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Nigel Hawthorne

Nigel Hawthorne

ActingBorn: April 5, 1929in Hertfordshire, England, UKDied: December 26, 2001

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.

Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected

Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected

2013Documentary

as Self (Archive Material)

Once Upon a Halloween

Once Upon a Halloween

as Fflewddur Fflam (voice) (archive sound)

Animal Stories

as Narrator (Orig. U.K.)

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

as Sir Humphrey Appleby (archive footage) (uncredited)

Call Me Claus

Call Me Claus

as Nick

Victoria & Albert

Victoria & Albert

as Lord William Lamb

Victoria & Albert

Victoria & Albert

as Viscount Melbourne

Higher Love

Higher Love

as Uncle Cullen

The Clandestine Marriage

The Clandestine Marriage

as Lord Ogleby

A Reasonable Man

Shout! Factory Amazon Channel

A Reasonable Man

as Judge Wendon

Tarzan

Tarzan

as Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)

The Big Brass Ring

The Big Brass Ring

as Kim Mennaker

The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy

as Arthur Winslow

Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey

Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey

1999Documentary

as Sir Percy Lorraine, British Ambassador

Madeline

Madeline

as Lord Covington

Animal Stories

Animal Stories

as Narrator (voice)

The Object of My Affection

The Object of My Affection

as Rodney Fraser

Parkinson

Parkinson

as Self

Amistad

Amistad

as Martin Van Buren

Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone

Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone

as David Livingstone

Murder in Mind

Murder in Mind

as Dr. Ellis

The Fragile Heart

The Fragile Heart

as Dr. Edgar Pascoe

Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

as Malvolio

Inside

Inside

as Colonel

Russia's War: Blood Upon the Snow

Russia's War: Blood Upon the Snow

1996Documentary

as Narrator

The Happy Prince

The Happy Prince

as Narrator (voice)

Richard III

Richard III

as The Duke of Clarence

The Madness of King George

The Madness of King George

as George III

Late-Flowering Lust

Late-Flowering Lust

as Cousin John

Portrait or Bust

1994Documentary

as Himself (uncredited)

Demolition Man

Demolition Man

as Dr. Raymond Cocteau

Freddie As F.R.O.7.

Freddie As F.R.O.7.

as Brigadier G (voice)

Flea Bites

as Kryst

The Trials of Oz

The Trials of Oz

as Brian Leary

Performance

Performance

as Brian Leary

King of the Wind

King of the Wind

as Achmet

Relatively Speaking

Relatively Speaking

as Philip Carter

A Handful of Time

A Handful of Time

as Ted Walker

The Spirit of Man

The Spirit of Man

as Rev. Jonathan Guerdon

The Shawl

The Shawl

as John

RARG

RARG

as Storyteller

The Play on One

The Play on One

as John

ScreenPlay

ScreenPlay

as Rev. Jonathan Guerdon

Yes, Prime Minister

Yes, Prime Minister

as Sir Humphrey Appleby

Turtle Diary

Turtle Diary

as Publisher

Jenny's War

Jenny's War

as Colonel

Theatre Night

Theatre Night

as Harpagon

The Black Cauldron

The Black Cauldron

as Fflewddur Fflam (voice)

Jenny's War

Jenny's War

as Colonel

Mapp & Lucia

Britbox Apple TV Channel

Mapp & Lucia

as Georgie Pillson

The Chain

The Chain

as Mr Thorn

The House

The House

as General Fagg

Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II

as Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski

Natural World

Britbox Apple TV Channel

Natural World

1983Documentary

as Narrator

Tartuffe, or The Imposter

Tartuffe, or The Imposter

as Orgon

The Crimson Permanent Assurance

The Crimson Permanent Assurance

as Passerby (uncredited)

Dead on Time

Dead on Time

as Doctor

The Funny Side of Christmas

The Funny Side of Christmas

as Sir Humphrey Appleby

Gandhi

Gandhi

as Kinnoch

The Barchester Chronicles

The Barchester Chronicles

as Dr Grantly

The Plague Dogs

The Plague Dogs

as Dr. Boycott (voice)

The Critic

as Mr. Sneer

Firefox

Firefox

1982Science Fiction

as Pyotr Baranovich

The World Cup: A Captain's Tale

The World Cup: A Captain's Tale

as John Westwood

A Woman Called Golda

A Woman Called Golda

as King Abdullah

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

as Magistrate at Esmeralda's trial

Protest

Protest

as Stanek / Vanek

Memoirs of a Survivor

Memoirs of a Survivor

1981Science Fiction

as Victorian Father

History of the World: Part I

History of the World: Part I

as Citizen Official - The French Revolution

A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado

A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado

as Fulton

Jessie

Jessie

as Mr Edmonds

A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

as Mr. CJ Stryver

Russell Harty

as Unknown

A Rod of Iron

as Trevor

The Tempest

The Tempest

as Stephano

Yes Minister

Yes Minister

as Sir Humphrey Appleby

The Enigma

The Enigma

as Fenton

The Misanthrope

The Misanthrope

as Philinte

The Other Side

as Skellow

Tales of the Unexpected

Shout! Factory Amazon Channel

Tales of the Unexpected

as Charles Drummond

The Knowledge

The Knowledge

as Mr Burgess

The BBC Television Shakespeare

The BBC Television Shakespeare

as Stephano

The Sailor's Return

The Sailor's Return

as Mr Fosse

Edward and Mrs Simpson

Edward and Mrs Simpson

as Walter Monkton

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

as Walter Monkton

Watership Down

Watership Down

as Captain Campion (voice)

Holocaust

Holocaust

as Ohldendorf

Sweeney 2

Sweeney 2

as Det. Chief Insp. Dilke

Going Straight

Going Straight

as Worm Wellings

Warrior Queen

Warrior Queen

as Catus Decianus

Destiny

Destiny

as Major Lewis Rolfe

Marie Curie

Marie Curie

as Pierre Curie

Buffet

Buffet

as Jack

Bill Brand

as Browning

Play Things

Play Things

as Tenby

Spiderweb

Spiderweb

as Erik Lönnrot

The Floater

The Floater

as Morris Shelman

The Hiding Place

The Hiding Place

as Pastor De Ruiter

Child of Hope

Child of Hope

as Police Captain

S*P*Y*S

SPY*S

as Croft

Occupations

Occupations

as Libertini

Playhouse

Playhouse

as Tenby

Playhouse

Playhouse

as Fenton

The Emergency Channel

The Emergency Channel

as Graham

Young Winston

Young Winston

as Boer Sentry (uncredited)

Alma Mater

Alma Mater

as Major

Play for Today

Play for Today

as Graham

Play for Today

Play for Today

as Major Lewis Rolfe

Play for Today

Play for Today

as Jack

Play for Today

Play for Today

as Morris Shelman

Play for Today

Play for Today

as Police Captain

Play for Today

Play for Today

as Stanek / Vanek

Play for Today

Play for Today

as Fulton

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

as Hugh

Dad's Army

Britbox Apple TV Channel

BritBox Amazon Channel

Dad's Army

as Angry Man

Omnibus

Omnibus

1967Documentary

as Unknown

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

as Trevor

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as Mr Sneer

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as Philinte

The Desperate People

The Desperate People

as Cliff Fletcher

Man of the World

Man of the World

as Assistant Director

Carve Her Name with Pride

Carve Her Name with Pride

as Park Soldier (uncredited)

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Winner

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Magistrate