Nigel Hawthorne
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 5 April 1929 · Hertfordshire, England, UK
- Died
- 26 December 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.
Known for
Acting 81
- 2013Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected as Self (Archive Material)
- 2005Once Upon a Halloween as Fflewddur Fflam (voice) (archive sound)
- 2005Animal Stories as Narrator (Orig. U.K.)
- 2005The Funny Blokes of British Comedy as Sir Humphrey Appleby (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2001Call Me Claus as Nick
- 2001Victoria & Albert as Lord William Lamb
- 2001Higher Love as Uncle Cullen
- 1999The Clandestine Marriage as Lord Ogleby
- 1999A Reasonable Man as Judge Wendon
- 1999Tarzan as Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)
- 1999The Big Brass Ring as Kim Mennaker
- 1999The Winslow Boy as Arthur Winslow
- 1999Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey as Sir Percy Lorraine, British Ambassador
- 1998Madeline as Lord Covington
- 1998The Object of My Affection as Rodney Fraser
- 1997Amistad as Martin Van Buren
- 1997Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone as David Livingstone
- 1997Murder in Mind as Dr. Ellis
- 1996Twelfth Night as Malvolio
- 1996Inside as Colonel
- 1996The Happy Prince as Narrator (voice)
- 1995Richard III as The Duke of Clarence
- 1995Russia's War - Blood Upon the Snow as Narrator
- 1994The Madness of King George as George III
- 1994Late-Flowering Lust as Cousin John
- 1994Portrait or Bust as Himself (uncredited)
- 1993Demolition Man as Dr. Raymond Cocteau
- 1992Freddie As F.R.O.7. as Brigadier G (voice)
- 1992Flea Bites as Kryst
- 1991The Trials of Oz as Brian Leary
- 1990King of the Wind as Achmet
- 1989Relatively Speaking as Philip Carter
- 1989A Handful of Time as Ted Walker
- 1989The Spirit of Man as Rev. Jonathan Guerdon
- 1989The Shawl as John
- 1988RARG as Storyteller
- 1985Turtle Diary as Publisher
- 1985Jenny's War as Colonel
- 1985The Black Cauldron as Fflewddur Fflam (voice)
- 1984The Chain as Mr Thorn
- 1984The House as General Fagg
- 1984Pope John Paul II as Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski
- 1983Tartuffe, or The Imposter as Orgon
- 1983The Crimson Permanent Assurance as Passerby (uncredited)
- 1983Dead on Time as Doctor
- 1982The Funny Side of Christmas as Sir Humphrey Appleby
- 1982Gandhi as Kinnoch
- 1982The Plague Dogs as Dr. Boycott (voice)
- 1982The Critic as Mr. Sneer
- 1982Firefox as Pyotr Baranovich
- 1982The World Cup: A Captain's Tale as John Westwood
- 1982A Woman Called Golda as King Abdullah
- 1982The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Magistrate at Esmeralda's trial
- 1981Protest as Stanek / Vanek
- 1981Memoirs of a Survivor as Victorian Father
- 1981History of the World: Part I as Citizen Official - The French Revolution
- 1981A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado as Fulton
- 1980Jessie as Mr Edmonds
- 1980A Tale of Two Cities as Mr. CJ Stryver
- 1980A Rod of Iron as Trevor
- 1980The Tempest as Stephano
- 1980The Enigma as Fenton
- 1980The Misanthrope as Philinte
- 1979The Knowledge as Mr Burgess
- 1978The Sailor's Return as Mr Fosse
- 1978Edward & Mrs. Simpson as Walter Monkton
- 1978Watership Down as Captain Campion (voice)
- 1978Sweeney 2 as Det. Chief Insp. Dilke
- 1978Destiny as Major Lewis Rolfe
- 1976Buffet as Jack
- 1976Play Things as Tenby
- 1976Spiderweb as Erik Lönnrot
- 1975The Floater as Morris Shelman
- 1975The Hiding Place as Pastor De Ruiter
- 1975Child of Hope as Police Captain
- 1974S*P*Y*S as Croft
- 1974Occupations as Libertini
- 1973The Emergency Channel as Graham
- 1972Young Winston as Boer Sentry (uncredited)
- 1971Alma Mater as Major
- 1958Carve Her Name with Pride as Park Soldier (uncredited)
Production 2
- 2001Higher Love · executive producer
- 1997Murder in Mind · associate producer