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