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Nigel Hawthorne

Nigel Hawthorne

Born: 1929-04-05 • Hertfordshire, England, UK

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.

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