Nigel Hawthorne
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Play for Today
Graham
1970
Series
Play for Today
Major Lewis Rolfe
1970
Series
Play for Today
Police Captain
1970
Series
Play for Today
Morris Shelman
1970
Series
Play for Today
Fulton
1970
Series
Play for Today
Jack
1970
Series
Play for Today
Stanek / Vanek
1970
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Winner
1956
Series
Natural World
Narrator
1983
Series
BBC Play of the Month
Mr Sneer
1965
Series
BBC Play of the Month
Philinte
1965
Series
Omnibus
1967
Series
Tales of the Unexpected
Charles Drummond
1979
Series
Playhouse
Tenby
1974
Series
Playhouse
Fenton
1974
Series
ITV Playhouse
Trevor
1967
Series
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Hugh
1969
Series
Parkinson
Self
1998
Series
ScreenPlay
Rev. Jonathan Guerdon
1986
Series
Performance
Brian Leary
1991
Series
Dad's Army
Angry Man
1968
Film
Tarzan
Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)
1999
Film
Demolition Man
Dr. Raymond Cocteau
1993
Series
Yes Minister
Sir Humphrey Appleby
1980
Series
Holocaust
Ohldendorf
1978
Series
The Play on One
John
1988
Series
Yes, Prime Minister
Sir Humphrey Appleby
1986
Film
Gandhi
Kinnoch
1982
Series
Man of the World
Assistant Director
1962
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Magistrate
1951
Film
The Black Cauldron
Fflewddur Fflam (voice)
1985
Film
Firefox
Pyotr Baranovich
1982
Series
Bill Brand
Browning
1976
Film
Watership Down
Captain Campion (voice)
1978
Russell Harty
1980
Film
The Object of My Affection
Rodney Fraser
1998
Film
Twelfth Night
Malvolio
1996
Series
The Barchester Chronicles
Dr Grantly
1982
Series
Edward and Mrs Simpson
Walter Monkton
1978
Series
Theatre Night
Harpagon
1985
Film
The Plague Dogs
Dr. Boycott (voice)
1982
Series
Mapp & Lucia
Georgie Pillson
1985
Film
Madeline
Lord Covington
1998
Film
The Madness of King George
George III
1994
Series
Going Straight
Worm Wellings
1978
Series
Victoria & Albert
Viscount Melbourne
2001
Film
Inside
Colonel
1996
Film
Call Me Claus
Nick
2001
Film
History of the World: Part I
Citizen Official - The French Revolution
1981
Series
Animal Stories
Narrator (voice)
1998
Film
Richard III
The Duke of Clarence
1995
Series
Russia's War: Blood Upon the Snow
Narrator
1996
Series
The Fragile Heart
Dr. Edgar Pascoe
1996
Film
Young Winston
Boer Sentry (uncredited)
1972
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Sir Humphrey Appleby (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005
Film
Once Upon a Halloween
Fflewddur Fflam (voice) (archive sound)
2005
Series
The Desperate People
Cliff Fletcher
1963
Film
The Clandestine Marriage
Lord Ogleby
1999
Film
Amistad
Martin Van Buren
1997
Film
The Chain
Mr Thorn
1984
Film
Victoria & Albert
Lord William Lamb
2001
Film
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Magistrate at Esmeralda's trial
1982
Series
Warrior Queen
Catus Decianus
1978
Series
Marie Curie
Pierre Curie
1977
Series
Jenny's War
Colonel
1985
Film
Carve Her Name with Pride
Park Soldier (uncredited)
1958
Film
A Tale of Two Cities
Mr. CJ Stryver
1980
Film
Turtle Diary
Publisher
1985
Film
Murder in Mind
Dr. Ellis
1997
Film
The Winslow Boy
Arthur Winslow
1999
Film
Higher Love
Uncle Cullen
2001
Film
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
Passerby (uncredited)
1983
Film
King of the Wind
Achmet
1990
Film
Sweeney 2
Det. Chief Insp. Dilke
1978
Film
A Woman Called Golda
King Abdullah
1982
Film
S*P*Y*S
Croft
1974
Film
The Big Brass Ring
Kim Mennaker
1999
Film
Destiny
Major Lewis Rolfe
1978
Film
The Hiding Place
Pastor De Ruiter
1975
Film
The House
General Fagg
1984
Film
Dead on Time
Doctor
1983
Film
The Funny Side of Christmas
Sir Humphrey Appleby
1982
Film
The Knowledge
Mr Burgess
1979
Film
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
David Livingstone
1997
Film
The Misanthrope
Philinte
1980
Film
Pope John Paul II
Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski
1984
Film
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
Brigadier G (voice)
1992
Film
The Spirit of Man
Rev. Jonathan Guerdon
1989
Film
Jessie
Mr Edmonds
1980
The Critic
Mr. Sneer
1982
Film
The Tempest
Stephano
1980
Film
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
John Westwood
1982
Film
The Trials of Oz
Brian Leary
1991
Film
Occupations
Libertini
1974
Film
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
Walter Monkton
1978
Film
Memoirs of a Survivor
Victorian Father
1981
Film
Jenny's War
Colonel
1985
Film
Alma Mater
Major
1971
Film
A Reasonable Man
Judge Wendon
1999
Film
Buffet
Jack
1976
Film
Child of Hope
Police Captain
1975
Film
The Emergency Channel
Graham
1973
Film
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
Orgon
1983
Film
Relatively Speaking
Philip Carter
1989
Film
The Sailor's Return
Mr Fosse
1978
Film
A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado
Fulton
1981
Film
The Floater
Morris Shelman
1975
Film
Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected
Self (Archive Material)
2013
Film
The Shawl
John
1989
The Other Side
Skellow
1979
Film
The Enigma
Fenton
1980
Film
Late-Flowering Lust
Cousin John
1994
Flea Bites
Kryst
1992
Film
Spiderweb
Erik Lönnrot
1976
Film
Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey
Sir Percy Lorraine, British Ambassador
1999
Film
The Happy Prince
Narrator (voice)
1996
Film
A Handful of Time
Ted Walker
1989
Film
Play Things
Tenby
1976
A Rod of Iron
Trevor
1980
Film
RARG
Storyteller
1988
Film
Protest
Stanek / Vanek
1981
Portrait or Bust
Himself (uncredited)
1994
Animal Stories
Narrator (Orig. U.K.)
2005