Acting
Nigel Hawthorne
Born 1929-04-05
Hertfordshire, England, UK
Department: Acting
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
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Tarzan
1999
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Demolition Man
1993
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Gandhi
1982
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The Black Cauldron
1985
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Amistad
1997
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History of the World: Part I
1981
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Watership Down
1978
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Play for Today
1970
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Firefox
1982
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The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (128 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected | Self (Archive Material) | Movie | 2013 |
 | Once Upon a Halloween | Fflewddur Fflam (voice) (archive sound) | Movie | 2005 |
| Animal Stories | Narrator (Orig. U.K.) | Movie | 2005 | |
| The Funny Blokes of British Comedy | Sir Humphrey Appleby (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 2005 | |
 | Call Me Claus | Nick | Movie | 2001 |
 | Victoria & Albert | Lord William Lamb | Movie | 2001 |
 | Victoria & Albert | Viscount Melbourne | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Higher Love | Uncle Cullen | Movie | 2001 |
| Higher Love | Executive Producer | Movie | 2001 |
 | The Clandestine Marriage | Lord Ogleby | Movie | 1999 |
 | A Reasonable Man | Judge Wendon | Movie | 1999 |
 | Tarzan | Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice) | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Big Brass Ring | Kim Mennaker | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Winslow Boy | Arthur Winslow | Movie | 1999 |
 | Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey | Sir Percy Lorraine, British Ambassador | Movie | 1999 |
 | Madeline | Lord Covington | Movie | 1998 |
 | Animal Stories | Narrator (voice) | TV Series | 1998 |
 | The Object of My Affection | Rodney Fraser | Movie | 1998 |
 | Parkinson | Self | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Amistad | Martin Van Buren | Movie | 1997 |
 | Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone | David Livingstone | Movie | 1997 |
 | Murder in Mind | Dr. Ellis | Movie | 1997 |
| Murder in Mind | Associate Producer | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Fragile Heart | Dr. Edgar Pascoe | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Twelfth Night | Malvolio | Movie | 1996 |
 | Inside | Colonel | Movie | 1996 |
 | Russia's War: Blood Upon the Snow | Narrator | TV Series | 1996 |
 | The Happy Prince | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 1996 |
 | Richard III | The Duke of Clarence | Movie | 1995 |
 | The Madness of King George | George III | Movie | 1994 |
 | Late-Flowering Lust | Cousin John | Movie | 1994 |
| Portrait or Bust | Himself (uncredited) | Movie | 1994 | |
 | Demolition Man | Dr. Raymond Cocteau | Movie | 1993 |
 | Freddie As F.R.O.7. | Brigadier G (voice) | Movie | 1992 |
| Flea Bites | Kryst | Movie | 1992 | |
 | The Trials of Oz | Brian Leary | Movie | 1991 |
 | Performance | Brian Leary | TV Series | 1991 |
 | King of the Wind | Achmet | Movie | 1990 |
 | Relatively Speaking | Philip Carter | Movie | 1989 |
 | A Handful of Time | Ted Walker | Movie | 1989 |
 | The Spirit of Man | Rev. Jonathan Guerdon | Movie | 1989 |
 | The Shawl | John | Movie | 1989 |
 | RARG | Storyteller | Movie | 1988 |
 | The Play on One | John | TV Series | 1988 |
 | ScreenPlay | Rev. Jonathan Guerdon | TV Series | 1986 |
 | Yes, Prime Minister | Sir Humphrey Appleby | TV Series | 1986 |
 | Turtle Diary | Publisher | Movie | 1985 |
 | Jenny's War | Colonel | Movie | 1985 |
 | Theatre Night | Harpagon | TV Series | 1985 |
 | The Black Cauldron | Fflewddur Fflam (voice) | Movie | 1985 |
 | Jenny's War | Colonel | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Mapp & Lucia | Georgie Pillson | TV Series | 1985 |
 | The Chain | Mr Thorn | Movie | 1984 |
 | The House | General Fagg | Movie | 1984 |
 | Pope John Paul II | Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski | Movie | 1984 |
 | Natural World | Narrator | TV Series | 1983 |
 | Tartuffe, or The Imposter | Orgon | Movie | 1983 |
 | The Crimson Permanent Assurance | Passerby (uncredited) | Movie | 1983 |
 | Dead on Time | Doctor | Movie | 1983 |
 | The Funny Side of Christmas | Sir Humphrey Appleby | Movie | 1982 |
 | Gandhi | Kinnoch | Movie | 1982 |
 | The Barchester Chronicles | Dr Grantly | TV Series | 1982 |
 | The Plague Dogs | Dr. Boycott (voice) | Movie | 1982 |
| The Critic | Mr. Sneer | Movie | 1982 | |
 | Firefox | Pyotr Baranovich | Movie | 1982 |
 | The World Cup: A Captain's Tale | John Westwood | Movie | 1982 |
 | A Woman Called Golda | King Abdullah | Movie | 1982 |
 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Magistrate at Esmeralda's trial | Movie | 1982 |
 | Protest | Stanek / Vanek | Movie | 1981 |
 | Memoirs of a Survivor | Victorian Father | Movie | 1981 |
 | History of the World: Part I | Citizen Official - The French Revolution | Movie | 1981 |
 | A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado | Fulton | Movie | 1981 |
 | Jessie | Mr Edmonds | Movie | 1980 |
 | A Tale of Two Cities | Mr. CJ Stryver | Movie | 1980 |
| Russell Harty | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1980 | |
| A Rod of Iron | Trevor | Movie | 1980 | |
 | The Tempest | Stephano | Movie | 1980 |
 | Yes Minister | Sir Humphrey Appleby | TV Series | 1980 |
 | The Enigma | Fenton | Movie | 1980 |
 | The Misanthrope | Philinte | Movie | 1980 |
| The Other Side | Skellow | TV Series | 1979 | |
 | Tales of the Unexpected | Charles Drummond | TV Series | 1979 |
 | Thomas & Sarah | Wilson | TV Series | 1979 |
 | The Knowledge | Mr Burgess | Movie | 1979 |
 | The BBC Television Shakespeare | Stephano | TV Series | 1978 |
 | The Sailor's Return | Mr Fosse | Movie | 1978 |
 | Edward and Mrs Simpson | Walter Monkton | TV Series | 1978 |
 | Edward & Mrs. Simpson | Walter Monkton | Movie | 1978 |
 | Watership Down | Captain Campion (voice) | Movie | 1978 |
 | Holocaust | Ohldendorf | TV Series | 1978 |
 | Sweeney 2 | Det. Chief Insp. Dilke | Movie | 1978 |
 | Going Straight | Worm Wellings | TV Series | 1978 |
 | Warrior Queen | Catus Decianus | TV Series | 1978 |
 | Destiny | Major Lewis Rolfe | Movie | 1978 |
 | Marie Curie | Pierre Curie | TV Series | 1977 |
 | Buffet | Jack | Movie | 1976 |
 | Bill Brand | Browning | TV Series | 1976 |
 | Play Things | Tenby | Movie | 1976 |
 | Spiderweb | Erik Lönnrot | Movie | 1976 |
 | The Floater | Morris Shelman | Movie | 1975 |
 | The Hiding Place | Pastor De Ruiter | Movie | 1975 |
 | Child of Hope | Police Captain | Movie | 1975 |
 | S*P*Y*S | Croft | Movie | 1974 |
 | Occupations | Libertini | Movie | 1974 |
 | Playhouse | Tenby | TV Series | 1974 |
| Playhouse | Fenton | TV Series | 1974 |
 | The Emergency Channel | Graham | Movie | 1973 |
 | Young Winston | Boer Sentry (uncredited) | Movie | 1972 |
| Film '72 | Self | TV Series | 1971 | |
 | Alma Mater | Major | Movie | 1971 |
 | Play for Today | Graham | TV Series | 1970 |
| Play for Today | Major Lewis Rolfe | TV Series | 1970 |
| Play for Today | Police Captain | TV Series | 1970 |
| Play for Today | Morris Shelman | TV Series | 1970 |
| Play for Today | Jack | TV Series | 1970 |
| Play for Today | Fulton | TV Series | 1970 |
| Play for Today | Stanek / Vanek | TV Series | 1970 |
 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Hugh | TV Series | 1969 |
 | Dad's Army | Angry Man | TV Series | 1968 |
 | Omnibus | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1967 |
 | ITV Playhouse | Trevor | TV Series | 1967 |
 | BBC Play of the Month | Mr Sneer | TV Series | 1965 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Philinte | TV Series | 1965 |
 | The Desperate People | Cliff Fletcher | TV Series | 1963 |
 | Man of the World | Assistant Director | TV Series | 1962 |
 | Carve Her Name with Pride | Park Soldier (uncredited) | Movie | 1958 |
 | Tony Awards | Self - Winner | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Magistrate | TV Series | 1951 |