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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

0.7

Known For

Tarzan
Tarzan
1999 as Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)
★ 7.4
Demolition Man
Demolition Man
1993 as Dr. Raymond Cocteau
★ 6.8
The Black Cauldron
The Black Cauldron
1985 as Fflewddur Fflam (voice)
★ 6.4
Gandhi
Gandhi
1982 as Kinnoch
★ 7.6
Firefox
Firefox
1982 as Pyotr Baranovich
★ 6.1
The Object of My Affection
The Object of My Affection
1998 as Rodney Fraser
★ 5.8
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
1996 as Malvolio
★ 6.9
Madeline
Madeline
1998 as Lord Covington
★ 6.2
The Madness of King George
The Madness of King George
1994 as George III
★ 6.8
The Plague Dogs
The Plague Dogs
1982 as Dr. Boycott (voice)
★ 7.9
Richard III
Richard III
1995 as The Duke of Clarence
★ 6.8
Young Winston
Young Winston
1972 as Boer Sentry (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Watership Down
Watership Down
1978 as Captain Campion (voice)
★ 7.2
History of the World: Part I
History of the World: Part I
1981 as Citizen Official - The French Revolution
★ 6.8
Amistad
Amistad
1997 as Martin Van Buren
★ 7.0
Call Me Claus
Call Me Claus
2001 as Nick
★ 5.7
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1982 as Magistrate at Esmeralda's trial
★ 5.7
Carve Her Name with Pride
Carve Her Name with Pride
1958 as Park Soldier (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Dead on Time
Dead on Time
1983 as Doctor
★ 6.5
S*P*Y*S
S*P*Y*S
1974 as Croft
★ 5.2
Memoirs of a Survivor
Memoirs of a Survivor
1981 as Victorian Father
★ 4.0
A Woman Called Golda
A Woman Called Golda
1982 as King Abdullah
★ 7.7
The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy
1999 as Arthur Winslow
★ 6.7
The Big Brass Ring
The Big Brass Ring
1999 as Kim Mennaker
★ 4.2
Turtle Diary
Turtle Diary
1985 as Publisher
★ 6.2
Murder in Mind
Murder in Mind
1997 as Dr. Ellis
★ 5.3
The Chain
The Chain
1984 as Mr Thorn
★ 6.8
The Trials of Oz
The Trials of Oz
1991 as Brian Leary
★ 6.0
King of the Wind
King of the Wind
1990 as Achmet
★ 6.4
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
1983 as Passerby (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Sweeney 2
Sweeney 2
1978 as Det. Chief Insp. Dilke
★ 6.1
The Hiding Place
The Hiding Place
1975 as Pastor De Ruiter
★ 6.8
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
1984 as Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski
★ 6.9
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
1980 as Mr. CJ Stryver
★ 5.8
movie
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005 as Sir Humphrey Appleby (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 6.0
The Tempest
The Tempest
1980 as Stephano
★ 7.0
Victoria & Albert
Victoria & Albert
2001 as Lord William Lamb
★ 7.6
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
★ 6.0
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
1983 as Orgon
Jenny's War
Jenny's War
1985 as Colonel
★ 6.0
The Clandestine Marriage
The Clandestine Marriage
1999 as Lord Ogleby
★ 6.0
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
1992 as Brigadier G (voice)
★ 5.2
movie
A Rod of Iron
1980 as Trevor
Inside
Inside
1996 as Colonel
★ 4.3
Once Upon a Halloween
Once Upon a Halloween
2005 as Fflewddur Fflam (voice) (archive sound)
★ 6.2
Higher Love
Higher Love
2001 as Uncle Cullen
★ 6.2
The Sailor's Return
The Sailor's Return
1978 as Mr Fosse
★ 6.0
The Misanthrope
The Misanthrope
1980 as Philinte
Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected
Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected
2013 as Self (Archive Material)
★ 7.0
Play Things
Play Things
1976 as Tenby
The Knowledge
The Knowledge
1979 as Mr Burgess
★ 6.5
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
1982 as John Westwood
★ 7.0
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978 as Walter Monkton
★ 10.0
Buffet
Buffet
1976 as Jack
The Shawl
The Shawl
1989 as John
Occupations
Occupations
1974 as Libertini
The Emergency Channel
The Emergency Channel
1973 as Graham
The House
The House
1984 as General Fagg
★ 5.0
The Funny Side of Christmas
The Funny Side of Christmas
1982 as Sir Humphrey Appleby
The Spirit of Man
The Spirit of Man
1989 as Rev. Jonathan Guerdon
Destiny
Destiny
1978 as Major Lewis Rolfe
movie
Animal Stories
2005 as Narrator (Orig. U.K.)
★ 10.0
Child of Hope
Child of Hope
1975 as Police Captain
Relatively Speaking
Relatively Speaking
1989 as Philip Carter
Late-Flowering Lust
Late-Flowering Lust
1994 as Cousin John
Jessie
Jessie
1980 as Mr Edmonds
Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey
Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey
1999 as Sir Percy Lorraine, British Ambassador
★ 1.0
movie
Flea Bites
1992 as Kryst
Spiderweb
Spiderweb
1976 as Erik Lönnrot
A Handful of Time
A Handful of Time
1989 as Ted Walker
★ 4.6
movie
The Critic
1982 as Mr. Sneer
RARG
RARG
1988 as Storyteller
★ 7.7
The Enigma
The Enigma
1980 as Fenton
The Happy Prince
The Happy Prince
1996 as Narrator (voice)
The Floater
The Floater
1975 as Morris Shelman
Alma Mater
Alma Mater
1971 as Major
A Reasonable Man
A Reasonable Man
1999 as Judge Wendon
★ 4.5
Protest
Protest
1981 as Stanek / Vanek
movie
Portrait or Bust
1994 as Himself (uncredited)