About
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
Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected2013 · Self (Archive Material)
Once Upon a Halloween2005 · Fflewddur Fflam (voice) (archive sound)
Animal Stories2005 · Narrator (Orig. U.K.)
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy2005 · Sir Humphrey Appleby (archive footage) (uncredited)
Call Me Claus2001 · Nick
Victoria & Albert2001 · Lord William Lamb
Higher Love2001 · Uncle Cullen
The Clandestine Marriage1999 · Lord Ogleby
A Reasonable Man1999 · Judge Wendon
Tarzan1999 · Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)
The Big Brass Ring1999 · Kim Mennaker
The Winslow Boy1999 · Arthur Winslow
Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey1999 · Sir Percy Lorraine, British Ambassador
Madeline1998 · Lord Covington
The Object of My Affection1998 · Rodney Fraser
Amistad1997 · Martin Van Buren
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone1997 · David Livingstone
Murder in Mind1997 · Dr. Ellis
Twelfth Night1996 · Malvolio
Inside1996 · Colonel