Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 5, 1929
Place of Birth
Hertfordshire, England, UK
Nigel Hawthorne
Biography
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 - Movies
Tarzan
as Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)
Demolition Man
as Dr. Raymond Cocteau
Gandhi
as Kinnoch
The Black Cauldron
as Fflewddur Fflam (voice)
Firefox
as Pyotr Baranovich
Madeline
as Lord Covington
History of the World: Part I
as Citizen Official - The French Revolution
The Plague Dogs
as Dr. Boycott (voice)
Watership Down
as Captain Campion (voice)
Twelfth Night
as Malvolio
Known For - TV Shows
Play for Today
as Graham
Play for Today
as Major Lewis Rolfe
Play for Today
as Jack
Play for Today
as Morris Shelman
Play for Today
as Police Captain
Play for Today
as Stanek / Vanek
Play for Today
as Fulton
Tales of the Unexpected
as Charles Drummond
Natural World
as Narrator
BBC Play of the Month
as Mr Sneer