
Acting
Born April 5, 1929 · Hertfordshire, England, UK
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.

Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected
2013

Once Upon a Halloween
2005
Animal Stories
2005
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005

Call Me Claus
2001

Victoria & Albert
2001

Higher Love
2001

The Clandestine Marriage
1999

A Reasonable Man
1999

Tarzan
1999

The Big Brass Ring
1999

The Winslow Boy
1999

Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey
1999

Madeline
1998

The Object of My Affection
1998

Amistad
1997

Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
1997

Murder in Mind
1997

Twelfth Night
1996

Inside
1996

The Happy Prince
1996

Richard III
1995

The Madness of King George
1994

Late-Flowering Lust
1994
Portrait or Bust
1994

Demolition Man
1993

Freddie As F.R.O.7.
1992
Flea Bites
1992

The Trials of Oz
1991

King of the Wind
1990

Relatively Speaking
1989

A Handful of Time
1989

The Spirit of Man
1989

The Shawl
1989

RARG
1988

Turtle Diary
1985

Jenny's War
1985

The Black Cauldron
1985

The Chain
1984

The House
1984

Pope John Paul II
1984

Tartuffe, or The Imposter
1983

The Crimson Permanent Assurance
1983

Dead on Time
1983

The Funny Side of Christmas
1982

Gandhi
1982

The Plague Dogs
1982
The Critic
1982

Firefox
1982

The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
1982

A Woman Called Golda
1982

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1982

Protest
1981

Memoirs of a Survivor
1981

History of the World: Part I
1981

A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado
1981

Jessie
1980

A Tale of Two Cities
1980
A Rod of Iron
1980

The Tempest
1980

The Enigma
1980

The Misanthrope
1980

The Knowledge
1979

The Sailor's Return
1978

Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978

Watership Down
1978

Sweeney 2
1978

Destiny
1978

Buffet
1976

Play Things
1976

Spiderweb
1976

The Floater
1975

The Hiding Place
1975

Child of Hope
1975

S*P*Y*S
1974

Occupations
1974

The Emergency Channel
1973

Young Winston
1972

Alma Mater
1971

Carve Her Name with Pride
1958