Nigel Hawthorne
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Acting Credits
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 ...
Known For
Filmography
Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected
2013
as Self (Archive Material)
Once Upon a Halloween
2005
as Fflewddur Fflam (voice) (archive sound)
Animal Stories
2005
as Narrator (Orig. U.K.)
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Sir Humphrey Appleby (archive footage) (uncredited)
Higher Love
2001
as Uncle Cullen
Call Me Claus
2001
as Nick
Victoria & Albert
2001
as Lord William Lamb
Victoria & Albert
2001
as Viscount Melbourne
The Winslow Boy
1999
as Arthur Winslow
Tarzan
1999
as Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)
The Big Brass Ring
1999
as Kim Mennaker
Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey
1999
as Sir Percy Lorraine, British Ambassador
The Clandestine Marriage
1999
as Lord Ogleby
A Reasonable Man
1999
as Judge Wendon
Madeline
1998
as Lord Covington
The Object of My Affection
1998
as Rodney Fraser
Animal Stories
1998
as Narrator (voice)
Parkinson
1998
as Self
Amistad
1997
as Martin Van Buren
Murder in Mind
1997
as Dr. Ellis
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
1997
as David Livingstone
Twelfth Night
1996
as Malvolio
Inside
1996
as Colonel
The Happy Prince
1996
as Narrator (voice)
Russia's War: Blood Upon the Snow
1996
as Narrator
The Fragile Heart
1996
as Dr. Edgar Pascoe
Richard III
1995
as The Duke of Clarence
The Madness of King George
1994
as George III
Late-Flowering Lust
1994
as Cousin John
Portrait or Bust
1994
as Himself (uncredited)
Demolition Man
1993
as Dr. Raymond Cocteau
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
1992
as Brigadier G (voice)
Flea Bites
1992
as Kryst
The Trials of Oz
1991
as Brian Leary
Performance
1991
as Brian Leary
King of the Wind
1990
as Achmet
The Shawl
1989
as John
Relatively Speaking
1989
as Philip Carter
A Handful of Time
1989
as Ted Walker
The Spirit of Man
1989
as Rev. Jonathan Guerdon
RARG
1988
as Storyteller
The Play on One
1988
as John
Yes, Prime Minister
1986
as Sir Humphrey Appleby
ScreenPlay
1986
as Rev. Jonathan Guerdon
The Black Cauldron
1985
as Fflewddur Fflam (voice)
Turtle Diary
1985
as Publisher
Jenny's War
1985
as Colonel
Jenny's War
1985
as Colonel
Theatre Night
1985
as Harpagon
Mapp & Lucia
1985
as Georgie Pillson
The Chain
1984
as Mr Thorn
Pope John Paul II
1984
as Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski
The House
1984
as General Fagg
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
1983
as Orgon
Dead on Time
1983
as Doctor
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
1983
as Passerby (uncredited)
Natural World
1983
as Narrator
Firefox
1982
as Pyotr Baranovich
The Plague Dogs
1982
as Dr. Boycott (voice)
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
1982
as John Westwood
The Critic
1982
as Mr. Sneer
A Woman Called Golda
1982
as King Abdullah
Gandhi
1982
as Kinnoch
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1982
as Magistrate at Esmeralda's trial
The Funny Side of Christmas
1982
as Sir Humphrey Appleby
The Barchester Chronicles
1982
as Dr Grantly
History of the World: Part I
1981
as Citizen Official - The French Revolution
Memoirs of a Survivor
1981
as Victorian Father
A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado
1981
as Fulton
Protest
1981
as Stanek / Vanek
A Rod of Iron
1980
as Trevor
A Tale of Two Cities
1980
as Mr. CJ Stryver
The Misanthrope
1980
as Philinte
The Tempest
1980
as Stephano
Jessie
1980
as Mr Edmonds
The Enigma
1980
as Fenton
Yes Minister
1980
as Sir Humphrey Appleby
Russell Harty
1980
The Knowledge
1979
as Mr Burgess
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Charles Drummond
The Other Side
1979
as Skellow
Thomas & Sarah
1979
as Wilson
The Sailor's Return
1978
as Mr Fosse
Sweeney 2
1978
as Det. Chief Insp. Dilke
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978
as Walter Monkton
Destiny
1978
as Major Lewis Rolfe
Watership Down
1978
as Captain Campion (voice)
Going Straight
1978
as Worm Wellings
Edward and Mrs Simpson
1978
as Walter Monkton
Warrior Queen
1978
as Catus Decianus
Holocaust
1978
as Ohldendorf
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
as Stephano
Marie Curie
1977
as Pierre Curie
Spiderweb
1976
as Erik Lönnrot
Buffet
1976
as Jack
Play Things
1976
as Tenby
Bill Brand
1976
as Browning
The Hiding Place
1975
as Pastor De Ruiter
Child of Hope
1975
as Police Captain
The Floater
1975
as Morris Shelman
Occupations
1974
as Libertini
S*P*Y*S
1974
as Croft
Playhouse
1974
as Tenby
Playhouse
1974
as Fenton
The Emergency Channel
1973
as Graham
Young Winston
1972
as Boer Sentry (uncredited)
Alma Mater
1971
as Major
Film '72
1971
as Self
Play for Today
1970
as Graham
Play for Today
1970
as Major Lewis Rolfe
Play for Today
1970
as Jack
Play for Today
1970
as Morris Shelman
Play for Today
1970
as Police Captain
Play for Today
1970
as Stanek / Vanek
Play for Today
1970
as Fulton
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Hugh
Dad's Army
1968
as Angry Man
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Trevor
Omnibus
1967
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Mr Sneer
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Philinte
The Desperate People
1963
as Cliff Fletcher
Man of the World
1962
as Assistant Director
Carve Her Name with Pride
1958
as Park Soldier (uncredited)
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Winner
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Magistrate