Nigel Hawthorne
Acting
Born April 5, 1929 · Hertfordshire, England, UK
Died December 26, 2001
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
Once Upon a Halloween
2005 · Fflewddur Fflam (voice) (archive sound)
Higher Love
2001 · Uncle Cullen
Call Me Claus
2001 · Nick
Victoria & Albert
2001 · Lord William Lamb
The Winslow Boy
1999 · Arthur Winslow
Tarzan
1999 · Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)
The Big Brass Ring
1999 · Kim Mennaker
Madeline
1998 · Lord Covington
The Object of My Affection
1998 · Rodney Fraser
Amistad
1997 · Martin Van Buren
Murder in Mind
1997 · Dr. Ellis
Twelfth Night
1996 · Malvolio
Inside
1996 · Colonel
Richard III
1995 · The Duke of Clarence
The Madness of King George
1994 · George III
Demolition Man
1993 · Dr. Raymond Cocteau
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
1992 · Brigadier G (voice)
The Black Cauldron
1985 · Fflewddur Fflam (voice)
Turtle Diary
1985 · Publisher
Dead on Time
1983 · Doctor
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
1983 · Passerby (uncredited)
Firefox
1982 · Pyotr Baranovich
The Plague Dogs
1982 · Dr. Boycott (voice)
A Woman Called Golda
1982 · King Abdullah
Gandhi
1982 · Kinnoch
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1982 · Magistrate at Esmeralda's trial
History of the World: Part I
1981 · Citizen Official - The French Revolution
Memoirs of a Survivor
1981 · Victorian Father
A Tale of Two Cities
1980 · Mr. CJ Stryver
The Knowledge
1979 · Mr Burgess
Sweeney 2
1978 · Det. Chief Insp. Dilke
Watership Down
1978 · Captain Campion (voice)
The Hiding Place
1975 · Pastor De Ruiter
S*P*Y*S
1974 · Croft
Young Winston
1972 · Boer Sentry (uncredited)
Carve Her Name with Pride
1958 · Park Soldier (uncredited)