandhi | Kinnoch | 1982-12-01 |
| Series | The Barchester Chronicles | Dr. Grantly | 1982-11-10 |
| Movie | The Plague Dogs | Dr. Boycott (voice) | 1982-10-01 |
| Movie | A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado | Fulton | 1981-01-20 |
| Movie | History of the World: Part I | Citizen Official - The French Revolution | 1981-06-12 |
| Movie | Memoirs of a Survivor | Victorian Father | 1981-09-01 |
| Movie | The Misanthrope | Philinte | 1980-01-27 |
| Series | Yes Minister | Sir Humphrey Appleby | 1980-02-25 |
| Movie | The Tempest | Stephano | 1980-02-27 |
| Movie | A Tale of Two Cities | Mr. CJ Stryver | 1980-12-02 |
| Movie | The Knowledge | Mr Burgess | 1979-01-01 |
| Movie | Destiny | Major Lewis Rolfe | 1978-01-31 |
| Movie | The Sailor's Return | Mr Fosse | 1978-11-15 |
| Series | Warrior Queen | Catus Decianus | 1978-02-20 |
| Movie | Sweeney 2 | Det. Chief Insp. Dilke | 1978-03-30 |
| Movie | Edward & Mrs. Simpson | Walter Monkton | 1978-11-06 |
| Movie | Watership Down | Captain Campion (voice) | 1978-10-14 |
| Series | Holocaust | Ohldendorf | 1978-04-16 |
| Series | Marie Curie | Pierre Curie | 1977-08-16 |
| Series | Bill Brand | 1976-06-07 | |
| Movie | Buffet | Jack | 1976-11-02 |
| Movie | Child of Hope | Police Captain | 1975-04-24 |
| Movie | The Hiding Place | Pastor De Ruiter | 1975-05-04 |
| Movie | The Floater | Morris Shelman | 1975-05-29 |
| Movie | S*P*Y*S | Croft | 1974-09-05 |
| Movie | Young Winston | Boer Sentry (uncredited) | 1972-07-20 |
| Movie | Alma Mater | Major | 1971-01-07 |
| Movie | Carve Her Name with Pride | Park Soldier (uncredited) | 1958-02-18 |