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Nigel Hawthorne

Film Producer | * 04/05/1929 († 72, 12/26/2001) | Hertfordshire, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne (5 April 1929 – 26 December 2001) was an English actor. He is known for his stage acting and his portrayal of 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 won four BAFTA TV Awards for Best Light Entertainment Performance. He won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for portraying King George III in The Madness of King George (1994). He later won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor, for the 1996 series The Fragile Heart. He was also an Olivier Award and Tony Award winner for his work in theatre. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | TV Movies

Known for these Movies & Shows

A pregnant New York social worker begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and decides she'd rather raise her child with him, much to the dismay of her overbearing boyfriend. ...

The Object of My Affection

R

1998 | 2.9/5 | 1h 51min
Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
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Aging King George III of England is exhibiting signs of madness, a problem little understood in 1788. As the monarch alternates between bouts of confusion and near-violent outbursts of temper, his hap ...

The Madness of King George

PG-13

1994 | 3.4/5 | 1h 47min
Comedy, Drama, History
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Simon Phoenix, a violent criminal cryogenically frozen in 1996, escapes during a parole hearing in 2032 in the utopia of San Angeles. Police are incapable of dealing with his violent ways and turn to ...

Demolition Man

R

1993 | 3.3/5 | 1h 55min
Crime, Action, Science Fiction
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Satirical sitcom set in the office of a UK Cabinet minister, Jim Hacker MP, who struggles with Civil Service bureaucracy and political machinations as he tries to get on with government business. ...

Yes Minister

TV-PG

1980 | 4.1/5 | 30min per episode
Comedy, War & Politics
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Awards & Nominations for Nigel Hawthorne

Laurence Olivier Awards Commander of The Order of The British Empire Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Knight Bachelor Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Academy Award for Best Actor
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Movies with Nigel Hawthorne as Actor(61)

as Self (Archive Material)2013 Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected
as Uncle Cullen2001 Higher Love
as Lord William Lamb2001 Victoria & Albert
as Nick2001 Call Me Claus
as Lord Ogleby1999 The Clandestine Marriage
as Judge Wendon1999 A Reasonable Man
as Arthur Winslow1999 The Winslow Boy
as Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)1999 Tarzan
as Kim Mennaker1999 The Big Brass Ring
as Sir Percy Loraine1999 Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey
as Lord Covington1998 Madeline
as Rodney Fraser1998 The Object of My Affection
as David Livingstone1997 Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
as Martin Van Buren1997 Amistad
as Dr. Ellis1997 Murder in Mind
as Colonel1996 Inside
as Malvolio1996 Twelfth Night
as The Duke of Clarence1995 Richard III
as George III1994 The Madness of King George
as Himself (uncredited)1994 Portrait or Bust
as Dr. Raymond Cocteau1993 Demolition Man
as Brigadier G (voice)1992 Freddie as F.R.O.7.
as Brian Leary1991 The Trials of Oz
as Philip Carter1990 Relatively Speaking
as Achmet1990 King of the Wind
as Ted Walker1989 A Handful of Time
as Rev. Jonathan Guerdon1989 The Spirit of Man
as The Publisher1985 Turtle Diary
as Fflewddur Fflam (voice)1985 The Black Cauldron
as Colonel1985 Jenny's War
as Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski1984 Pope John Paul II
as General Fagg1984 The House
as Mr Thorn1984 The Chain
as Doctor1983 Dead on Time
as Orgon1983 Tartuffe, or The Imposter
as Magistrate at Esmeralda's trial1982 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as King Abdullah1982 A Woman Called Golda
as John Westwood1982 The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
as Kinnoch1982 Gandhi
as Dr. Boycott (voice)1982 The Plague Dogs
as Pyotr Baranovich1982 Firefox
as Fulton1981 A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado
as Citizen Official - The French Revolution1981 History of the World: Part I
as Victorian Father1981 Memoirs of a Survivor
as Stanek / Vanek1981 Protest
as Stephano1980 The Tempest
as Philinte1980 The Misanthrope
as Mr Edmonds1980 Jessie
as Mr. CJ Stryver1980 A Tale of Two Cities
as Mr Burgess1979 The Knowledge
as Walter Monkton1978 Edward & Mrs. Simpson
as Captain Campion (voice)1978 Watership Down
as Major Lewis Rolfe1978 Destiny
as Detective Chief Inspector Dilke1978 Sweeney 2
as Jack1976 Buffet
as Erik Lönnrot1976 Spiderweb
as Morris Shelman1975 The Floater
as Police Captain1975 Child of Hope
as Graham1973 The Emergency Channel
as Major1971 Alma Mater
as Park Soldier (uncredited)1958 Carve Her Name with Pride

TV Shows/Series with Nigel Hawthorne as Actor(16)

as Dr. Edgar Pascoe1996 The Fragile Heart
as Humphrey Appleby1986 Yes, Prime Minister
as Humphrey Appleby1984 Yes, Minister: Party Games
as Narrator1983 Natural World
1982 The Barchester Chronicles
as Humphrey Appleby1980 Yes Minister
as Charles Drummond1979 Tales of the Unexpected
as Ohldendorf1978 Holocaust
as Catus Decianus1978 Warrior Queen
1978 Going Straight
as Pierre Curie1977 Marie Curie
as Browning1976 Bill Brand
1970 Play for Today
as Mr. Sneer1965 Play of the Month
1962 Man of the World
as Magistrate1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame

Movies with Nigel Hawthorne as Crew(2)

Production/Executive Producer2001 Higher Love
Production/Associate Producer1997 Murder in Mind

Full Name: Nigel Hawthorne
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Friday, 04/05 1929 (April) in Hertfordshire, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Wednesday, 12/26 2001 (December) in Radwell (aged: 72)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: University of Cape Town, St. George's Grammar School
Other names for Nigel Hawthorne (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Nigel Barnard Hawthorne"
Nigel Hawthorne frequently works together with these people:
Julie Harris (12x, Actress)
Maurice Evans (11x, Actor)
Anthony Hopkins (9x, Actor)
John Gielgud (9x, Actor)
Denholm Elliott (8x, Actor)
George Rose (8x, Actor)
Ian Holm (7x, Actor)
Cyril Cusack (7x, Actor)
Geoffrey Bayldon (7x, Actor)
Andrew Ray (7x, Actor)
Michael Gambon (6x, Actor)
Martin Rosen (6x, Crew)
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