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Nigel Hawthorne

Acting

April 5, 1929

Hertfordshire, England, UK

80 movies

5.5 avg

2

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...

Best Performances

Highest rated appearances

The Plague Dogs

The Plague Dogs

as Dr. Boycott (voice)

Gandhi

Gandhi

as Kinnoch

Tarzan

Tarzan

as Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)

Filmography

2010s

1 film

Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected

Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected

as Self (Archive Material)

2000s

6 films

Once Upon a Halloween

Once Upon a Halloween

as Fflewddur Fflam (voice) (archive sound)

Animal Stories

as Narrator (Orig. U.K.)

Watership Down

Watership Down

as Captain Campion (voice)

The Crimson Permanent Assurance

The Crimson Permanent Assurance

as Passerby (uncredited)

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

as Sir Humphrey Appleby (archive footage) (uncredited)

2005

6.5

Call Me Claus

Call Me Claus

as Nick

Victoria & Albert

Victoria & Albert

as Lord William Lamb

Higher Love

Higher Love

as Uncle Cullen

1990s

23 films

The Clandestine Marriage

The Clandestine Marriage

as Lord Ogleby

A Reasonable Man

A Reasonable Man

as Judge Wendon

Tarzan

Tarzan

as Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)

The Big Brass Ring

The Big Brass Ring

as Kim Mennaker

The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy

as Arthur Winslow

Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey

Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey

as Sir Percy Lorraine, British Ambassador

Madeline

Madeline

as Lord Covington

The Object of My Affection

The Object of My Affection

as Rodney Fraser

Amistad

Amistad

as Martin Van Buren

Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone

Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone

as David Livingstone

Murder in Mind

Murder in Mind

as Dr. Ellis

Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

as Malvolio

Inside

Inside

as Colonel

The Happy Prince

The Happy Prince

as Narrator (voice)

Richard III

Richard III

as The Duke of Clarence

The Madness of King George

The Madness of King George

as George III

Late-Flowering Lust

Late-Flowering Lust

as Cousin John

Portrait or Bust

as Himself (uncredited)

Demolition Man

Demolition Man

as Dr. Raymond Cocteau

Freddie As F.R.O.7.

Freddie As F.R.O.7.

as Brigadier G (voice)

Flea Bites

as Kryst

The Trials of Oz

The Trials of Oz

as Brian Leary

King of the Wind

King of the Wind

as Achmet

1980s

32 films

Relatively Speaking

Relatively Speaking

as Philip Carter

A Handful of Time

A Handful of Time

as Ted Walker

The Spirit of Man

The Spirit of Man

as Rev. Jonathan Guerdon

The Shawl

The Shawl

as John

RARG

RARG

as Storyteller

Turtle Diary

Turtle Diary

as Publisher

Jenny's War

Jenny's War

as Colonel

The Black Cauldron

The Black Cauldron

as Fflewddur Fflam (voice)

The Chain

The Chain

as Mr Thorn

The House

The House

as General Fagg

Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II

as Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski

Tartuffe, or The Imposter

Tartuffe, or The Imposter

as Orgon

The Crimson Permanent Assurance

The Crimson Permanent Assurance

as Passerby (uncredited)

Dead on Time

Dead on Time

as Doctor

The Funny Side of Christmas

The Funny Side of Christmas

as Sir Humphrey Appleby

Gandhi

Gandhi

as Kinnoch

The Plague Dogs

The Plague Dogs

as Dr. Boycott (voice)

The Critic

as Mr. Sneer

Firefox

Firefox

as Pyotr Baranovich

The World Cup: A Captain's Tale

The World Cup: A Captain's Tale

as John Westwood

A Woman Called Golda

A Woman Called Golda

as King Abdullah

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

as Magistrate at Esmeralda's trial

Protest

Protest

as Stanek / Vanek

Memoirs of a Survivor

Memoirs of a Survivor

as Victorian Father

History of the World: Part I

History of the World: Part I

as Citizen Official - The French Revolution

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

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

as Fulton

Jessie

Jessie

as Mr Edmonds

A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

as Mr. CJ Stryver

A Rod of Iron

as Trevor

The Tempest

The Tempest

as Stephano

The Enigma

The Enigma

as Fenton

The Misanthrope

The Misanthrope

as Philinte

1970s

17 films

The Knowledge

The Knowledge

as Mr Burgess

The Sailor's Return

The Sailor's Return

as Mr Fosse

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

as Walter Monkton

Watership Down

Watership Down

as Captain Campion (voice)

Sweeney 2

Sweeney 2

as Det. Chief Insp. Dilke

Destiny

Destiny

as Major Lewis Rolfe

Buffet

Buffet

as Jack

Play Things

Play Things

as Tenby

Spiderweb

Spiderweb

as Erik Lönnrot

The Floater

The Floater

as Morris Shelman

The Hiding Place

The Hiding Place

as Pastor De Ruiter

Child of Hope

Child of Hope

as Police Captain

S*P*Y*S

S*P*Y*S

as Croft

Occupations

Occupations

as Libertini

The Emergency Channel

The Emergency Channel

as Graham

Young Winston

Young Winston

as Boer Sentry (uncredited)

Alma Mater

Alma Mater

as Major

1950s

1 film

Carve Her Name with Pride

Carve Her Name with Pride

as Park Soldier (uncredited)

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