Nigel Hawthorne

Acting

April 5, 1929 – December 26, 2001 (died at 72)

Hertfordshire, England, UK

Male

82 Movies

44 TV Shows

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.

Amistad

1997 7.0

as Martin Van Buren

Age 68 (now 72)

Demolition Man

1993 6.8

as Dr. Raymond Cocteau

Age 64 (now 72)

Tarzan

1999 7.4

as Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)

Age 70 (now 72)

The Madness of King George

1994 6.8

as George III

Age 65 (now 72)

The Black Cauldron

1985 6.4

as Fflewddur Fflam (voice)

Age 56 (now 72)

The Plague Dogs

1982 7.8

as Dr. Boycott (voice)

Age 53 (now 72)

Call Me Claus

2001 5.7

as Nick

Age 72

Madeline

1998 6.2

as Lord Covington

Age 69 (now 72)

The Object of My Affection

1998 5.8

as Rodney Fraser

Age 69 (now 72)

Yes Minister

1980 8.3

as Sir Humphrey Appleby

Age 50 (now 72) 21 eps

21 eps

Twelfth Night

1996 7.0

as Malvolio

Age 67 (now 72)

Yes, Prime Minister

1986 8.4

as Sir Humphrey Appleby

Age 56 (now 72) 16 eps

16 eps

The Winslow Boy

1999 6.8

as Arthur Winslow

Age 69 (now 72)

Firefox

1982 6.1

as Pyotr Baranovich

Age 53 (now 72)

Richard III

1995 6.8

as The Duke of Clarence

Age 66 (now 72)

Watership Down

1978 7.2

as Captain Campion (voice)

Age 49 (now 72)

Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected

2013 7.0

as Self (Archive Material)

Age 83 (now 72)

Once Upon a Halloween

2005 6.2

as Fflewddur Fflam (voice) (archive sound)

Age 76 (now 72)

Animal Stories

2005 10.0

as Narrator (Orig. U.K.)

Age 76 (now 72)

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

2005 6.5

as Sir Humphrey Appleby (archive footage) (uncredited)

Age 75 (now 72)

Call Me Claus

2001 5.7

as Nick

Age 72

Victoria & Albert

2001 7.6

as Lord William Lamb

Age 72

Higher Love

2001 6.4

Executive Producer

Age 72

Higher Love

2001 6.4

as Uncle Cullen

Age 72

The Clandestine Marriage

1999 7.0

as Lord Ogleby

Age 70 (now 72)

A Reasonable Man

1999 5.7

as Judge Wendon

Age 70 (now 72)

Tarzan

1999 7.4

as Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)

Age 70 (now 72)

The Big Brass Ring

1999 4.6

as Kim Mennaker

Age 70 (now 72)

The Winslow Boy

1999 6.8

as Arthur Winslow

Age 69 (now 72)

Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey

1999 3.0

as Sir Percy Lorraine, British Ambassador

Age 69 (now 72)

Madeline

1998 6.2

as Lord Covington

Age 69 (now 72)

The Object of My Affection

1998 5.8

as Rodney Fraser

Age 69 (now 72)

Amistad

1997 7.0

as Martin Van Buren

Age 68 (now 72)

Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone

1997 6.5

as David Livingstone

Age 68 (now 72)

Murder in Mind

1997 5.5

as Dr. Ellis

Age 68 (now 72)

Murder in Mind

1997 5.5

Associate Producer

Age 68 (now 72)

Twelfth Night

1996 7.0

as Malvolio

Age 67 (now 72)

Inside

1996 4.8

as Colonel

Age 67 (now 72)

The Happy Prince

1996

as Narrator (voice)

Age 66 (now 72)

Richard III

1995 6.8

as The Duke of Clarence

Age 66 (now 72)

The Madness of King George

1994 6.8

as George III

Age 65 (now 72)

Late-Flowering Lust

1994

as Cousin John

Age 65 (now 72)

Portrait or Bust

1994

as Himself (uncredited)

Age 64 (now 72)

Demolition Man

1993 6.8

as Dr. Raymond Cocteau

Age 64 (now 72)

Freddie As F.R.O.7.

1992 5.3

as Brigadier G (voice)

Age 63 (now 72)

Flea Bites

1992

as Kryst

Age 62 (now 72)

The Trials of Oz

1991 6.3

as Brian Leary

Age 62 (now 72)

King of the Wind

1990 7.0

as Achmet

Age 61 (now 72)

Relatively Speaking

1989 10.0

as Philip Carter

Age 60 (now 72)

A Handful of Time

1989 5.1

as Ted Walker

Age 60 (now 72)

The Spirit of Man

1989 10.0

as Rev. Jonathan Guerdon

Age 60 (now 72)

The Shawl

1989

as John

Age 59 (now 72)

RARG

1988 8.0

as Storyteller

Age 58 (now 72)

Turtle Diary

1985 6.3

as Publisher

Age 56 (now 72)

Jenny's War

1985 6.0

as Colonel

Age 56 (now 72)

The Black Cauldron

1985 6.4

as Fflewddur Fflam (voice)

Age 56 (now 72)

The Chain

1984 7.0

as Mr Thorn

Age 55 (now 72)

The House

1984 5.7

as General Fagg

Age 55 (now 72)

Pope John Paul II

1984 7.5

as Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski

Age 55 (now 72)

Tartuffe, or The Imposter

1983 7.0

as Orgon

Age 54 (now 72)

The Crimson Permanent Assurance

1983 7.2

as Passerby (uncredited)

Age 53 (now 72)

Dead on Time

1983 6.7

as Doctor

Age 53 (now 72)

The Funny Side of Christmas

1982

as Sir Humphrey Appleby

Age 53 (now 72)

Gandhi

1982 7.6

as Kinnoch

Age 53 (now 72)

The Plague Dogs

1982 7.8

as Dr. Boycott (voice)

Age 53 (now 72)

The Critic

1982

as Mr. Sneer

Age 53 (now 72)

Firefox

1982 6.1

as Pyotr Baranovich

Age 53 (now 72)

The World Cup: A Captain's Tale

1982 7.5

as John Westwood

Age 53 (now 72)

A Woman Called Golda

1982 7.7

as King Abdullah

Age 53 (now 72)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1982 5.8

as Magistrate at Esmeralda's trial

Age 52 (now 72)

Protest

1981

as Stanek / Vanek

Age 52 (now 72)

Memoirs of a Survivor

1981 4.2

as Victorian Father

Age 52 (now 72)

History of the World: Part I

1981 6.8

as Citizen Official - The French Revolution

Age 52 (now 72)

A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado

1981 8.0

as Fulton

Age 51 (now 72)

Jessie

1980 10.0

as Mr Edmonds

Age 51 (now 72)

A Tale of Two Cities

1980 6.1

as Mr. CJ Stryver

Age 51 (now 72)

A Rod of Iron

1980

as Trevor

Age 51 (now 72)

The Tempest

1980 7.0

as Stephano

Age 50 (now 72)

The Enigma

1980

as Fenton

Age 50 (now 72)

The Misanthrope

1980

as Philinte

Age 50 (now 72)

The Knowledge

1979 6.5

as Mr Burgess

Age 49 (now 72)

The Sailor's Return

1978 6.2

as Mr Fosse

Age 49 (now 72)

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

1978 10.0

as Walter Monkton

Age 49 (now 72)

Watership Down

1978 7.2

as Captain Campion (voice)

Age 49 (now 72)

Sweeney 2

1978 6.2

as Det. Chief Insp. Dilke

Age 48 (now 72)

Destiny

1978 8.0

as Major Lewis Rolfe

Age 48 (now 72)

Buffet

1976 9.0

as Jack

Age 47 (now 72)

Play Things

1976

as Tenby

Age 47 (now 72)

Spiderweb

1976

as Erik Lönnrot

Age 46 (now 72)

The Floater

1975 10.0

as Morris Shelman

Age 46 (now 72)

The Hiding Place

1975 6.9

as Pastor De Ruiter

Age 46 (now 72)

Child of Hope

1975

as Police Captain

Age 46 (now 72)

SPY*S

1974 5.4

as Croft

Age 45 (now 72)

Occupations

1974

as Libertini

Age 45 (now 72)

The Emergency Channel

1973

as Graham

Age 44 (now 72)

Young Winston

1972 6.2

as Boer Sentry (uncredited)

Age 43 (now 72)

Alma Mater

1971 8.0

as Major

Age 41 (now 72)

Carve Her Name with Pride

1958 6.0

as Park Soldier (uncredited)

Age 28 (now 72)