Nigel Hawthorne
Acting
Born 1929-04-05 · 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.
Filmography
Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected
Jan 15, 2013
Once Upon a Halloween
Sep 26, 2005
Call Me Claus
Dec 3, 2001
Victoria & Albert
Aug 26, 2001
Higher Love
May 2, 2001
The Clandestine Marriage
Nov 12, 1999
A Reasonable Man
Aug 13, 1999
Tarzan
Jun 17, 1999
The Big Brass Ring
Apr 20, 1999
The Winslow Boy
Mar 18, 1999
Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey
Jan 1, 1999
Madeline
Jul 10, 1998
The Object of My Affection
Apr 17, 1998
Amistad
Dec 10, 1997
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
Dec 7, 1997
Murder in Mind
Aug 1, 1997
Twelfth Night
Oct 25, 1996
Inside
Aug 25, 1996
The Happy Prince
Jan 1, 1996
Richard III
Dec 29, 1995
The Madness of King George
Dec 28, 1994
Late-Flowering Lust
May 8, 1994
Demolition Man
Oct 8, 1993
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
Aug 14, 1992
The Trials of Oz
Nov 9, 1991
King of the Wind
May 25, 1990
Relatively Speaking
Dec 24, 1989
A Handful of Time
Oct 12, 1989
The Spirit of Man
Aug 23, 1989
The Shawl
Mar 14, 1989