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
Fulton
Play for Today
Jack
Play for Today
Stanek / Vanek
Tony Awards
Self - Winner
Natural World
Narrator
Omnibus
BBC Play of the Month
Mr Sneer
BBC Play of the Month
Philinte
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Stephano
Parkinson
Self
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Hugh
Tales of the Unexpected
Charles Drummond
ITV Playhouse
Trevor
Playhouse
Tenby
Playhouse
Fenton
Demolition Man
Dr. Raymond Cocteau
Tarzan
Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)
Performance
Brian Leary
Dad's Army
Angry Man
ScreenPlay
Rev. Jonathan Guerdon
Yes Minister
Sir Humphrey Appleby
The Black Cauldron
Fflewddur Fflam (voice)
Gandhi
Kinnoch
Yes, Prime Minister
Sir Humphrey Appleby
The Play on One
John
Watership Down
Captain Campion (voice)
Firefox
Pyotr Baranovich
Russell Harty
Holocaust
Ohldendorf
Mapp & Lucia
Georgie Pillson
Man of the World
Assistant Director
Thomas & Sarah
Wilson
Call Me Claus
Nick
The Madness of King George
George III
The Object of My Affection
Rodney Fraser