Biography
Nigel Hawthorne
Acting
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' a…
Career works
116
Movies
80
Series
36
Career average
6.9/10
Birth date
04/05/1929
Place of birth
Hertfordshire, England, UK
Date of death
12/26/2001
Filmography highlights
Movies
Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected
2013 · 7.0
Once Upon a Halloween
2005 · 6.2
Call Me Claus
2001 · 5.7
Victoria & Albert
2001 · 7.6
Higher Love
2001 · 6.4
The Clandestine Marriage
1999 · 7.0
A Reasonable Man
1999 · 5.7
Tarzan
1999 · 7.4
The Big Brass Ring
1999 · 4.6
The Winslow Boy
1999 · 6.8
Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey
1999 · 3.0
Madeline
1998 · 6.2
The Object of My Affection
1998 · 5.8
Amistad
1997 · 7.0
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
1997 · 6.5
Series
Victoria & Albert
2001 · 6.0
Animal Stories
1998
Parkinson
1998
The Fragile Heart
1996
Russia's War: Blood Upon the Snow
1996 · 9.0
Performance
1991 · 6.3
The Play on One
1988 · 6.0
ScreenPlay
1986 · 6.0
Yes, Prime Minister
1986 · 8.4
Theatre Night
1985
Jenny's War
1985 · 6.7
Mapp & Lucia
1985 · 6.3
Natural World
1983 · 7.4
The Barchester Chronicles
1982 · 7.3
Yes Minister
1980 · 8.3