Nigel Hawthorne

🎭 Actor

Nigel Hawthorne

🎂 Born 5 April 1929 (age 72)✝ 26 December 2001📍 Hertfordshire, England, UK

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Popularity Score

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Acting Credits

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

Tarzan

Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)

Demolition Man

Dr. Raymond Cocteau

The Black Cauldron

The Black Cauldron

Fflewddur Fflam (voice)

Gandhi

Full Filmography(74 films)

YearTitleCharacterRating

1999TarzanProfessor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)★ 7.4 1993Demolition ManDr. Raymond Cocteau★ 6.8 1985The Black CauldronFflewddur Fflam (voice)★ 6.4 1982GandhiKinnoch★ 7.6 1981History of the World: Part ICitizen Official - The French Revolution★ 6.8 1995Richard IIIThe Duke of Clarence★ 6.8 1978Watership DownCaptain Campion (voice)★ 7.2 1982FirefoxPyotr Baranovich★ 6.1 1982The Plague DogsDr. Boycott (voice)★ 7.8 1996Twelfth NightMalvolio★ 7.0 1998The Object of My AffectionRodney Fraser★ 5.8 1994The Madness of King GeorgeGeorge III★ 6.8 1972Young WinstonBoer Sentry (uncredited)★ 6.2 1998MadelineLord Covington★ 6.2 2001Call Me ClausNick★ 5.7 1997AmistadMartin Van Buren★ 7.0 1975The Hiding PlacePastor De Ruiter★ 6.9 1984The ChainMr Thorn★ 7.0 1982The Hunchback of Notre DameMagistrate at Esmeralda's trial★ 5.8 1980A Tale of Two CitiesMr. CJ Stryver★ 6.1 1997Murder in MindDr. Ellis★ 5.5 1985Turtle DiaryPublisher★ 6.3 1978Sweeney 2Det. Chief Insp. Dilke★ 6.2 1974S*P*Y*SCroft★ 5.3 1984The HouseGeneral Fagg★ 5.7 1958Carve Her Name with PridePark Soldier (uncredited)★ 6.0 2001Higher LoveUncle Cullen★ 6.4 1983Dead on TimeDoctor★ 6.7 1985Jenny's WarColonel★ 6.0 1984Pope John Paul IICardinal Stefan Wyszynski★ 7.5 1992Freddie As F.R.O.7.Brigadier G (voice)★ 5.3 2001Victoria & AlbertLord William Lamb★ 7.6 1975The FloaterMorris Shelman★ 10.0 1999The Big Brass RingKim Mennaker★ 4.6 1990King of the WindAchmet★ 7.0 2005Once Upon a HalloweenFflewddur Fflam (voice) (archive sound)★ 6.2 1983The Crimson Permanent AssurancePasserby (uncredited)★ 7.2 1982A Woman Called GoldaKing Abdullah★ 7.7 1971Alma MaterMajor★ 8.0 1981Memoirs of a SurvivorVictorian Father★ 4.2 1989The ShawlJohn—1999The Winslow BoyArthur Winslow★ 6.8 1976Play ThingsTenby—1980The TempestStephano★ 7.0 1980The EnigmaFenton—1991The Trials of OzBrian Leary★ 6.3 1978Edward & Mrs. SimpsonWalter Monkton★ 10.0 1996InsideColonel★ 4.8 1982The Funny Side of ChristmasSir Humphrey Appleby—1999A Reasonable ManJudge Wendon★ 5.7 1979The KnowledgeMr Burgess★ 6.5 1973The Emergency ChannelGraham—1978DestinyMajor Lewis Rolfe★ 8.0 1982The World Cup: A Captain's TaleJohn Westwood★ 7.5 1989The Spirit of ManRev. Jonathan Guerdon★ 10.0 2013Yes, Prime Minister: Re-electedSelf (Archive Material)★ 7.0 1997Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for LivingstoneDavid Livingstone★ 6.5 1980The MisanthropePhilinte—1983Tartuffe, or The ImposterOrgon★ 7.0 1978The Sailor's ReturnMr Fosse★ 6.2 1989A Handful of TimeTed Walker★ 5.1 1981A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El DoradoFulton★ 8.0 1999The Clandestine MarriageLord Ogleby★ 7.0 1974OccupationsLibertini—1996The Happy PrinceNarrator (voice)—1994Late-Flowering LustCousin John—1975Child of HopePolice Captain—1976SpiderwebErik Lönnrot—1980JessieMr Edmonds★ 10.0 1999Atatürk: Founder of Modern TurkeySir Percy Lorraine, British Ambassador★ 3.0 1976BuffetJack★ 9.0 1989Relatively SpeakingPhilip Carter★ 10.0 1981ProtestStanek / Vanek—1988RARGStoryteller★ 8.0

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