Nigel Hawthorne
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.
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Hertfordshire, England, UK
Birthday
April 1929
History of the World: Part I
6.753
Firefox
6.1
The Black Cauldron
6.4
The Plague Dogs
7.854
The Madness of King George
6.803
Richard III
6.8
Higher Love
6.429
Amistad
7.01
Demolition Man
6.752
Madeline
6.219
The Winslow Boy
6.778
Tarzan
7.397
Once Upon a Halloween
6.2
Twelfth Night
6.979
The Big Brass Ring
4.607
The Sailor's Return
6.167
Call Me Claus
5.749
The Object of My Affection
5.837
The Hiding Place
6.926
The Shawl
0
Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey
3
Murder in Mind
5.458
Sweeney 2
6.192
Turtle Diary
6.267
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
5.273
Memoirs of a Survivor
4.2
The Clandestine Marriage
7
Relatively Speaking
10
A Reasonable Man
5.667
King of the Wind
7
Animal Stories
10
The Chain
7
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
7.5
The Critic
0
The Trials of Oz
6.333
Victoria & Albert
7.577
Jenny's War
6
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
10
Pope John Paul II
7.5
Inside
4.75
A Woman Called Golda
7.682
Destiny
8
Occupations
0
A Handful of Time
5.125
The Knowledge
6.5
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
6.5
Gandhi
7.562
The Spirit of Man
10
A Rod of Iron
0
Late-Flowering Lust
0
Flea Bites
0
Spiderweb
0
S*P*Y*S
5.389
A Tale of Two Cities
5.95
Watership Down
7.2
The Misanthrope
0
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
7
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
5.773
Portrait or Bust
0
Alma Mater
8
The Tempest
7
The House
5.667
Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected
7
Dead on Time
6.85
The Emergency Channel
0
Jessie
10
Child of Hope
0
The Floater
10
Buffet
9
A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado
8
Protest
0
Carve Her Name with Pride
6.036
Play Things
0
The Enigma
0
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
7.184
Young Winston
6.231
The Happy Prince
0
The Funny Side of Christmas
0
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
6.5
RARG
8