Nigel Hawthorne
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.
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Movies (82)
Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected
2013 · Self (Archive Material)
Once Upon a Halloween
2005 · Fflewddur Fflam (voice) (archive sound)
Animal Stories
2005 · Narrator (Orig. U.K.)
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005 · Sir Humphrey Appleby (archive footage) (uncredited)
En busca de Santa Claus
2001 · Nick
Great Comedy Moments
2001 · Sir Humphrey Appleby (archive footage)
Victoria & Albert
2001 · Lord William Lamb
Higher Love
2001 · Uncle Cullen, Executive Producer
The Last Polar Bears
2000 · Grandfather (voice)
The Clandestine Marriage
1999 · Lord Ogleby
A Reasonable Man
1999 · Judge Wendon
Tarzan
1999 · Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)
The Big Brass Ring
1999 · Kim Mennaker
The Winslow Boy
1999 · Arthur Winslow
Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey
1999 · Sir Percy Lorraine, British Ambassador
Madeline
1998 · Lord Covington
The Object of My Affection
1998 · Rodney Fraser
Amistad
1997 · Martin Van Buren
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
1997 · David Livingstone
Murder in Mind
1997 · Dr. Ellis, Associate Producer
Twelfth Night
1996 · Malvolio
Inside
1996 · Colonel
The Happy Prince
1996 · Narrator (voice)
Richard III
1995 · The Duke of Clarence
The Madness of King George
1994 · George III
Late-Flowering Lust
1994 · Cousin John
Portrait or Bust
1994 · Himself (uncredited)
Demolition Man
1993 · Dr. Raymond Cocteau
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
1992 · Brigadier G (voice)
Flea Bites
1992 · Kryst
The Trials of Oz
1991 · Brian Leary
King of the Wind
1990 · Achmet
Relatively Speaking
1989 · Philip Carter
A Handful of Time
1989 · Ted Walker
The Spirit of Man
1989 · Rev. Jonathan Guerdon
The Shawl
1989 · John
RARG
1988 · Storyteller
Turtle Diary
1985 · Publisher
Jenny's War
1985 · Colonel
The Black Cauldron
1985 · Fflewddur Fflam (voice)
The Chain
1984 · Mr Thorn
The House
1984 · General Fagg
Pope John Paul II
1984 · Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
1983 · Orgon
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
1983 · Passerby (uncredited)
Dead on Time
1983 · Doctor
The Funny Side of Christmas
1982 · Sir Humphrey Appleby
Gandhi
1982 · Kinnoch
The Plague Dogs
1982 · Dr. Boycott (voice)
The Critic
1982 · Mr. Sneer
Firefox
1982 · Pyotr Baranovich
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
1982 · John Westwood
A Woman Called Golda
1982 · King Abdullah
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1982 · Magistrate at Esmeralda's trial
Protest
1981 · Stanek / Vanek
Memoirs of a Survivor
1981 · Victorian Father
History of the World: Part I
1981 · Citizen Official - The French Revolution
A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado
1981 · Fulton
Jessie
1980 · Mr Edmonds
A Tale of Two Cities
1980 · Mr. CJ Stryver
A Rod of Iron
1980 · Trevor
The Tempest
1980 · Stephano
The Enigma
1980 · Fenton
The Misanthrope
1980 · Philinte
The Knowledge
1979 · Mr Burgess
The Sailor's Return
1978 · Mr Fosse
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978 · Walter Monkton
Watership Down
1978 · Captain Campion (voice)
Sweeney 2
1978 · Det. Chief Insp. Dilke
Destiny
1978 · Major Lewis Rolfe
Buffet
1976 · Jack
Play Things
1976 · Tenby
Spiderweb
1976 · Erik Lönnrot
The Floater
1975 · Morris Shelman
The Hiding Place
1975 · Pastor De Ruiter
Child of Hope
1975 · Police Captain
S*P*Y*S
1974 · Croft
Occupations
1974 · Libertini
The Emergency Channel
1973 · Graham
Young Winston
1972 · Boer Sentry (uncredited)
Alma Mater
1971 · Major
Carve Her Name with Pride
1958 · Park Soldier (uncredited)
TV shows (38)
Victoria & Albert
2001 · Viscount Melbourne
Animal Stories
1998 · Narrator (voice)
Parkinson
1998 · Self
The Fragile Heart
1996 · Dr. Edgar Pascoe
Russia's War: Blood Upon the Snow
1996 · Narrator
Performance
1991 · Brian Leary
The Play on One
1988 · John
ScreenPlay
1986 · Rev. Jonathan Guerdon
Yes, Prime Minister
1986 · Sir Humphrey Appleby
Theatre Night
1985 · Harpagon
Jenny's War
1985 · Colonel
Mapp & Lucia
1985 · Georgie Pillson
Natural World
1983 · Narrator
The Barchester Chronicles
1982 · Dr Grantly
Russell Harty
1980
Yes Minister
1980 · Sir Humphrey Appleby
The Other Side
1979 · Skellow
Tales of the Unexpected
1979 · Charles Drummond
Thomas & Sarah
1979 · Wilson
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978 · Stephano
Edward and Mrs Simpson
1978 · Walter Monkton
Holocaust
1978 · Ohldendorf
Going Straight
1978 · Worm Wellings
Warrior Queen
1978 · Catus Decianus
Marie Curie
1977 · Pierre Curie
Bill Brand
1976 · Browning
Playhouse
1974 · Tenby, Fenton
Film '72
1971 · Self
Play for Today
1970 · Graham, Major Lewis Rolfe, Police Captain, Morris Shelman, Jack, Fulton, Stanek / Vanek
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · Hugh
Dad's Army
1968 · Angry Man
Omnibus
1967
ITV Playhouse
1967 · Trevor
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · Mr Sneer, Philinte
The Desperate People
1963 · Cliff Fletcher
Man of the World
1962 · Assistant Director
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Winner
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Magistrate