Nigel Hawthorne
Department: Acting
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
History of the World: Part I
1981
Firefox
1982
The Black Cauldron
1985
The Plague Dogs
1982
The Madness of King George
1994
Richard III
1995
Higher Love
2001
Amistad
1997
Demolition Man
1993
Madeline
1998
The Winslow Boy
1999
Tarzan
1999
Once Upon a Halloween
2005
Twelfth Night
1996
The Big Brass Ring
1999
The Sailor's Return
1978
Call Me Claus
2001
The Object of My Affection
1998
The Hiding Place
1975
The Shawl
1989
Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey
1999
Murder in Mind
1997
Sweeney 2
1978
Turtle Diary
1985
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
1992
Memoirs of a Survivor
1981
The Clandestine Marriage
1999
A Reasonable Man
1999
King of the Wind
1990
Relatively Speaking
1989
Animal Stories
2005
The Chain
1984
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
1982
The Critic
1982
The Trials of Oz
1991
Victoria & Albert
2001
Jenny's War
1985
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978
Pope John Paul II
1984
Inside
1996
A Woman Called Golda
1982
Destiny
1978
Occupations
1974
A Handful of Time
1989
The Knowledge
1979
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
1997
Gandhi
1982
The Spirit of Man
1989
A Rod of Iron
1980
Late-Flowering Lust
1994
Flea Bites
1992
Spiderweb
1976
S*P*Y*S
1974
A Tale of Two Cities
1980
Watership Down
1978
The Misanthrope
1980
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
1983
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1982
Portrait or Bust
1994
Alma Mater
1971
The Tempest
1980
The House
1984
Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected
2013
Dead on Time
1983
The Emergency Channel
1973
Jessie
1980
Child of Hope
1975
The Floater
1975
Buffet
1976
A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado
1981
Protest
1981
Carve Her Name with Pride
1958
Play Things
1976
The Enigma
1980
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
1983
Young Winston
1972
The Happy Prince
1996
The Funny Side of Christmas
1982
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
RARG
1988
Going Straight
1978
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
Yes Minister
1980
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Edward and Mrs Simpson
1978
Yes, Prime Minister
1986
Play for Today
1970
The Barchester Chronicles
1982
Natural World
1983
Russia's War: Blood Upon the Snow
1996
Russell Harty
1980
Performance
1991
The Fragile Heart
1996
Play for Today
1970
Marie Curie
1977
Warrior Queen
1978
Bill Brand
1976
Animal Stories
1998
Play for Today
1970
Play for Today
1970
Play for Today
1970
Play for Today
1970
Play for Today
1970
The Play on One
1988
Jenny's War
1985
Holocaust
1978
Victoria & Albert
2001
Parkinson
1998
Theatre Night
1985
The Desperate People
1963
Playhouse
1974
Playhouse
1974
BBC Play of the Month
1965
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Man of the World
1962
Mapp & Lucia
1985
Dad's Army
1968
Tony Awards
1956