
Nigel Hawthorne
Born April 5, 1929 · 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.
Notable Appearances
Movies

Tarzan

Demolition Man

The Black Cauldron

Gandhi

Firefox

The Object of My Affection

Watership Down

Richard III

The Madness of King George

The Plague Dogs

Call Me Claus

Pope John Paul II

Twelfth Night

Freddie As F.R.O.7.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Once Upon a Halloween

History of the World: Part I

A Woman Called Golda

Young Winston

Memoirs of a Survivor

The Trials of Oz

Carve Her Name with Pride

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

King of the Wind

S*P*Y*S

A Tale of Two Cities

Madeline

The Big Brass Ring

Murder in Mind

The World Cup: A Captain's Tale

The Crimson Permanent Assurance
TV Shows

Playhouse

Natural World

ITV Playhouse

Omnibus

Parkinson

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

Performance

ScreenPlay

The BBC Television Shakespeare

Dad's Army

The Play on One

Man of the World

Holocaust

Yes Minister

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Thomas & Sarah

Yes, Prime Minister

Edward and Mrs Simpson

Theatre Night

Mapp & Lucia

Bill Brand

Going Straight

The Barchester Chronicles

Animal Stories

Marie Curie

The Desperate People

Russia's War: Blood Upon the Snow

Jenny's War

Victoria & Albert

The Fragile Heart

Warrior Queen
More Movies

The Clandestine Marriage

The Hiding Place

Sweeney 2

The Winslow Boy

The Spirit of Man

Victoria & Albert

Turtle Diary

Occupations

Play Things

The Funny Side of Christmas

The Floater

Jenny's War

Tartuffe, or The Imposter

The Sailor's Return

Higher Love

The Knowledge

RARG

Amistad

Spiderweb

Dead on Time

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

Inside

The Chain

The House

Protest

Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected

The Tempest

The Enigma

Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone

A Handful of Time

Relatively Speaking

The Emergency Channel

A Reasonable Man

Jessie

The Misanthrope

Alma Mater

Late-Flowering Lust

Destiny

Buffet

Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey

Child of Hope

The Shawl




