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Nigel Hawthorne

Acting
April 5, 1929
— December 26, 2001(72 years old)
Hertfordshire, England, UK
Popularity: 1
IMDb

Biography

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...

Known For

Play for Today series poster (1970)
6.3

Play for Today

Graham

Play for Today series poster (1970)
6.3

Play for Today

Major Lewis Rolfe

Play for Today series poster (1970)
6.3

Play for Today

Police Captain

Play for Today series poster (1970)
6.3

Play for Today

Morris Shelman

Play for Today series poster (1970)
6.3

Play for Today

Fulton

Play for Today series poster (1970)
6.3

Play for Today

Jack

Play for Today series poster (1970)
6.3

Play for Today

Stanek / Vanek

Playhouse series poster (1974)
7.0

Playhouse

Tenby

Playhouse series poster (1974)
7.0

Playhouse

Fenton

BBC Play of the Month series poster (1965)
5.0

BBC Play of the Month

Mr Sneer

BBC Play of the Month series poster (1965)
5.0

BBC Play of the Month

Philinte

Tales of the Unexpected series poster (1979)
6.7

Tales of the Unexpected

Charles Drummond

Filmography

2010s

Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected movie poster (2013)
7.0

Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected

Self (Archive Material)

2000s

Once Upon a Halloween movie poster (2005)
6.2

Once Upon a Halloween

Fflewddur Fflam (voice) (archive sound)

Call Me Claus movie poster (2001)
5.7

Call Me Claus

Nick

Higher Love movie poster (2001)
6.2

Higher Love

Uncle Cullen

Victoria & Albert movie poster (2001)
7.6

Victoria & Albert

Lord William Lamb

1990s

Tarzan movie poster (1999)
7.4

Tarzan

Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)

The Big Brass Ring movie poster (1999)
4.2

The Big Brass Ring

Kim Mennaker

The Winslow Boy movie poster (1999)
6.7

The Winslow Boy

Arthur Winslow

The Clandestine Marriage movie poster (1999)
6.0

The Clandestine Marriage

Lord Ogleby

Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey movie poster (1999)
1.0

Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey

Sir Percy Lorraine, British Ambassador

A Reasonable Man movie poster (1999)
4.5

A Reasonable Man

Judge Wendon

Madeline movie poster (1998)
6.2

Madeline

Lord Covington

The Object of My Affection movie poster (1998)
5.8

The Object of My Affection

Rodney Fraser

Murder in Mind movie poster (1997)
5.3

Murder in Mind

Dr. Ellis

Amistad movie poster (1997)
7.0

Amistad

Martin Van Buren

Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone movie poster (1997)
6.0

Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone

David Livingstone

Twelfth Night movie poster (1996)
6.9

Twelfth Night

Malvolio

Inside movie poster (1996)
4.3

Inside

Colonel

The Happy Prince movie poster (1996)

The Happy Prince

Narrator (voice)

Richard III movie poster (1995)
6.8

Richard III

The Duke of Clarence

The Madness of King George movie poster (1994)
6.8

The Madness of King George

George III

Late-Flowering Lust movie poster (1994)

Late-Flowering Lust

Cousin John

Demolition Man movie poster (1993)
6.8

Demolition Man

Dr. Raymond Cocteau

Freddie As F.R.O.7. movie poster (1992)
5.2

Freddie As F.R.O.7.

Brigadier G (voice)

The Trials of Oz movie poster (1991)
6.0

The Trials of Oz

Brian Leary

King of the Wind movie poster (1990)
6.4

King of the Wind

Achmet

1980s

The Spirit of Man movie poster (1989)

The Spirit of Man

Rev. Jonathan Guerdon

A Handful of Time movie poster (1989)
4.6

A Handful of Time

Ted Walker

The Shawl movie poster (1989)

The Shawl

John

Relatively Speaking movie poster (1989)

Relatively Speaking

Philip Carter

RARG movie poster (1988)
7.7

RARG

Storyteller

The Black Cauldron movie poster (1985)
6.4

The Black Cauldron

Fflewddur Fflam (voice)

Turtle Diary movie poster (1985)
6.2

Turtle Diary

Publisher

Jenny's War movie poster (1985)
6.0

Jenny's War

Colonel

Pope John Paul II movie poster (1984)
6.9

Pope John Paul II

Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski

The Chain movie poster (1984)
6.8

The Chain

Mr Thorn

The House movie poster (1984)
5.0

The House

General Fagg

The Crimson Permanent Assurance movie poster (1983)
7.2

The Crimson Permanent Assurance

Passerby (uncredited)

Dead on Time movie poster (1983)
6.5

Dead on Time

Doctor

Tartuffe, or The Imposter movie poster (1983)

Tartuffe, or The Imposter

Orgon

Gandhi movie poster (1982)
7.6
Gem

Gandhi

Kinnoch

Firefox movie poster (1982)
6.1

Firefox

Pyotr Baranovich

The Plague Dogs movie poster (1982)
7.9

The Plague Dogs

Dr. Boycott (voice)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame movie poster (1982)
5.7

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Magistrate at Esmeralda's trial

A Woman Called Golda movie poster (1982)
7.7

A Woman Called Golda

King Abdullah

The Funny Side of Christmas movie poster (1982)

The Funny Side of Christmas

Sir Humphrey Appleby

The World Cup: A Captain's Tale movie poster (1982)
7.0

The World Cup: A Captain's Tale

John Westwood

History of the World: Part I movie poster (1981)
6.8

History of the World: Part I

Citizen Official - The French Revolution

Memoirs of a Survivor movie poster (1981)
4.0

Memoirs of a Survivor

Victorian Father

A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado movie poster (1981)

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

Fulton

Protest movie poster (1981)

Protest

Stanek / Vanek

A Tale of Two Cities movie poster (1980)
5.8

A Tale of Two Cities

Mr. CJ Stryver

The Enigma movie poster (1980)

The Enigma

Fenton

The Tempest movie poster (1980)
7.0

The Tempest

Stephano

Jessie movie poster (1980)

Jessie

Mr Edmonds

The Misanthrope movie poster (1980)

The Misanthrope

Philinte

1970s

The Knowledge movie poster (1979)
6.5

The Knowledge

Mr Burgess

Watership Down movie poster (1978)
7.2

Watership Down

Captain Campion (voice)

Sweeney 2 movie poster (1978)
6.1

Sweeney 2

Det. Chief Insp. Dilke

Edward & Mrs. Simpson movie poster (1978)
10.0

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

Walter Monkton

The Sailor's Return movie poster (1978)
6.0

The Sailor's Return

Mr Fosse

Destiny movie poster (1978)

Destiny

Major Lewis Rolfe

Play Things movie poster (1976)

Play Things

Tenby

Buffet movie poster (1976)

Buffet

Jack

Spiderweb movie poster (1976)

Spiderweb

Erik Lönnrot

The Hiding Place movie poster (1975)
6.8

The Hiding Place

Pastor De Ruiter

Child of Hope movie poster (1975)

Child of Hope

Police Captain

The Floater movie poster (1975)

The Floater

Morris Shelman

S*P*Y*S movie poster (1974)
5.2

S*P*Y*S

Croft

Occupations movie poster (1974)

Occupations

Libertini

The Emergency Channel movie poster (1973)

The Emergency Channel

Graham

Young Winston movie poster (1972)
6.2

Young Winston

Boer Sentry (uncredited)

Alma Mater movie poster (1971)

Alma Mater

Major

1950s

Carve Her Name with Pride movie poster (1958)
5.9

Carve Her Name with Pride

Park Soldier (uncredited)