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Nigel Hawthorne

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 Fil

Born

Apr 05, 1929

Hertfordshire, England, UK

Died

Dec 26, 2001

Known For

Acting

Movies

80 acting

2 crew

Popularity

1.0

Known For

Tarzan
Tarzan
1999 as Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)
★ 7.4
Demolition Man
Demolition Man
1993 as Dr. Raymond Cocteau
★ 6.8
Gandhi
Gandhi
1982 as Kinnoch
★ 7.6
The Black Cauldron
The Black Cauldron
1985 as Fflewddur Fflam (voice)
★ 6.4
Watership Down
Watership Down
1978 as Captain Campion (voice)
★ 7.2
Firefox
Firefox
1982 as Pyotr Baranovich
★ 6.1
The Plague Dogs
The Plague Dogs
1982 as Dr. Boycott (voice)
★ 7.8
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
1996 as Malvolio
★ 7.0
Call Me Claus
Call Me Claus
2001 as Nick
★ 5.7
The Object of My Affection
The Object of My Affection
1998 as Rodney Fraser
★ 5.8
Madeline
Madeline
1998 as Lord Covington
★ 6.2
The Madness of King George
The Madness of King George
1994 as George III
★ 6.8
Richard III
Richard III
1995 as The Duke of Clarence
★ 6.8
Inside
Inside
1996 as Colonel
★ 4.8
History of the World: Part I
History of the World: Part I
1981 as Citizen Official - The French Revolution
★ 6.8
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1982 as Magistrate at Esmeralda's trial
★ 5.8
Amistad
Amistad
1997 as Martin Van Buren
★ 7.0
Victoria & Albert
Victoria & Albert
2001 as Lord William Lamb
★ 7.6
Young Winston
Young Winston
1972 as Boer Sentry (uncredited)
★ 6.2
The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy
1999 as Arthur Winslow
★ 6.8
The Clandestine Marriage
The Clandestine Marriage
1999 as Lord Ogleby
★ 7.0
movie
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005 as Sir Humphrey Appleby (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 6.5
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
1980 as Mr. CJ Stryver
★ 6.1
Carve Her Name with Pride
Carve Her Name with Pride
1958 as Park Soldier (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Turtle Diary
Turtle Diary
1985 as Publisher
★ 6.3
The Chain
The Chain
1984 as Mr Thorn
★ 7.0
Sweeney 2
Sweeney 2
1978 as Det. Chief Insp. Dilke
★ 6.2
Dead on Time
Dead on Time
1983 as Doctor
★ 6.7
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
1992 as Brigadier G (voice)
★ 5.3
Murder in Mind
Murder in Mind
1997 as Dr. Ellis
★ 5.5
Destiny
Destiny
1978 as Major Lewis Rolfe
★ 8.0
Higher Love
Higher Love
2001 as Uncle Cullen
★ 6.4
Once Upon a Halloween
Once Upon a Halloween
2005 as Fflewddur Fflam (voice) (archive sound)
★ 6.2
The Hiding Place
The Hiding Place
1975 as Pastor De Ruiter
★ 6.9
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
1983 as Passerby (uncredited)
★ 7.2
King of the Wind
King of the Wind
1990 as Achmet
★ 7.0
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
1984 as Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski
★ 7.5
S*P*Y*S
S*P*Y*S
1974 as Croft
★ 5.4
The Tempest
The Tempest
1980 as Stephano
★ 7.0
The Big Brass Ring
The Big Brass Ring
1999 as Kim Mennaker
★ 4.6
Jessie
Jessie
1980 as Mr Edmonds
★ 10.0
The Knowledge
The Knowledge
1979 as Mr Burgess
★ 6.5
The Funny Side of Christmas
The Funny Side of Christmas
1982 as Sir Humphrey Appleby
The House
The House
1984 as General Fagg
★ 5.7
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
★ 6.5
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
1983 as Orgon
★ 7.0
Relatively Speaking
Relatively Speaking
1989 as Philip Carter
★ 10.0
The Misanthrope
The Misanthrope
1980 as Philinte
Memoirs of a Survivor
Memoirs of a Survivor
1981 as Victorian Father
★ 4.2
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
1982 as John Westwood
★ 7.5
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978 as Walter Monkton
★ 10.0
A Woman Called Golda
A Woman Called Golda
1982 as King Abdullah
★ 7.7
The Trials of Oz
The Trials of Oz
1991 as Brian Leary
★ 6.3
Buffet
Buffet
1976 as Jack
★ 9.0
Jenny's War
Jenny's War
1985 as Colonel
★ 6.0
A Reasonable Man
A Reasonable Man
1999 as Judge Wendon
★ 5.7
Child of Hope
Child of Hope
1975 as Police Captain
Occupations
Occupations
1974 as Libertini
Protest
Protest
1981 as Stanek / Vanek
The Happy Prince
The Happy Prince
1996 as Narrator (voice)
The Floater
The Floater
1975 as Morris Shelman
★ 10.0
movie
The Critic
1982 as Mr. Sneer
The Spirit of Man
The Spirit of Man
1989 as Rev. Jonathan Guerdon
★ 10.0
A Handful of Time
A Handful of Time
1989 as Ted Walker
★ 5.1
Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected
Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected
2013 as Self (Archive Material)
★ 7.0
The Sailor's Return
The Sailor's Return
1978 as Mr Fosse
★ 6.2
The Emergency Channel
The Emergency Channel
1973 as Graham
Alma Mater
Alma Mater
1971 as Major
★ 8.0
movie
Flea Bites
1992 as Kryst
The Shawl
The Shawl
1989 as John
The Enigma
The Enigma
1980 as Fenton
RARG
RARG
1988 as Storyteller
★ 8.0
Spiderweb
Spiderweb
1976 as Erik Lönnrot
movie
A Rod of Iron
1980 as Trevor
Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey
Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey
1999 as Sir Percy Lorraine, British Ambassador
★ 3.0
Play Things
Play Things
1976 as Tenby
Late-Flowering Lust
Late-Flowering Lust
1994 as Cousin John
movie
Portrait or Bust
1994 as Himself (uncredited)
movie
Animal Stories
2005 as Narrator (Orig. U.K.)
★ 10.0