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.
Filmography
Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected
2013
as Self (Archive Material)
Once Upon a Halloween
2005
as Fflewddur Fflam (voice) (archive sound)
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Animal Stories
2005
as Narrator (Orig. U.K.)
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The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Sir Humphrey Appleby (archive footage) (uncredited)
Call Me Claus
2001
as Nick
Victoria & Albert
2001
as Lord William Lamb
Higher Love
2001
as Uncle Cullen
The Clandestine Marriage
1999
as Lord Ogleby
A Reasonable Man
1999
as Judge Wendon
Tarzan
1999
as Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)
The Big Brass Ring
1999
as Kim Mennaker
The Winslow Boy
1999
as Arthur Winslow
Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey
1999
as Sir Percy Lorraine, British Ambassador
Madeline
1998
as Lord Covington
The Object of My Affection
1998
as Rodney Fraser
Amistad
1997
as Martin Van Buren
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
1997
as David Livingstone
Murder in Mind
1997
as Dr. Ellis
Twelfth Night
1996
as Malvolio
Inside
1996
as Colonel
The Happy Prince
1996
as Narrator (voice)
Richard III
1995
as The Duke of Clarence
The Madness of King George
1994
as George III
Late-Flowering Lust
1994
as Cousin John