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
Once Upon a Halloween
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Animal Stories
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The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Call Me Claus
Victoria & Albert
Higher Love
The Clandestine Marriage
A Reasonable Man
Tarzan
The Big Brass Ring
The Winslow Boy
Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey
Madeline
The Object of My Affection
Amistad
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
Murder in Mind
Twelfth Night
Inside
The Happy Prince
Richard III
The Madness of King George
Late-Flowering Lust
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Portrait or Bust
Demolition Man
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
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Flea Bites
The Trials of Oz
King of the Wind
Relatively Speaking
A Handful of Time
The Spirit of Man
The Shawl
RARG
Turtle Diary
Jenny's War
The Black Cauldron
The Chain
The House
Pope John Paul II
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
Dead on Time
The Funny Side of Christmas
Gandhi
The Plague Dogs
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The Critic
Firefox
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
A Woman Called Golda
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Protest
Memoirs of a Survivor
History of the World: Part I
A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado
Jessie
A Tale of Two Cities
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A Rod of Iron
The Tempest
The Enigma
The Misanthrope
The Knowledge
The Sailor's Return
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
Watership Down
Sweeney 2
Destiny
Buffet
Play Things
Spiderweb
The Floater
The Hiding Place
Child of Hope
S*P*Y*S
Occupations
The Emergency Channel
Young Winston
Alma Mater
Carve Her Name with Pride