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.

Filmography

• The Plague Dogs as Dr. Boycott (voice)
• Amistad as Martin Van Buren
• Tarzan as Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)
• Gandhi as Kinnoch
• Watership Down as Captain Campion (voice)
• History of the World: Part I as Citizen Official - The French Revolution
• Firefox as Pyotr Baranovich
• The Black Cauldron as Fflewddur Fflam (voice)
• The Madness of King George as George III
• Richard III as The Duke of Clarence

TV

• Yes Minister as Sir Humphrey Appleby
• Yes, Prime Minister as Sir Humphrey Appleby
• Going Straight as Worm Wellings
• Tales of the Unexpected as Charles Drummond
• Hallmark Hall of Fame as Magistrate
• Edward and Mrs Simpson as Walter Monkton
• Play for Today as Graham
• The Barchester Chronicles as Dr Grantly
• Natural World as Narrator
• Russia's War: Blood Upon the Snow as Narrator