Nigel Hawthorne
Date of birth: 1929-04-05
Place of birth: Hertfordshire, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
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.
Movie Credits
History of the World: Part I
1981-06-12
An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the Fren
Firefox
1982-06-18
The Soviets have developed a revolutionary new jet fighter, called 'Firefox'. Worried that the jet w
The Black Cauldron
1985-07-24
Taran is an assistant pigkeeper with boyish dreams of becoming a great warrior. However, he has to p
The Plague Dogs
1982-10-01
Two dogs, Rowf and Snitter, struggle to survive in the countryside after escaping from an animal res
The Madness of King George
1994-12-28
Aging King George III of England is exhibiting signs of madness, a problem little understood in 1788
Richard III
1995-12-29
A murderous lust for the British throne sees Richard III descend into madness. Though the setting is
Higher Love
2001-05-02
Ross, who lives with his eccentric Uncle Cullen, is desperately trying to become a successful busine
Amistad
1997-12-10
In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads th
Demolition Man
1993-10-08
In 1996, brash L.A. detective John Spartan and maniac killer Simon Phoenix are both sentenced to dec
Madeline
1998-07-10
Horrified at the prospect of her beloved school being sold, a young French girl named Madeline uses
The Winslow Boy
1999-03-18
Early 20th century England: while toasting his daughter Catherine's engagement, Arthur Winslow learn
Tarzan
1999-06-17
Tarzan was a small orphan who was raised by an ape named Kala since he was a child. He believed that
Once Upon a Halloween
2005-09-26
On the night before Halloween, the Evil Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs plans to conquer
Twelfth Night
1996-10-25
Shakespeare's comedy of gender confusion, in which a girl disguises herself as a man to be near the
The Big Brass Ring
1999-04-20
Blake Pellarin is on the campaign trail to become president of the United States. While making a sto
The Sailor's Return
1978-11-15
Based on the 1925 novel The Sailor's Return by David Garnett. A sailor returns to his hometown to op
Call Me Claus
2001-12-03
When Lucy Cullins, a successful but cranky producer at a home shopping network hires an actor named
The Object of My Affection
1998-04-17
A pregnant New York social worker begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and d
The Hiding Place
1975-05-04
Corrie and Betsie ten Boom are middle-aged sisters working in their father's watchmaker shop in pre-
The Shawl
1989-03-14
Miss A, troubled by problems, consults a clairvoyant. Can he solve them for her by summoning the spi
Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey
1999-01-01
The rise of modern Turkey under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal, later known as Atatürk. He establis
Murder in Mind
1997-08-01
The L.A. police find two bodies in a fancy house and suspect the wife of one victim. Dr. Ellis, a hy
Russia's War - Blood Upon the Snow
1995-01-27
An account of the Eastern Front, epic in scale and savagery, as Soviets experienced it and Stalin co
Sweeney 2
1978-03-30
The plot is set on a group of bank robbers, who are both violent and successful, strangely getting a
Turtle Diary
1985-12-06
Two separate people, a man and a woman, find something very stirring about the sea turtles in their
Freddie as F.R.O.7.
1992-08-14
The story about a man-sized frog named Prince Frederic who is turned into a frog by his wicked aunt
Memoirs of a Survivor
1981-09-01
Based on the acclaimed novel by Doris Lessing, this dystopian science fiction tale concerns a woman
The Clandestine Marriage
1999-11-12
A period film, set around an English country house whose owners want to arrange a marriage of conven
Relatively Speaking
1989-12-24
It's the sixties. Gregory loves Ginny, and Ginny loves Gregory. But unfortunately Ginny also loves P
A Reasonable Man
1999-08-13
With issues of his own, an ex-army officer-turned-lawyer defends an impoverished young cowherd of ki
King of the Wind
1990-05-25
In 1727, an Arab colt is born with the signs of the wheat ear and the white spot on his heel: evil a
Animal Stories
2005-08-01
A classic series of 52 x 5-minute poems, affectionately narrated by the late Sir Nigel Hawthorne in
The Chain
1984-01-01
Comedy featuring interweaving stories of seven households caught up in a property chain on moving da
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
1982-06-13
The true story of the First world football competition, won by a team comprised of miners from Durha
The Critic
1982-08-28
Mr. Puff, a foppish, would-be playwright-critic, invites his literary-minded associates to see a pro
The Trials of Oz
1991-11-09
Dramatization of the famous 1971 trial in which the editors of the British underground magazine "Oz"
Victoria & Albert
2001-08-26
The passionate love story that was Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's lengthy marriage. Beginning in
Jenny's War
1985-10-25
This fact-based story follows a woman who launches a rescue of her Royal Air Force pilot son, who wa
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978-11-06
While still the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VIII meets the married American socialite, Wallis
Pope John Paul II
1984-04-22
Bio-drama tracing the life and career of Polish cardinal Karol Wojtyla from his days as a young acti
Inside
1996-08-25
A South African political prisoner is tortured to obtain information on apartheid conspirators. Ten
A Woman Called Golda
1982-04-26
The story of the Russian-born, Wisconsin-raised woman who rose to become Israel's prime minister in
Destiny
1978-01-31
A small town shopkeeper is conned into standing for an extreme right-wing party at a by-election, an
Occupations
1974-09-01
In an attempt to win better conditions for the workers in 1920s Turin, Gramsci leads a takeover of t
A Handful of Time
1989-10-12
Gothic thriller about Old Martin who heeds the voice of Anna, who calls him back to the mountain cab
The Knowledge
1979-01-01
Four men attempt "The Knowledge" examination to qualify as London taxi drivers.
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
1997-12-07
British explorer Henry Stanley travels to Africa in 1871 seeking missionary David Livingstone.
Gandhi
1982-12-01
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all w
The Spirit of Man
1989-08-23
In pursuit of faith, God and the Devil, spells are cast, buckets of water thrown and men with black
A Rod of Iron
1980-04-29
Harry Watson has kept his feelings for his children to himself.
Late-Flowering Lust
1994-05-08
This movie is a combination of mime and dance that accompanies the "voiced-over" lyrics of a selecti
Flea Bites
1992-01-26
The friendship of a young boy and an old Polish emigre as they struggle to re-create 'the smallest s
Spiderweb
1976-01-01
A rabbi is murdered. Detective Llonrot is called in on the case and looks for a 'rabbinical explanat
S*P*Y*S
1974-09-05
Two CIA bunglers botch a Soviet defection, then both sides mark them for termination.
A Tale of Two Cities
1980-12-02
Set against the conditions leading up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, French docto
Watership Down
1978-10-14
When the warren belonging to a community of rabbits is threatened, a brave group led by Fiver, Bigwi
The Misanthrope
1980-01-27
One man's defiant stand against the hypocrisy of polite society is the theme of Molière's comic mast
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
1983-07-28
Royal Shakespeare Company's televised adaptation of Moliere's play with Antony Sher in the title rol
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1982-02-02
Quasimodo, the hunchback bellringer of Notre Dame's cathedral, meets a beautiful gypsy dancer, Esmer
Portrait or Bust
1994-04-04
Alan Bennett's personal overview of art, filmed in the atmospheric location of a Leeds art gallery.
Alma Mater
1971-01-07
Jimmy Nicholson returns from working in the Middle East to visit his son at boarding school. He went
The Tempest
1980-02-27
Prospero, the true Duke of Milan is now living on an enchanted island with his daughter Miranda, the
The House
1984-09-27
Set in 1884, and based on the assumption that Britain is one of the Baltic states between Russia and
Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected
2013-01-15
This special one-off documentary celebrates the past and present of hit sitcoms Yes Minister and Yes
Dead on Time
1983-01-01
Bernard Fripp is told by his doctor that he has only 30 minutes left to live. This sets Bernard bumb
The Emergency Channel
1973-11-08
Dean has a rare talent. He can be made happy. He exudes happiness and confidence like a rare blossom
Jessie
1980-12-23
A woman starts work as a nanny to a mute boy in a Victorian household. The boy's growing attachment
Child of Hope
1975-04-24
Thirty-seven men from the disputed territory of South West Africa are on trial for their lives in Pr
The Floater
1975-05-29
A comedy about the law - seen from the inside. All formality and procedure on the surface but not qu
Buffet
1976-11-02
A quick drink in the buffet before going home. Freddie's nerves are taking a hammering lately; the e
A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado
1981-01-20
A black comedy about excessive consumption. A young couple are determined to make a break with a pre
Protest
1981-12-01
A dissident Czechoslovakian playwright awaits trial for his activities against the current political
Carve Her Name with Pride
1958-02-18
London, England, during World War II. After living a tragic life experience, young Violette Szabo jo
Play Things
1976-05-07
A young man volunteers to work with a children's play group in a deprived London area. Adapted by Pe
The Enigma
1980-02-09
When John Fielding, MP, disappeared on the way home to his country estates he was, perhaps, cracking
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
1983-03-31
A group of down-and-out accountants mutiny against their bosses and sail their office building onto
Young Winston
1972-07-20
This historical drama is an account of the early life of British politician Winston Churchill, inclu
The Happy Prince
1996-01-01
A statue of 'The Happy Prince' (happy because he had devoted his life to pleasure behind his palace
The Funny Side of Christmas
1982-12-27
Skits from: "The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"; "The Les Dawson Show"; "Yes Minister"; "Only Foo