Nigel Hawthorne
Acting
Born: 1929-04-05 in 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
Play for Today
Graham
Play for Today
Major Lewis Rolfe
Play for Today
Police Captain
Play for Today
Morris Shelman
Play for Today
Jack
Play for Today
Fulton
Play for Today
Stanek / Vanek
Tony Awards
Self - Winner
Natural World
Narrator
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Stephano
Omnibus
BBC Play of the Month
Mr Sneer
BBC Play of the Month
Philinte
Parkinson
Self
Tales of the Unexpected
Charles Drummond
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Hugh
ITV Playhouse
Trevor
Playhouse
Tenby
Playhouse
Fenton
Tarzan
Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)
Demolition Man
Dr. Raymond Cocteau
Performance
Brian Leary
Dad's Army
Angry Man
Yes Minister
Sir Humphrey Appleby
ScreenPlay
Rev. Jonathan Guerdon
Yes, Prime Minister
Sir Humphrey Appleby
The Black Cauldron
Fflewddur Fflam (voice)
Gandhi
Kinnoch
Watership Down
Captain Campion (voice)
The Play on One
John
Firefox
Pyotr Baranovich
Russell Harty
Holocaust
Ohldendorf
Man of the World
Assistant Director
Mapp & Lucia
Georgie Pillson
Richard III
The Duke of Clarence
The Object of My Affection
Rodney Fraser
The Barchester Chronicles
Dr Grantly
Edward and Mrs Simpson
Walter Monkton