Nigel Hawthorne
Acting
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.
Born: April 5, 1929 · Hertfordshire, England, UK
Filmography (55)
Once Upon a Halloween
2005
Call Me Claus
2001
Victoria & Albert
2001
Higher Love
2001
Tarzan
1999
The Big Brass Ring
1999
The Winslow Boy
1999
Madeline
1998
The Object of My Affection
1998
Parkinson
1998
Amistad
1997
Murder in Mind
1997
Twelfth Night
1996
Inside
1996
Richard III
1995
The Madness of King George
1994
Demolition Man
1993
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
1992
Performance
1991
A Handful of Time
1989
The Play on One
1988
Yes, Prime Minister
1986
Turtle Diary
1985
The Black Cauldron
1985
Mapp & Lucia
1985
The Chain
1984
Natural World
1983
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
1983
Dead on Time
1983
Gandhi
1982
The Plague Dogs
1982
Firefox
1982
A Woman Called Golda
1982
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1982
Memoirs of a Survivor
1981
History of the World: Part I
1981
A Tale of Two Cities
1980
Yes Minister
1980
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
The Knowledge
1979
Watership Down
1978
Holocaust
1978
Sweeney 2
1978
Going Straight
1978
Bill Brand
1976
The Hiding Place
1975
S*P*Y*S
1974
Playhouse
1974
Young Winston
1972
Play for Today
1970
Dad's Army
1968
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Man of the World
1962
Carve Her Name with Pride
1958
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951