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:
- 65
- 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 |
| Movie | Inside | Colonel | 1996-08-25 |
| Series | Russia's War: Blood Upon the Snow | Narrator | 1996-06-20 |
| 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 | Flea Bites | Kryst | 1992-01-26 |
| Movie | Freddie as F.R.O.7. | Brigadier G (voice) | 1992-08-14 |
| 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 |
| Series | Mapp & Lucia | 1985-04-14 | |
| Movie | The Black Cauldron | Fflewddur Fflam (voice) | 1985-07-24 |
| Movie | Turtle Diary | Publisher | 1985-12-06 |
| Movie | Jenny's War | Colonel | 1985-10-25 |
| Movie | The Chain | Mr Thorn | 1984-01-01 |
| Movie | Pope John Paul II | Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski | 1984-04-22 |
| Movie | The Crimson Permanent Assurance | Passerby (uncredited) | 1983-03-31 |
| Movie | Tartuffe, or The Imposter | Orgon | 1983-07-28 |
| Movie | A Woman Called Golda | King Abdullah | 1982-04-26 |
| Movie | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Magistrate at Esmeralda's trial | 1982-02-02 |
| Movie | The World Cup: A Captain's Tale | John Westwood | 1982-06-13 |
| Movie | Firefox | Pyotr Baranovich | 1982-06-18 |
| 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 | Memoirs of a Survivor | Victorian Father | 1981-09-01 |
| Movie | History of the World: Part I | Citizen Official - The French Revolution | 1981-06-12 |
| Series | Yes Minister | Sir Humphrey Appleby | 1980-02-25 |
| Movie | The Misanthrope | Philinte | 1980-01-27 |
| Movie | A Tale of Two Cities | Mr. CJ Stryver | 1980-12-02 |
| Movie | The Tempest | Stephano | 1980-02-27 |
| Movie | The Knowledge | Mr Burgess | 1979-01-01 |
| Movie | Sweeney 2 | Detective Chief Inspector Dilke | 1978-03-30 |
| Series | Holocaust | Ohldendorf | 1978-04-16 |
| Movie | Destiny | Major Lewis Rolfe | 1978-01-31 |
| Series | Warrior Queen | Catus Decianus | 1978-02-20 |
| Movie | The Sailor's Return | Mr Fosse | 1978-11-15 |
| Movie | Edward & Mrs. Simpson | Walter Monkton | 1978-11-06 |
| Movie | Watership Down | Captain Campion (voice) | 1978-10-14 |
| 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 | S*P*Y*S | Croft | 1974-09-05 |
| Movie | Alma Mater | Major | 1971-01-07 |
| Movie | Carve Her Name with Pride | Park Soldier (uncredited) | 1958-02-18 |