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Nigel Hawthorne

Nigel Hawthorne

Birthday: 1929-04-05 | Place of Birth: Hertfordshire, England, UK

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne, CBE (5 April 1929 – 26 December 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nigel Hawthorne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2001
Call Me Claus

as    Nick

2001
Higher Love

as    Uncle Cullen

1999
The Winslow Boy

as    Arthur Winslow

1999
The Big Brass Ring

as    Kim Mennaker

1999
Tarzan

as    Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)

1998
Madeline

as    Lord Covington

1998
The Object of My Affection

as    Rodney Fraser

1997
Murder in Mind

as    Dr. Ellis

1997
Amistad

as    Martin Van Buren

1996
Inside

as    Colonel

1996
Twelfth Night

as    Malvolio

1995
Richard III

as    The Duke of Clarence

1994
The Madness of King George

as    George III

1993
Demolition Man

as    Dr. Raymond Cocteau

1992
Freddie as F.R.O.7.

as    Brigadier G (voice)

1990
King of the Wind

as    Achmet

1986
Yes, Prime Minister

as    Humphrey Appleby

1985
The Black Cauldron

as    Fflewddur Fflam (voice)

1983
The Plague Dogs

as    Dr. Boycott (voice)

1982
The Barchester Chronicles

as    Dr. Grantly

1982
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

as    Magistrate at Esmeralda's trial

1982
Firefox

as    Pyotr Baranovich

1981
Memoirs of a Survivor

as    Victorian Father

1980
A Tale of Two Cities

as    Mr. CJ Stryver

1980
The Tempest

as    Stephano

1978
Sweeney 2

as    Detective Chief Inspector Dilke

1978
Edward & Mrs. Simpson

as    Walter Monkton