Nigel Hawthorne
Acting1929Hertfordshire, England, UK
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 Nomination.
Known For
Acting History
2013
Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected
as Self (Archive Material)
2005
Once Upon a Halloween
as Fflewddur Fflam (voice) (archive sound)
Animal Stories
as Narrator (Orig. U.K.)
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
as Sir Humphrey Appleby (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001
Call Me Claus
as Nick
Higher Love
as Uncle Cullen
Victoria & Albert
as Lord William Lamb
Victoria & Albert
TVas Viscount Melbourne
Higher Love
Executive Producer
2000
Parkinson
TVas Self• 1 eps
1999
The Big Brass Ring
as Kim Mennaker
The Winslow Boy
as Arthur Winslow
Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey
as Sir Percy Lorraine, British Ambassador
A Reasonable Man
as Judge Wendon
The Clandestine Marriage
as Lord Ogleby
Tarzan
as Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)
1998
Madeline
as Lord Covington
The Object of My Affection
as Rodney Fraser
Natural World
TVas Narrator• 1 eps
Animal Stories
TVas Narrator (voice)
1997
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
as David Livingstone
Murder in Mind
as Dr. Ellis
Amistad
as Martin Van Buren
Murder in Mind
Associate Producer
1996
Inside
as Colonel
The Happy Prince
as Narrator (voice)
Twelfth Night
as Malvolio
Russia's War: Blood Upon the Snow
TVas Narrator
The Fragile Heart
TVas Dr. Edgar Pascoe
1995
Richard III
as The Duke of Clarence
1994
The Madness of King George
as George III
Portrait or Bust
as Himself (uncredited)
Late-Flowering Lust
as Cousin John
1993
Demolition Man
as Dr. Raymond Cocteau
1992
Flea Bites
as Kryst
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
as Brigadier G (voice)
1991
The Trials of Oz
as Brian Leary
Tony Awards
TVas Self - Winner• 1 eps
Performance
TVas Brian Leary• 1 eps
1990
King of the Wind
as Achmet
1989
The Shawl
as John
Relatively Speaking
as Philip Carter
A Handful of Time
as Ted Walker
The Spirit of Man
as Rev. Jonathan Guerdon
1988
RARG
as Storyteller
The Play on One
TVas John
1986
Yes, Prime Minister
TVas Sir Humphrey Appleby• 16 eps
1985
Turtle Diary
as Publisher
Jenny's War
as Colonel
The Black Cauldron
as Fflewddur Fflam (voice)
Jenny's War
TVas Colonel
Theatre Night
TVas Harpagon
Mapp & Lucia
TVas Georgie Pillson
1984
1983
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
as Passerby (uncredited)
Dead on Time
as Doctor
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
as Orgon
BBC Play of the Month
TVas Philinte• 1 eps
1982
Gandhi
as Kinnoch
Firefox
as Pyotr Baranovich
The Critic
as Mr. Sneer
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Magistrate at Esmeralda's trial
The Plague Dogs
as Dr. Boycott (voice)
A Woman Called Golda
as King Abdullah
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
as John Westwood
The Funny Side of Christmas
as Sir Humphrey Appleby
The Barchester Chronicles
TVas Dr Grantly
1981
Protest
as Stanek / Vanek
Memoirs of a Survivor
as Victorian Father
History of the World: Part I
as Citizen Official - The French Revolution
Play for Today
TVas Fulton• 1 eps
Tales of the Unexpected
TVas Charles Drummond• 1 eps
1980
The Misanthrope
as Philinte
Jessie
as Mr Edmonds
The Tempest
as Stephano
A Rod of Iron
as Trevor
The Enigma
as Fenton
A Tale of Two Cities
as Mr. CJ Stryver
Playhouse
TVas Fenton / Tenby• 1 eps
Yes Minister
TVas Sir Humphrey Appleby• 21 eps
1979
The Knowledge
as Mr Burgess
1978
Sweeney 2
as Det. Chief Insp. Dilke
The Sailor's Return
as Mr Fosse
Destiny
as Major Lewis Rolfe
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
as Walter Monkton
Watership Down
as Captain Campion (voice)
Edward and Mrs Simpson
TVas Walter Monkton
Holocaust
TVas Ohldendorf
Going Straight
TVas Worm Wellings
Warrior Queen
TVas Catus Decianus
1977
Marie Curie
TVas Pierre Curie
1976
1975
1974
S*P*Y*S
as Croft
Occupations
as Libertini
1973
The Emergency Channel
as Graham
1972
Young Winston
as Boer Sentry (uncredited)
1971
Alma Mater
as Major
1963
The Desperate People
TVas Cliff Fletcher
1962
Man of the World
TVas Assistant Director
1958
Carve Her Name with Pride
as Park Soldier (uncredited)
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TVas Magistrate