Acting
Nigel Hawthorne
EN, NO cinema · 81 credits
Born
5 April 1929
Died
26 December 2001 (aged 72)
Birthplace
Hertfordshire, England, UK
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.
Known for
Filmography
Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected
as Self (Archive Material)
Once Upon a Halloween
as Fflewddur Fflam (voice) (archive sound)
Animal Stories
2005
Animal Stories
as Narrator (Orig. U.K.)
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
as Sir Humphrey Appleby (archive footage) (uncredited)
Higher Love
as Uncle Cullen, Executive Producer
Call Me Claus
as Nick
Victoria & Albert
as Lord William Lamb
Great Comedy Moments
as Sir Humphrey Appleby (archive footage)
The Winslow Boy
as Arthur Winslow
Tarzan
as Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)
The Big Brass Ring
as Kim Mennaker
Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey
as Sir Percy Lorraine, British Ambassador
The Clandestine Marriage
as Lord Ogleby
A Reasonable Man
as Judge Wendon
Madeline
as Lord Covington
The Object of My Affection
as Rodney Fraser
Amistad
as Martin Van Buren
Murder in Mind
as Dr. Ellis, Associate Producer
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
as David Livingstone
Twelfth Night
as Malvolio
Inside
as Colonel
The Happy Prince
as Narrator (voice)
Richard III
as The Duke of Clarence
The Madness of King George
as George III
Late-Flowering Lust
as Cousin John
Portrait or Bust
1994
Portrait or Bust
as Himself (uncredited)
Demolition Man
as Dr. Raymond Cocteau
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
as Brigadier G (voice)
The Trials of Oz
as Brian Leary
King of the Wind
as Achmet
The Shawl
as John
Relatively Speaking
as Philip Carter
A Handful of Time
as Ted Walker
The Spirit of Man
as Rev. Jonathan Guerdon
RARG
as Storyteller
The Black Cauldron
as Fflewddur Fflam (voice)
Turtle Diary
as Publisher
Jenny's War
as Colonel
The Chain
as Mr Thorn
Pope John Paul II
as Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski
The House
as General Fagg
Dead on Time
as Doctor
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
as Passerby (uncredited)
Firefox
as Pyotr Baranovich
The Plague Dogs
as Dr. Boycott (voice)
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
as John Westwood
The Critic
1982
The Critic
as Mr. Sneer
A Woman Called Golda
as King Abdullah
Gandhi
as Kinnoch
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Magistrate at Esmeralda's trial
The Funny Side of Christmas
as Sir Humphrey Appleby
History of the World: Part I
as Citizen Official - The French Revolution
Memoirs of a Survivor
as Victorian Father
Protest
as Stanek / Vanek
A Tale of Two Cities
as Mr. CJ Stryver
The Misanthrope
as Philinte
The Tempest
as Stephano
Jessie
as Mr Edmonds
The Enigma
as Fenton
The Knowledge
as Mr Burgess
The Sailor's Return
as Mr Fosse
Sweeney 2
as Det. Chief Insp. Dilke
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
as Walter Monkton
Destiny
as Major Lewis Rolfe
Watership Down
as Captain Campion (voice)
Spiderweb
as Erik Lönnrot
Buffet
as Jack
Play Things
as Tenby
The Hiding Place
as Pastor De Ruiter
Child of Hope
as Police Captain
The Floater
as Morris Shelman
Occupations
as Libertini
S*P*Y*S
as Croft
Young Winston
as Boer Sentry (uncredited)
Alma Mater
as Major
Carve Her Name with Pride
as Park Soldier (uncredited)