Nigel Hawthorne
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Tarzan
1999
as Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)
Demolition Man
1993
as Dr. Raymond Cocteau
Gandhi
1982
as Kinnoch
The Black Cauldron
1985
as Fflewddur Fflam (voice)
Watership Down
1978
as Captain Campion (voice)
Madeline
1998
as Lord Covington
Firefox
1982
as Pyotr Baranovich
Twelfth Night
1996
as Malvolio
The Object of My Affection
1998
as Rodney Fraser
History of the World: Part I
1981
as Citizen Official - The French Revolution
Richard III
1995
as The Duke of Clarence
The Madness of King George
1994
as George III
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1982
as Magistrate at Esmeralda's trial
The Plague Dogs
1982
as Dr. Boycott (voice)
Pope John Paul II
1984
as Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski
Young Winston
1972
as Boer Sentry (uncredited)
Turtle Diary
1985
as Publisher
Call Me Claus
2001
as Nick
S*P*Y*S
1974
as Croft
The Trials of Oz
1991
as Brian Leary