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Nigel Planer

Nigel Planer

Known for: Acting

Born 22/02/1953
Place of birth Westminster, London, England, UK

Nigel George Planer (born 22 February 1953) is a British actor, comedian, musician, novelist and playwright. He played Neil in the BBC comedy The Young Ones and Ralph Filthy in Filthy Rich & Catflap. He has appeared in many West End musicals, including original casts of Evita, Chicago, We Will Rock You, Wicked, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Filmography

Death in Paradise Series ★ 7,5

Death in Paradise

Eugene Sutton

2011

Father Brown Series ★ 7,6

Father Brown

Ronnie Grunion

2013

An Audience with... Series ★ 5,3

An Audience with...

Self

1978

Agatha Christie's Marple Series ★ 7,8

Agatha Christie's Marple

Mr. Venables

2004

Ready, Steady, Cook Series ★ 8,0

Ready, Steady, Cook

Self - Guest

1994

Sherlock Holmes Series ★ 8,2

Sherlock Holmes

Inspector Hopkins

1984

Grantchester Series ★ 7,2

Grantchester

Giles Montgomery

2014

Inside No. 9 Series ★ 8,1

Inside No. 9

Frank

2014

Blackadder Series ★ 8,0

Blackadder

Lord Smedley

1983

GMTV Series ★ 5,8

GMTV

Self

1993

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Series ★ 6,0

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Self - Participant

2011

The Young Ones Series ★ 7,9

The Young Ones

Neil

1982

Series ★ 4,5

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

Self

2007

The Comic Strip Presents... Series ★ 7,4

The Comic Strip Presents...

Tommy/Doc/Ivan/McClowsky/Australian

1982

The Comic Strip Presents... Series ★ 7,4

The Comic Strip Presents...

Charles

1982

The Comic Strip Presents... Series ★ 7,4

The Comic Strip Presents...

Den Dennis

1982

The Comic Strip Presents... Series ★ 7,4

The Comic Strip Presents...

Julian

1982

The Comic Strip Presents... Series ★ 7,4

The Comic Strip Presents...

Nigel

1982

The Comic Strip Presents... Series ★ 7,4

The Comic Strip Presents...

Dave

1982

The Comic Strip Presents... Series ★ 7,4

The Comic Strip Presents...

Paul

1982

The Comic Strip Presents... Series ★ 7,4

The Comic Strip Presents...

Marlon

1982

The Comic Strip Presents... Series ★ 7,4

The Comic Strip Presents...

Derek

1982

The Comic Strip Presents... Series ★ 7,4

The Comic Strip Presents...

Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor 1

1982

The Comic Strip Presents... Series ★ 7,4

The Comic Strip Presents...

Tony

1982

The Comic Strip Presents... Series ★ 7,4

The Comic Strip Presents...

Stan

1982

The Comic Strip Presents... Series ★ 7,4

The Comic Strip Presents...

TV Presenter

1982

The Comic Strip Presents... Series ★ 7,4

The Comic Strip Presents...

Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man

1982

The Comic Strip Presents... Series ★ 7,4

The Comic Strip Presents...

Aldo Vini

1982

Episodes Series ★ 7,2

Episodes

Sanford Shamiro

2011

Richard Osman's House of Games Series ★ 6,1

Richard Osman's House of Games

Self - Panellist

2017

Jonathan Creek Series ★ 7,5

Jonathan Creek

Shelford

1997

M.I. High Series ★ 6,1

M.I. High

Prime Minister

2007

Celebrity Mastermind Series ★ 6,0

Celebrity Mastermind

2003

Legends Series ★ 5,0

Legends

Self - Narrator (voice)

2006

Screen One Series ★ 7,2

Screen One

Paul Hocking

1989

Shine on Harvey Moon Series ★ 7,7

Shine on Harvey Moon

Lou Lewis

1982

The Colour of Magic Series ★ 6,8

The Colour of Magic

Arch Astronomer

2008

Mandy Series ★ 7,6

Mandy

Captain

2020

Lockwood & Co. Series ★ 7,6

Lockwood & Co.

John Fairfax

2023

The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret Series ★ 6,7

The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret

Gilfroy Deacon McStannahorse

2010

The Last Detective Series ★ 7,8

The Last Detective

2003

Brazil Film ★ 7,7

Brazil

Charlie--Dept. of Works

1985

Upstart Crow Series ★ 7,3

Upstart Crow

Egeus

2016

Flood Film ★ 5,3

Flood

Keith Hopkins

2007

Hogfather Series ★ 7,6

Hogfather

Mr. Sideney

2006

Series

The Michael Ball Show

Self

2010

Filthy Rich & Catflap Series ★ 6,6

Filthy Rich & Catflap

Ralph Filthy

1987

Timewasters Series ★ 6,0

Timewasters

Langley

2017

Mayo Series ★ 4,2

Mayo

Robert Bainbridge

2006

Yellowbeard Film ★ 5,6

Yellowbeard

Mansell

1983

Hogfather Film ★ 6,8

Hogfather

Mr. Sideney

2007

Happy Families Series ★ 7,3

Happy Families

Barman

1985

Boomers Series ★ 6,3

Boomers

2014

Eat the Rich Film ★ 6,2

Eat the Rich

DHSS Manager

1987

I Give It a Year Film ★ 5,5

I Give It a Year

Brian

2013

The Grimleys Series ★ 7,6

The Grimleys

Les Grimley

1999

Bright Young Things Film ★ 6,3

Bright Young Things

Taxi Driver

2003

Blackeyes Series ★ 5,9

Blackeyes

Jeff

1989

The Magic Roundabout Series ★ 6,4

The Magic Roundabout

1964

We Have Been Watching Series

We Have Been Watching

Self

2017

The Land Girls Film ★ 6,0

The Land Girls

Gerald

1998

Group Madness Film ★ 9,0

Group Madness

Self

1983

Series ★ 5,0

Roll Over Beethoven

1985

Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights Series ★ 6,5

Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights

1980

The Marriage of Figaro Series

The Marriage of Figaro

Antonio

1994

King and Castle Series

King and Castle

David Castle

1986

Carry On Columbus Film ★ 3,9

Carry On Columbus

The Wazir

1992

Slags Film ★ 2,0

Slags

Marlon

1984

Bonjour la Classe Series ★ 6,3

Bonjour la Classe

1993

Dead on Time Film ★ 6,7

Dead on Time

Boring Friend

1983

The Wind in the Willows Film ★ 5,8

The Wind in the Willows

Car Salesman

1996

30 Years of Comic Strip Film ★ 5,0

30 Years of Comic Strip

2012

Diana & Me Film ★ 6,0

Diana & Me

Taxi Driver

1997

Clockwork Mice Film ★ 4,6

Clockwork Mice

Parkey

1995

Bad News Film ★ 8,7

Bad News

Den Dennis

1983

Burn Burn Burn Film ★ 6,6

Burn Burn Burn

Henry

2016

The Last Impresario Film ★ 5,5

The Last Impresario

Self

2014

Ratburger Film ★ 4,3

Ratburger

Headmaster

2017

Sex Actually Film ★ 6,5

Sex Actually

Graham

2005

Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation Film ★ 7,8

Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation

Self - Narrator (voice)

2008

Red Riding Hood: After Ever After Film ★ 7,0

Red Riding Hood: After Ever After

Nun Wolf

2022

Jeepers Creepers Film ★ 4,0

Jeepers Creepers

American Reporter (voice)

2020

You Are Here Film ★ 8,0

You Are Here

Sheldon Cohen

1998

The List Film ★ 4,3

The List

Ted Rove

2013

The Supergrass Film ★ 6,1

The Supergrass

Gunter

1985

The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas? Film ★ 8,0

The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?

Self

2024

Susie Film

Susie

Dave

1984

Series

The Nicholas Craig Masterclass

1990

The Strike Film ★ 7,0

The Strike

Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor

1988

War Film ★ 10,0

War

Various Roles

1983

The Crying Game Film

The Crying Game

Club Chairman/Waiter

1992

Jealousy Film

Jealousy

Transvestite

1993

The Rise of the Comic Strip Film

The Rise of the Comic Strip

Self

2023

More Bad News Film ★ 9,8

More Bad News

Den Dennis

1988

The Hunt for Tony Blair Film ★ 7,8

The Hunt for Tony Blair

Peter Mandelson

2011

Summer School Film

Summer School

Julian

1983

Funseekers Film

Funseekers

Tony

1988

The Trials of Oz Film ★ 6,3

The Trials of Oz

John Peel

1991

The Comic Strip Film ★ 8,0

The Comic Strip

1981

Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase Film

Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase

Governor Wilkins

1993

Demonella Film

Demonella

Father

1993

Red Top Film ★ 5,3

Red Top

Rupert Murdoch

2016

Dirty Movie Film

Dirty Movie

Nigel

1984

A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques Film ★ 7,0

A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques

Paul

1984

Bottom Mindless Violence Film ★ 10,0

Bottom Mindless Violence

Neil Pye / Ralph Filthy (archive footage)

2004

Unnatural Pursuits Film

Unnatural Pursuits

George Pepperly

1992

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter Film ★ 7,0

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter

Self

2023

Private Enterprise Film

Private Enterprise

Derek

1986

Red Nose of Courage Film ★ 8,0

Red Nose of Courage

Home Secretary

1992

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 Film

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1

Stan

1990

South Atlantic Raiders:  Part 2 Argie Bargie! Film

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!

Stan

1990

Spaghetti Hoops Film

Spaghetti Hoops

Aldo Vini

1990

Number 27 Film ★ 9,0

Number 27

Andrew Veitch

1988

How The Young Ones Changed Comedy Film ★ 7,0

How The Young Ones Changed Comedy

2018

Completely Bad News Film

Completely Bad News

Den Dennis

2019

Film

Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint

Ned

The Making of 'The Young Ones' Film

The Making of 'The Young Ones'

Self

2007

GLC: The Carnage Continues Film

GLC: The Carnage Continues

TV Presenter

1990

Sleigh Film

Sleigh

Gerald

2017

The Comic Strip - A Retrospective Film ★ 7,5

The Comic Strip - A Retrospective

Self

2005

Three Steps to Hendon Film

Three Steps to Hendon

Gerry Jameson

2005

Frankenstein's Baby Film

Frankenstein's Baby

Paul Hocking

1990

Santa's First Christmas Film ★ 1,2

Santa's First Christmas

Romuald the Reindeer

1992

Oh No, Not Them Film

Oh No, Not Them

Neil

1989

Five Go to Rehab Film

Five Go to Rehab

Barmaid/Inspector

2012

Four Men in a Car Film

Four Men in a Car

Tim

1998

Filthy Rich & Catflap Film ★ 5,0

Filthy Rich & Catflap

Ralph Filthy

1987

Heavy Metal Britannia Film ★ 7,1

Heavy Metal Britannia

Self

2010

Oxford Film

Oxford

Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man

1990

From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television Film ★ 8,0

From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television

Self - Narrator (voice)

2015

Four Men in a Plane Film

Four Men in a Plane

Tim Goodman

2000

Film

How To Be Eighteenth Century

Nicholas Craig

2006

Prog Rock Britannia Film ★ 7,6

Prog Rock Britannia

Narrator

2009

Film

How to Be Old with Nicholas Craig

Nicholas Craig

2009