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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 Nomination.
The roles that explain the career.
51 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Once Upon a Halloween | Fflewddur Fflam (voice) (archive sound) | Film |
| 2005 | Animal Stories | Narrator (Orig. U.K.) | Film |
| 2001 | Higher Love | Uncle Cullen | Film |
| 2001 | Call Me Claus | Nick | Film |
| 2001 | Victoria & Albert | Lord William Lamb | Film |
| 2001 | Higher Love | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1999 | The Big Brass Ring | Kim Mennaker | Film |
| 1999 | Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey | Sir Percy Lorraine, British Ambassador | Film |
| 1999 | Tarzan | Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice) | Film |
| 1999 | The Clandestine Marriage | Lord Ogleby | Film |
| 1999 | A Reasonable Man | Judge Wendon | Film |
| 1999 | The Winslow Boy | Arthur Winslow | Film |
| 1998 | Madeline | Lord Covington | Film |
| 1998 | Animal Stories | Narrator (voice) | TV |
| 1998 | The Object of My Affection | Rodney Fraser | Film |
| 1997 | Murder in Mind | Dr. Ellis | Film |
| 1997 | Amistad | Martin Van Buren | Film |
| 1997 | Murder in Mind | Associate Producer | Film |
| 1996 | Twelfth Night | Malvolio | Film |
| 1995 | Richard III | The Duke of Clarence | Film |
| 1994 | Portrait or Bust | Himself (uncredited) | Film |
| 1994 | The Madness of King George | George III | Film |
| 1993 | Demolition Man | Dr. Raymond Cocteau | Film |
| 1992 | Freddie As F.R.O.7. | Brigadier G (voice) | Film |
| 1990 | King of the Wind | Achmet | Film |
| 1989 | Relatively Speaking | Philip Carter | Film |
| 1989 | A Handful of Time | Ted Walker | Film |
| 1986 | Yes, Prime Minister | Sir Humphrey Appleby | TV |
| 1985 | Turtle Diary | Publisher | Film |
| 1985 | The Black Cauldron | Fflewddur Fflam (voice) | Film |
| 1984 | The Chain | Mr Thorn | Film |
| 1983 | Dead on Time | Doctor | Film |
| 1982 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Magistrate at Esmeralda's trial | Film |
| 1982 | A Woman Called Golda | King Abdullah | Film |
| 1982 | The Plague Dogs | Dr. Boycott (voice) | Film |
| 1982 | The World Cup: A Captain's Tale | John Westwood | Film |
| 1982 | The Barchester Chronicles | Dr Grantly | TV |
| 1982 | Firefox | Pyotr Baranovich | Film |
| 1982 | Gandhi | Kinnoch | Film |
| 1981 | Memoirs of a Survivor | Victorian Father | Film |
| 1980 | The Tempest | Stephano | Film |
| 1980 | A Tale of Two Cities | Mr. CJ Stryver | Film |
| 1980 | Yes Minister | Sir Humphrey Appleby | TV |
| 1979 | The Knowledge | Mr Burgess | Film |
| 1978 | Sweeney 2 | Det. Chief Insp. Dilke | Film |
| 1978 | Warrior Queen | Catus Decianus | TV |
| 1978 | Destiny | Major Lewis Rolfe | Film |
| 1978 | Watership Down | Captain Campion (voice) | Film |
| 1975 | The Hiding Place | Pastor De Ruiter | Film |
| 1974 | S*P*Y*S | Croft | Film |
| 1958 | Carve Her Name with Pride | Park Soldier (uncredited) | Film |
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