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.
80 movies · 36 shows
Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected
2013·7.0
Once Upon a Halloween
2005·6.2
Animal Stories
2005·10.0
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005·6.5
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
Murder in Mind
1997·5.5
Twelfth Night
1996·7.0
Inside
1996·4.8
The Happy Prince
1996·0.0
Richard III
1995·6.8
The Madness of King George
1994·6.8
Late-Flowering Lust
1994·0.0
Portrait or Bust
1994·0.0
Demolition Man
1993·6.8
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
1992·5.3
Flea Bites
1992·0.0
The Trials of Oz
1991·6.3
King of the Wind
1990·7.0
Relatively Speaking
1989·10.0
A Handful of Time
1989·5.1
The Spirit of Man
1989·10.0
The Shawl
1989·0.0
RARG
1988·8.0
Turtle Diary
1985·6.3
Jenny's War
1985·6.0
The Black Cauldron
1985·6.4
The Chain
1984·7.0
The House
1984·5.7
Pope John Paul II
1984·7.5
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
1983·7.0
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
1983·7.2
Dead on Time
1983·6.7
The Funny Side of Christmas
1982·0.0
Gandhi
1982·7.6
The Plague Dogs
1982·7.8
The Critic
1982·0.0
Firefox
1982·6.1
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
1982·7.5
A Woman Called Golda
1982·7.7
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1982·5.8
Protest
1981·0.0
Memoirs of a Survivor
1981·4.2
History of the World: Part I
1981·6.8
A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado
1981·8.0
Jessie
1980·10.0
A Tale of Two Cities
1980·6.1
A Rod of Iron
1980·0.0
The Tempest
1980·7.0
The Enigma
1980·0.0
The Misanthrope
1980·0.0
The Knowledge
1979·6.5
The Sailor's Return
1978·6.2
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978·10.0
Watership Down
1978·7.2
Sweeney 2
1978·6.2
Destiny
1978·8.0
Buffet
1976·9.0
Play Things
1976·0.0
Spiderweb
1976·0.0
The Floater
1975·10.0
The Hiding Place
1975·6.9
Child of Hope
1975·0.0
S*P*Y*S
1974·5.3
Occupations
1974·0.0
The Emergency Channel
1973·0.0
Young Winston
1972·6.2
Alma Mater
1971·8.0
Carve Her Name with Pride
1958·6.0