Personal Info
Gender:Unspecified
Birth Date:1929-04-05 00:00:00
Birth Place:Hertfordshire, England, UK
Known For:Acting
Death Date:2001-12-26 00:00:00
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Nigel Hawthorne
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 Actor for 'The Madness of King George'. His role in the latter also garnered him his sole Oscar Nomination.
Filmography (40)
⭐ 7.7
RARG
Role: Storyteller1988
The Shawl
Role: John1989
⭐ 4.3
Inside
Role: Colonel1996
⭐ 5.5
Murder in Mind
Role: Dr. Ellis1997
⭐ 5.5
Murder in Mind
associate producer1997
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Flea Bites
Role: Kryst1992
Spiderweb
Role: Erik Lönnrot1976
Late-Flowering Lust
Role: Cousin John1994
⭐ 6.8
The Madness of King George
Role: George III1994
Protest
Role: Stanek / Vanek1981
⭐ 7
The Clandestine Marriage
Role: Lord Ogleby1999
⭐ 6.2
Higher Love
executive producer2001
⭐ 6.2
Higher Love
Role: Uncle Cullen2001
⭐ 6.9
Dead on Time
Role: Doctor1983
⭐ 5.7
Call Me Claus
Role: Nick2001
⭐ 7
Amistad
Role: Martin Van Buren1997
⭐ 4.6
The Big Brass Ring
Role: Kim Mennaker1999
⭐ 1
Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey
Role: Sir Percy Lorraine, British Ambassador1999
⭐ 4.5
A Reasonable Man
Role: Judge Wendon1999
⭐ 10
No Image
Animal Stories
Role: Narrator (Orig. U.K.)2005
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The Critic
Role: Mr. Sneer1982
⭐ 6
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
Role: David Livingstone1997
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A Rod of Iron
Role: Trevor1980
⭐ 7
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
Role: Orgon1983
Alma Mater
Role: Major1971
⭐ 7
Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected
Role: Self (Archive Material)2013
Play Things
Role: Tenby1976
⭐ 10
Relatively Speaking
Role: Philip Carter1989
The Happy Prince
Role: Narrator (voice)1996
⭐ 6.5
The Knowledge
Role: Mr Burgess1979
⭐ 7
Twelfth Night
Role: Malvolio1996
⭐ 6.8
The Winslow Boy
Role: Arthur Winslow1999
⭐ 6.2
Madeline
Role: Lord Covington1998
⭐ 10
Jessie
Role: Mr Edmonds1980
Child of Hope
Role: Police Captain1975
⭐ 5.7
The House
Role: General Fagg1984
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Portrait or Bust
Role: Himself (uncredited)1994
The Misanthrope
Role: Philinte1980
⭐ 5.3
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
Role: Brigadier G (voice)1992
⭐ 7.9
The Plague Dogs
Role: Dr. Boycott (voice)1982