Nigel Hawthorne
Acting · Born 1929-04-05 · age 72 at death · Hertfordshire, England, UK
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.
Titles
Tarzan
Demolition Man
Gandhi
The Black Cauldron
Amistad
History of the World: Part I
Watership Down
Firefox
The Object of My Affection
The Plague Dogs
The Madness of King George
Madeline
Richard III
Call Me Claus
Yes Minister
Yes, Prime Minister
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
Twelfth Night
The Winslow Boy
Dad's Army
Holocaust
Young Winston
Tales of the Unexpected
The Hiding Place
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Carve Her Name with Pride
A Tale of Two Cities
S*P*Y*S
Going Straight
Turtle Diary
Memoirs of a Survivor
Higher Love
The Big Brass Ring
Victoria & Albert
Sweeney 2
Once Upon a Halloween
Murder in Mind
A Woman Called Golda
Dead on Time
The Knowledge
Play for Today
Inside
Omnibus
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Mapp & Lucia
BBC Play of the Month
A Handful of Time
The Chain
The Barchester Chronicles
King of the Wind
Edward and Mrs Simpson
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
The Trials of Oz
The Sailor's Return
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Pope John Paul II
Man of the World
RARG
Bill Brand