Nigel Hawthorne
Acting
- Born:
- 1929-04-05
- Died:
- 2001-12-26
- Place of birth:
- Hertfordshire, England, UK
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
Filmography
Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected
Once Upon a Halloween
Animal Stories
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Call Me Claus
Great Comedy Moments
Victoria & Albert
Victoria & Albert
Higher Love
The Last Polar Bears
The Clandestine Marriage
A Reasonable Man
Tarzan
The Big Brass Ring
The Winslow Boy
Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey
Madeline
Animal Stories
The Object of My Affection
Parkinson
Amistad
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
Murder in Mind
The Fragile Heart
Twelfth Night
Inside
Russia's War: Blood Upon the Snow
The Happy Prince
Richard III
The Madness of King George
Late-Flowering Lust
Portrait or Bust
Demolition Man
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
Flea Bites
The Trials of Oz
Performance
King of the Wind
Relatively Speaking
A Handful of Time
The Spirit of Man
The Shawl
RARG
The Play on One
ScreenPlay
Yes, Prime Minister
Turtle Diary
Jenny's War
Theatre Night
The Black Cauldron
Jenny's War
Mapp & Lucia
The Chain
The House
Pope John Paul II
Natural World
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
Dead on Time
The Funny Side of Christmas