Nigel Hawthorne

Acting

Nigel Hawthorne

Born 1929-04-05 Hertfordshire, England, UK 80 films

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 '…

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Filmography

80 films
Animal Stories poster

A classic series of 52 x 5-minute poems, affectionately narrated by the late Sir Nigel Hawthorne in…

Animal Stories

★ 10.0 2005

Call Me Claus poster

When Lucy Cullins, a successful but cranky producer at a home shopping network hires an actor named…

Call Me Claus

★ 5.7 2001

Higher Love poster

Ross, who lives with his eccentric Uncle Cullen, is desperately trying to become a successful busin…

Higher Love

★ 6.4 2001

Tarzan poster

Tarzan was a small orphan who was raised by an ape named Kala since he was a child. He believed tha…

Tarzan

★ 7.4 1999