Nigel Hawthorne
Born: Apr 5, 1929
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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.
Movie that he play too
History of the World: Part I
67% Match1981
Firefox
60% Match1982
The Black Cauldron
64% Match1985
The Plague Dogs
78% Match1982
The Madness of King George
68% Match1994
Richard III
67% Match1995
Higher Love
61% Match2001
Amistad
70% Match1997
Demolition Man
67% Match1993
Madeline
62% Match1998
The Winslow Boy
67% Match1999
Tarzan
73% Match1999
Once Upon a Halloween
62% Match2005
Twelfth Night
69% Match1996
The Big Brass Ring
42% Match1999
The Sailor's Return
60% Match1978
Call Me Claus
57% Match2001
The Object of My Affection
58% Match1998
The Hiding Place
68% Match1975
The Shawl
0% Match1989
Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey
10% Match1999
Murder in Mind
53% Match1997
Sweeney 2
61% Match1978
Turtle Diary
62% Match1985
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
52% Match1992
Memoirs of a Survivor
40% Match1981
The Clandestine Marriage
60% Match1999
Relatively Speaking
0% Match1989
A Reasonable Man
45% Match1999
King of the Wind
64% Match1990
Animal Stories
100% Match2005
The Chain
68% Match1984
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
70% Match1982
The Critic
0% Match1982
The Trials of Oz
60% Match1991
Victoria & Albert
76% Match2001
Jenny's War
60% Match1985
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
100% Match1978
Pope John Paul II
69% Match1984
Inside
43% Match1996
A Woman Called Golda
77% Match1982
Destiny
0% Match1978
Occupations
0% Match1974
A Handful of Time
45% Match1989
The Knowledge
64% Match1979
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
60% Match1997
Gandhi
75% Match1982
The Spirit of Man
0% Match1989
A Rod of Iron
0% Match1980
Late-Flowering Lust
0% Match1994
Flea Bites
0% Match1992
Spiderweb
0% Match1976
S*P*Y*S
52% Match1974
A Tale of Two Cities
57% Match1980
Watership Down
72% Match1978
The Misanthrope
0% Match1980
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
0% Match1983
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
56% Match1982
Portrait or Bust
0% Match1994
Alma Mater
0% Match1971
The Tempest
70% Match1980
The House
50% Match1984
Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected
70% Match2013
Dead on Time
65% Match1983
The Emergency Channel
0% Match1973
Jessie
0% Match1980
Child of Hope
0% Match1975
The Floater
0% Match1975
Buffet
0% Match1976
A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado
0% Match1981
Protest
0% Match1981
Carve Her Name with Pride
58% Match1958
Play Things
0% Match1976
The Enigma
0% Match1980
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
72% Match1983
Young Winston
61% Match1972
The Happy Prince
0% Match1996
The Funny Side of Christmas
0% Match1982
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
60% Match2005