Nigel Hawthorne
Acting
116 titles
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
Once Upon a Halloween
2005
Animal Stories
2005
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
Call Me Claus
2001
Victoria & Albert
2001
Victoria & Albert
2001
Higher Love
2001
The Clandestine Marriage
1999
A Reasonable Man
1999
Tarzan
1999
The Big Brass Ring
1999
The Winslow Boy
1999
Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey
1999
Madeline
1998
Animal Stories
1998
The Object of My Affection
1998
Parkinson
1998
Amistad
1997
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
1997
Murder in Mind
1997
The Fragile Heart
1996
Twelfth Night
1996
Inside
1996
Russia's War: Blood Upon the Snow
1996
The Happy Prince
1996
Richard III
1995
The Madness of King George
1994
Late-Flowering Lust
1994
Portrait or Bust
1994
Demolition Man
1993
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
1992
Flea Bites
1992
The Trials of Oz
1991
Performance
1991
King of the Wind
1990
Relatively Speaking
1989
A Handful of Time
1989
The Spirit of Man
1989
The Shawl
1989
RARG
1988
The Play on One
1988
ScreenPlay
1986
Yes, Prime Minister
1986
Turtle Diary
1985
Jenny's War
1985
Theatre Night
1985
The Black Cauldron
1985
Jenny's War
1985
Mapp & Lucia
1985
The Chain
1984
The House
1984
Pope John Paul II
1984
Natural World
1983
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
1983
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
1983
Dead on Time
1983
The Funny Side of Christmas
1982
Gandhi
1982
The Barchester Chronicles
1982
The Plague Dogs
1982
The Critic
1982
Firefox
1982
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
1982
A Woman Called Golda
1982
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1982
Protest
1981
Memoirs of a Survivor
1981
History of the World: Part I
1981
A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado
1981
Jessie
1980
A Tale of Two Cities
1980
Russell Harty
1980
A Rod of Iron
1980
The Tempest
1980
Yes Minister
1980
The Enigma
1980
The Misanthrope
1980
The Other Side
1979
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
The Knowledge
1979
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
The Sailor's Return
1978
Edward and Mrs Simpson
1978
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978
Watership Down
1978
Holocaust
1978
Sweeney 2
1978
Going Straight
1978
Warrior Queen
1978
Destiny
1978
Marie Curie
1977
Buffet
1976
Bill Brand
1976
Play Things
1976
Spiderweb
1976
The Floater
1975
The Hiding Place
1975
Child of Hope
1975
S*P*Y*S
1974
Occupations
1974
Playhouse
1974
The Emergency Channel
1973
Young Winston
1972
Alma Mater
1971
Play for Today
1970
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
Dad's Army
1968
Omnibus
1967
ITV Playhouse
1967
BBC Play of the Month
1965
The Desperate People
1963
Man of the World
1962
Carve Her Name with Pride
1958
Tony Awards
1956
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951