
Place of Birth:
Hertfordshire, England, UK
Date of Birth:
4/5/1929
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.

History of the World: Part I

Firefox

The Black Cauldron

The Plague Dogs

The Madness of King George

Richard III

Higher Love

Amistad

Demolition Man

Madeline

The Winslow Boy

Tarzan

Once Upon a Halloween

Twelfth Night

The Big Brass Ring

The Sailor's Return

Call Me Claus

The Object of My Affection

The Hiding Place

Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey

The Shawl

Murder in Mind

Sweeney 2

Turtle Diary

Freddie As F.R.O.7.

Memoirs of a Survivor

The Clandestine Marriage

Relatively Speaking

King of the Wind
A Reasonable Man
Animal Stories

The Chain

The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
The Critic

The Trials of Oz

Victoria & Albert

Jenny's War

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

Pope John Paul II

Inside

A Woman Called Golda

Destiny

Occupations

A Handful of Time

The Knowledge

Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone

Gandhi

The Spirit of Man
A Rod of Iron

Late-Flowering Lust
Flea Bites

Spiderweb

S*P*Y*S

A Tale of Two Cities

Watership Down

The Misanthrope

Tartuffe, or The Imposter

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Portrait or Bust

Alma Mater

The Tempest

The House

Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected

Dead on Time

The Emergency Channel

Jessie

Child of Hope

The Floater

Buffet

A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado

Protest

Carve Her Name with Pride

Play Things

The Enigma

The Crimson Permanent Assurance

Young Winston

The Happy Prince

The Funny Side of Christmas