Nigel Hawthorne

Nigel Hawthorne

🎂 5th April 1929 (96 yrs) 📍 Hertfordshire, England, UK

Known For

Tarzan

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.

Nigel Hawthorne

Movies Featuring Nigel Hawthorne

Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected

Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected (2013)

as Self (Archive Material)
Once Upon a Halloween

Once Upon a Halloween (2005)

as Fflewddur Fflam (voice) (archive sound)
No Image

Animal Stories (2005)

as Narrator (Orig. U.K.)
No Image

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005)

as Sir Humphrey Appleby (archive footage) (uncredited)
Call Me Claus

Call Me Claus (2001)

as Nick
Victoria & Albert

Victoria & Albert (2001)

as Lord William Lamb
Higher Love

Higher Love (2001)

as Uncle Cullen
The Clandestine Marriage

The Clandestine Marriage (1999)

as Lord Ogleby
A Reasonable Man

A Reasonable Man (1999)

as Judge Wendon
Tarzan

Tarzan (1999)

as Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)
The Big Brass Ring

The Big Brass Ring (1999)

as Kim Mennaker
The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy (1999)

as Arthur Winslow
Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey

Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey (1999)

as Sir Percy Lorraine, British Ambassador
Madeline

Madeline (1998)

as Lord Covington
The Object of My Affection

The Object of My Affection (1998)

as Rodney Fraser
Amistad

Amistad (1997)

as Martin Van Buren
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone

Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone (1997)

as David Livingstone
Murder in Mind

Murder in Mind (1997)

as Dr. Ellis
Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night (1996)

as Malvolio
Inside

Inside (1996)

as Colonel
The Happy Prince

The Happy Prince (1996)

as Narrator (voice)
Richard III

Richard III (1995)

as The Duke of Clarence
The Madness of King George

The Madness of King George (1994)

as George III
Late-Flowering Lust

Late-Flowering Lust (1994)

as Cousin John
No Image

Portrait or Bust (1994)

as Himself (uncredited)
Demolition Man

Demolition Man (1993)

as Dr. Raymond Cocteau
Freddie As F.R.O.7.

Freddie As F.R.O.7. (1992)

as Brigadier G (voice)
No Image

Flea Bites (1992)

as Kryst
The Trials of Oz

The Trials of Oz (1991)

as Brian Leary
King of the Wind

King of the Wind (1990)

as Achmet
Relatively Speaking

Relatively Speaking (1989)

as Philip Carter
A Handful of Time

A Handful of Time (1989)

as Ted Walker
The Spirit of Man

The Spirit of Man (1989)

as Rev. Jonathan Guerdon
The Shawl

The Shawl (1989)

as John
RARG

RARG (1988)

as Storyteller
Turtle Diary

Turtle Diary (1985)

as Publisher
Jenny's War

Jenny's War (1985)

as Colonel
The Black Cauldron

The Black Cauldron (1985)

as Fflewddur Fflam (voice)
The Chain

The Chain (1984)

as Mr Thorn
The House

The House (1984)

as General Fagg
Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II (1984)

as Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski
Tartuffe, or The Imposter

Tartuffe, or The Imposter (1983)

as Orgon
The Crimson Permanent Assurance

The Crimson Permanent Assurance (1983)

as Passerby (uncredited)
Dead on Time

Dead on Time (1983)

as Doctor
The Funny Side of Christmas

The Funny Side of Christmas (1982)

as Sir Humphrey Appleby
Gandhi

Gandhi (1982)

as Kinnoch
The Plague Dogs

The Plague Dogs (1982)

as Dr. Boycott (voice)
No Image

The Critic (1982)

as Mr. Sneer
Firefox

Firefox (1982)

as Pyotr Baranovich
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale

The World Cup: A Captain's Tale (1982)

as John Westwood
A Woman Called Golda

A Woman Called Golda (1982)

as King Abdullah
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982)

as Magistrate at Esmeralda's trial
Protest

Protest (1981)

as Stanek / Vanek
Memoirs of a Survivor

Memoirs of a Survivor (1981)

as Victorian Father
History of the World: Part I

History of the World: Part I (1981)

as Citizen Official - The French Revolution
A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado

A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado (1981)

as Fulton
Jessie

Jessie (1980)

as Mr Edmonds
A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities (1980)

as Mr. CJ Stryver
No Image

A Rod of Iron (1980)

as Trevor
The Tempest

The Tempest (1980)

as Stephano
The Enigma

The Enigma (1980)

as Fenton
The Misanthrope

The Misanthrope (1980)

as Philinte
The Knowledge

The Knowledge (1979)

as Mr Burgess
The Sailor's Return

The Sailor's Return (1978)

as Mr Fosse
Edward & Mrs. Simpson

Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978)

as Walter Monkton
Watership Down

Watership Down (1978)

as Captain Campion (voice)
Sweeney 2

Sweeney 2 (1978)

as Det. Chief Insp. Dilke
Destiny

Destiny (1978)

as Major Lewis Rolfe
Buffet

Buffet (1976)

as Jack
Play Things

Play Things (1976)

as Tenby
Spiderweb

Spiderweb (1976)

as Erik Lönnrot
The Floater

The Floater (1975)

as Morris Shelman
The Hiding Place

The Hiding Place (1975)

as Pastor De Ruiter
Child of Hope

Child of Hope (1975)

as Police Captain
S*P*Y*S

S*P*Y*S (1974)

as Croft
Occupations

Occupations (1974)

as Libertini
The Emergency Channel

The Emergency Channel (1973)

as Graham
Young Winston

Young Winston (1972)

as Boer Sentry (uncredited)
Alma Mater

Alma Mater (1971)

as Major
Carve Her Name with Pride

Carve Her Name with Pride (1958)

as Park Soldier (uncredited)