Nigel Hawthorne
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.
Movie Appearances
History of the World: Part I
as Citizen Official - The French Revolution
1981
Firefox
as Pyotr Baranovich
1982
The Black Cauldron
as Fflewddur Fflam (voice)
1985
The Plague Dogs
as Dr. Boycott (voice)
1982
The Madness of King George
as George III
1994
Richard III
as The Duke of Clarence
1995
Higher Love
as Uncle Cullen
2001
Amistad
as Martin Van Buren
1997
Demolition Man
as Dr. Raymond Cocteau
1993
Madeline
as Lord Covington
1998
The Winslow Boy
as Arthur Winslow
1999
Tarzan
as Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)
1999
Once Upon a Halloween
as Fflewddur Fflam (voice) (archive sound)
2005
Twelfth Night
as Malvolio
1996
The Big Brass Ring
as Kim Mennaker
1999
The Sailor's Return
as Mr Fosse
1978
Call Me Claus
as Nick
2001
The Object of My Affection
as Rodney Fraser
1998
The Hiding Place
as Pastor De Ruiter
1975
The Shawl
as John
1989
TV Appearances
Going Straight
as Worm Wellings
1978
Tales of the Unexpected
as Charles Drummond
1979
Yes Minister
as Sir Humphrey Appleby
1980
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Magistrate
1951
Edward and Mrs Simpson
as Walter Monkton
1978
Yes, Prime Minister
as Sir Humphrey Appleby
1986
Play for Today
as Graham
1970
The Barchester Chronicles
as Dr Grantly
1982
Natural World
as Narrator
1983
Russia's War: Blood Upon the Snow
as Narrator
1996
Russell Harty
1980
Performance
as Brian Leary
1991