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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 Nomi…
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- Play for Today (1970) as Graham
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Winner
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Mr Sneer
- Tales of the Unexpected (1979) as Charles Drummond
- Natural World (1983) as Narrator
- Omnibus (1967) Cast
- Playhouse (1974) as Tenby
- Performance (1991) as Brian Leary
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as Trevor
- Parkinson (1998) as Self
- Tarzan (1999) as Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)
- ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) as Hugh
- Dad's Army (1968) as Angry Man
- ScreenPlay (1986) as Rev. Jonathan Guerdon
- Demolition Man (1993) as Dr. Raymond Cocteau
- The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978) as Stephano
- Yes Minister (1980) as Sir Humphrey Appleby
- The Play on One (1988) as John
- Holocaust (1978) as Ohldendorf
- Gandhi (1982) as Kinnoch
- The Black Cauldron (1985) as Fflewddur Fflam (voice)
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Magistrate
- Yes, Prime Minister (1986) as Sir Humphrey Appleby
- Man of the World (1962) as Assistant Director
- Bill Brand (1976) as Browning
- Watership Down (1978) as Captain Campion (voice)
- Mapp & Lucia (1985) as Georgie Pillson
- Firefox (1982) as Pyotr Baranovich
- Richard III (1995) as The Duke of Clarence
- Edward and Mrs Simpson (1978) as Walter Monkton
- The Barchester Chronicles (1982) as Dr Grantly
- The Object of My Affection (1998) as Rodney Fraser
- Theatre Night (1985) as Harpagon
- The Madness of King George (1994) as George III
- Twelfth Night (1996) as Malvolio
- The Plague Dogs (1982) as Dr. Boycott (voice)
- Russell Harty (1980) Cast
- Animal Stories (1998) as Narrator (voice)
- History of the World: Part I (1981) as Citizen Official - The French Revolution
- Going Straight (1978) as Worm Wellings
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Most-watched Nigel Hawthorne films currently: Tarzan (1999), Demolition Man (1993), Gandhi (1982), The Black Cauldron (1985), Watership Down (1978).
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Selected TV credits: Play for Today (1970), Tony Awards (1956), BBC Play of the Month (1965), Tales of the Unexpected (1979), Natural World (1983).
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