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Nigel Hawthorne

Nigel Hawthorne

Acting·1929–2001·74 films

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 Nomi…

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Filmography

Tarzan
Tarzan (1999)Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)
Demolition Man
Demolition Man (1993)Dr. Raymond Cocteau
Gandhi
Gandhi (1982)Kinnoch
The Black Cauldron
The Black Cauldron (1985)Fflewddur Fflam (voice)
Amistad
Amistad (1997)Martin Van Buren
History of the World: Part I
History of the World: Part I (1981)Citizen Official - The French Revolution
Watership Down
Watership Down (1978)Captain Campion (voice)
Firefox
Firefox (1982)Pyotr Baranovich
The Object of My Affection
The Object of My Affection (1998)Rodney Fraser
The Plague Dogs
The Plague Dogs (1982)Dr. Boycott (voice)
The Madness of King George
The Madness of King George (1994)George III
Madeline
Madeline (1998)Lord Covington
Richard III
Richard III (1995)The Duke of Clarence
Call Me Claus
Call Me Claus (2001)Nick
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
The Crimson Permanent Assurance (1983)Passerby (uncredited)
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night (1996)Malvolio
The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy (1999)Arthur Winslow
Young Winston
Young Winston (1972)Boer Sentry (uncredited)
The Hiding Place
The Hiding Place (1975)Pastor De Ruiter
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
Freddie As F.R.O.7. (1992)Brigadier G (voice)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982)Magistrate at Esmeralda's trial
Carve Her Name with Pride
Carve Her Name with Pride (1958)Park Soldier (uncredited)
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities (1980)Mr. CJ Stryver
S*P*Y*S
S*P*Y*S (1974)Croft
Turtle Diary
Turtle Diary (1985)Publisher
Memoirs of a Survivor
Memoirs of a Survivor (1981)Victorian Father
The Big Brass Ring
The Big Brass Ring (1999)Kim Mennaker
Higher Love
Higher Love (2001)Uncle Cullen
Victoria & Albert
Victoria & Albert (2001)Lord William Lamb
Sweeney 2
Sweeney 2 (1978)Det. Chief Insp. Dilke
Murder in Mind
Murder in Mind (1997)Dr. Ellis
Once Upon a Halloween
Once Upon a Halloween (2005)Fflewddur Fflam (voice) (archive sound)
A Woman Called Golda
A Woman Called Golda (1982)King Abdullah
Dead on Time
Dead on Time (1983)Doctor
The Knowledge
The Knowledge (1979)Mr Burgess
Inside
Inside (1996)Colonel
A Handful of Time
A Handful of Time (1989)Ted Walker
The Chain
The Chain (1984)Mr Thorn
King of the Wind
King of the Wind (1990)Achmet
The Trials of Oz
The Trials of Oz (1991)Brian Leary
The Sailor's Return
The Sailor's Return (1978)Mr Fosse
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone (1997)David Livingstone
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II (1984)Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski
Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey
Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey (1999)Sir Percy Lorraine, British Ambassador
RARG
RARG (1988)Storyteller
The Tempest
The Tempest (1980)Stephano
The House
The House (1984)General Fagg
A Reasonable Man
A Reasonable Man (1999)Judge Wendon
The Clandestine Marriage
The Clandestine Marriage (1999)Lord Ogleby
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale (1982)John Westwood
Jenny's War
Jenny's War (1985)Colonel
Relatively Speaking
Relatively Speaking (1989)Philip Carter
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978)Walter Monkton
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
Tartuffe, or The Imposter (1983)Orgon
Destiny
Destiny (1978)Major Lewis Rolfe
A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado
A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado (1981)Fulton
Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected
Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected (2013)Self (Archive Material)
Alma Mater
Alma Mater (1971)Major
The Floater
The Floater (1975)Morris Shelman
Buffet
Buffet (1976)Jack
Jessie
Jessie (1980)Mr Edmonds
The Spirit of Man
The Spirit of Man (1989)Rev. Jonathan Guerdon
The Enigma
The Enigma (1980)Fenton
The Funny Side of Christmas
The Funny Side of Christmas (1982)Sir Humphrey Appleby
Child of Hope
Child of Hope (1975)Police Captain
The Emergency Channel
The Emergency Channel (1973)Graham
The Misanthrope
The Misanthrope (1980)Philinte
The Shawl
The Shawl (1989)John
Play Things
Play Things (1976)Tenby
The Happy Prince
The Happy Prince (1996)Narrator (voice)
Occupations
Occupations (1974)Libertini
Late-Flowering Lust
Late-Flowering Lust (1994)Cousin John
Spiderweb
Spiderweb (1976)Erik Lönnrot
Protest
Protest (1981)Stanek / Vanek