Nigel Hawthorne

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

115

Gender

Male

Birthday

1929-04-05

Day of death

2001-12-26 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Hertfordshire, England, UK

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.

Known For

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Tarzan

    Tarzan

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • Animal Stories

    Animal Stories

  • Natural World

    Natural World

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • Parkinson

    Parkinson

  • Demolition Man

    Demolition Man

  • Performance

    Performance

  • The Black Cauldron

    The Black Cauldron

  • Watership Down

    Watership Down

  • Madeline

    Madeline

  • The Tempest

    The Tempest

  • Relatively Speaking

    Relatively Speaking

  • Victoria & Albert

    Victoria & Albert

  • Alma Mater

    Alma Mater

  • Gandhi

    Gandhi

  • The Critic

    The Critic

  • The Shawl

    The Shawl

  • Play Things

    Play Things

  • A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado

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

  • History of the World: Part I

    History of the World: Part I

  • Yes Minister

    Yes Minister

  • Destiny

    Destiny

  • Richard III

    Richard III

  • Flea Bites

    Flea Bites

  • Inside

    Inside

  • Yes, Prime Minister

    Yes, Prime Minister

  • Holocaust

    Holocaust

  • Jessie

    Jessie

  • Firefox

    Firefox

  • Young Winston

    Young Winston

  • The Knowledge

    The Knowledge

  • The Misanthrope

    The Misanthrope

  • Freddie As F.R.O.7.

    Freddie As F.R.O.7.

  • Call Me Claus

    Call Me Claus

  • Turtle Diary

    Turtle Diary

  • Man of the World

    Man of the World

  • The Object of My Affection

    The Object of My Affection

  • The Madness of King George

    The Madness of King George

  • The Play on One

    The Play on One

  • Bill Brand

    Bill Brand

  • Buffet

    Buffet

  • A Tale of Two Cities

    A Tale of Two Cities

  • The Big Brass Ring

    The Big Brass Ring

  • Child of Hope

    Child of Hope

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • The World Cup: A Captain's Tale

    The World Cup: A Captain's Tale

  • Once Upon a Halloween

    Once Upon a Halloween

  • The Hiding Place

    The Hiding Place

  • Edward and Mrs Simpson

    Edward and Mrs Simpson

  • Twelfth Night

    Twelfth Night

  • Going Straight

    Going Straight

  • Spiderweb

    Spiderweb

  • King of the Wind

    King of the Wind

  • Russell Harty

    Russell Harty

  • Memoirs of a Survivor

    Memoirs of a Survivor

  • The Plague Dogs

    The Plague Dogs

  • A Woman Called Golda

    A Woman Called Golda

  • The Barchester Chronicles

    The Barchester Chronicles

  • Dead on Time

    Dead on Time

  • Carve Her Name with Pride

    Carve Her Name with Pride

  • The Sailor's Return

    The Sailor's Return

  • A Reasonable Man

    A Reasonable Man

  • Mapp & Lucia

    Mapp & Lucia

  • Jenny's War

    Jenny's War

  • The Winslow Boy

    The Winslow Boy

  • Pope John Paul II

    Pope John Paul II

  • Edward & Mrs. Simpson

    Edward & Mrs. Simpson

  • The Crimson Permanent Assurance

    The Crimson Permanent Assurance

  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    The Hunchback of Notre Dame

  • Theatre Night

    Theatre Night

  • A Rod of Iron

    A Rod of Iron

  • Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey

    Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey

  • S*P*Y*S

    S*P*Y*S

  • The Clandestine Marriage

    The Clandestine Marriage

  • Victoria & Albert

    Victoria & Albert

  • Occupations

    Occupations

  • The Spirit of Man

    The Spirit of Man

  • Russia's War: Blood Upon the Snow

    Russia's War: Blood Upon the Snow

  • Amistad

    Amistad

  • Murder in Mind

    Murder in Mind

  • The Trials of Oz

    The Trials of Oz

  • Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected

    Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected

  • Jenny's War

    Jenny's War

  • Marie Curie

    Marie Curie

  • The Floater

    The Floater

  • Late-Flowering Lust

    Late-Flowering Lust

  • The Fragile Heart

    The Fragile Heart

  • Sweeney 2

    Sweeney 2

  • The Desperate People

    The Desperate People

  • Warrior Queen

    Warrior Queen

  • The Chain

    The Chain

  • Portrait or Bust

    Portrait or Bust

  • Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone

    Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone

  • A Handful of Time

    A Handful of Time

  • Tartuffe, or The Imposter

    Tartuffe, or The Imposter

  • Higher Love

    Higher Love

  • The House

    The House

  • Protest

    Protest

  • The Funny Side of Christmas

    The Funny Side of Christmas

  • Animal Stories

    Animal Stories

  • The Happy Prince

    The Happy Prince

  • The Enigma

    The Enigma

  • The Emergency Channel

    The Emergency Channel