Nigel Hawthorne

Nigel Hawthorne

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected ★ 7.0 Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected 2013 Once Upon a Halloween ★ 6.2 Once Upon a Halloween 2005 Animal Stories ★ 10.0 Animal Stories 2005 The Funny Blokes of British Comedy ★ 6.5 The Funny Blokes of British Comedy 2005 Call Me Claus ★ 5.7 Call Me Claus 2001 Victoria & Albert ★ 7.6 Victoria & Albert 2001 Victoria & Albert ★ 6.0 Victoria & Albert 2001 Higher Love ★ 6.4 Higher Love 2001 The Clandestine Marriage ★ 7.0 The Clandestine Marriage 1999 A Reasonable Man ★ 5.7 A Reasonable Man 1999 Tarzan ★ 7.4 Tarzan 1999 The Big Brass Ring ★ 4.6 The Big Brass Ring 1999 The Winslow Boy ★ 6.8 The Winslow Boy 1999 Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey ★ 3.0 Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey 1999 Madeline ★ 6.2 Madeline 1998 Animal Stories Animal Stories 1998 The Object of My Affection ★ 5.8 The Object of My Affection 1998 Parkinson Parkinson 1998 Amistad ★ 7.0 Amistad 1997 Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone ★ 6.5 Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone 1997 Murder in Mind ★ 5.5 Murder in Mind 1997 The Fragile Heart The Fragile Heart 1996 Twelfth Night ★ 7.0 Twelfth Night 1996 Inside ★ 4.8 Inside 1996 Russia's War: Blood Upon the Snow ★ 9.0 Russia's War: Blood Upon the Snow 1996 The Happy Prince The Happy Prince 1996 Richard III ★ 6.8 Richard III 1995 The Madness of King George ★ 6.8 The Madness of King George 1994 Late-Flowering Lust Late-Flowering Lust 1994 Portrait or Bust Portrait or Bust 1994 Demolition Man ★ 6.8 Demolition Man 1993 Freddie As F.R.O.7. ★ 5.3 Freddie As F.R.O.7. 1992 Flea Bites Flea Bites 1992 The Trials of Oz ★ 6.3 The Trials of Oz 1991 Performance ★ 6.3 Performance 1991 King of the Wind ★ 7.0 King of the Wind 1990 Relatively Speaking ★ 10.0 Relatively Speaking 1989 A Handful of Time ★ 5.1 A Handful of Time 1989 The Spirit of Man ★ 10.0 The Spirit of Man 1989 The Shawl The Shawl 1989 RARG ★ 8.0 RARG 1988 The Play on One ★ 6.0 The Play on One 1988 ScreenPlay ★ 6.0 ScreenPlay 1986 Yes, Prime Minister ★ 8.4 Yes, Prime Minister 1986 Turtle Diary ★ 6.3 Turtle Diary 1985 Jenny's War ★ 6.0 Jenny's War 1985 Theatre Night Theatre Night 1985 The Black Cauldron ★ 6.4 The Black Cauldron 1985 Jenny's War ★ 6.7 Jenny's War 1985 Mapp & Lucia ★ 6.3 Mapp & Lucia 1985 The Chain ★ 7.0 The Chain 1984 The House ★ 5.7 The House 1984 Pope John Paul II ★ 7.5 Pope John Paul II 1984 Natural World ★ 7.4 Natural World 1983 Tartuffe, or The Imposter ★ 7.0 Tartuffe, or The Imposter 1983 The Crimson Permanent Assurance ★ 7.2 The Crimson Permanent Assurance 1983 Dead on Time ★ 6.7 Dead on Time 1983 The Funny Side of Christmas The Funny Side of Christmas 1982 Gandhi ★ 7.6 Gandhi 1982 The Barchester Chronicles ★ 7.3 The Barchester Chronicles 1982 The Plague Dogs ★ 7.8 The Plague Dogs 1982 The Critic The Critic 1982 Firefox ★ 6.1 Firefox 1982 The World Cup: A Captain's Tale ★ 7.5 The World Cup: A Captain's Tale 1982 A Woman Called Golda ★ 7.7 A Woman Called Golda 1982 The Hunchback of Notre Dame ★ 5.8 The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1982 Protest Protest 1981 Memoirs of a Survivor ★ 4.2 Memoirs of a Survivor 1981 History of the World: Part I ★ 6.7 History of the World: Part I 1981 A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado ★ 8.0 A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado 1981 Jessie ★ 10.0 Jessie 1980 A Tale of Two Cities ★ 6.1 A Tale of Two Cities 1980 Russell Harty Russell Harty 1980 A Rod of Iron A Rod of Iron 1980 The Tempest ★ 7.0 The Tempest 1980 Yes Minister ★ 8.3 Yes Minister 1980 The Enigma The Enigma 1980 The Misanthrope The Misanthrope 1980 The Other Side The Other Side 1979 Tales of the Unexpected ★ 6.8 Tales of the Unexpected 1979