Nigel Hawthorne

Nigel Hawthorne

1929-04-05 Hertfordshire, England, UK 80 Credits

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne, CBE (5 April 1929 – 26 December 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 fo...

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Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected

Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected

2013

as Self (Archive Material)

7.0
Acting

This special one-off documentary celebrates the past and present of hit sitcoms Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister. Exploring the shows in some dep...

Once Upon a Halloween

Once Upon a Halloween

2005

as Fflewddur Fflam

6.2
Acting

On the night before Halloween, the Evil Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs plans to conquer Halloween, and asks her cauldron to show you sever...

Animal Stories

2005

as Narrator (Orig. U.K.)

Acting

A classic series of 52 x 5-minute poems, affectionately narrated by the late Sir Nigel Hawthorne in the UK and re-voiced for Disney in the USA by Alan...

Call Me Claus

Call Me Claus

2001

as Nick

5.7
Acting

When Lucy Cullins, a successful but cranky producer at a home shopping network hires an actor named Nick to play Santa Claus on the network, she gets ...

Victoria & Albert

Victoria & Albert

2001

as Lord William Lamb

7.6
Acting

The passionate love story that was Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's lengthy marriage. Beginning in 1837, the year of King William IV's death and 18-...

Higher Love

Higher Love

2001

as Uncle Cullen

6.2
Acting

Ross, who lives with his eccentric Uncle Cullen, is desperately trying to become a successful businessman. When he attempts to sell the family wine co...

Higher Love

Higher Love

2001

Executive Producer

6.2
Producing

Ross, who lives with his eccentric Uncle Cullen, is desperately trying to become a successful businessman. When he attempts to sell the family wine co...

The Clandestine Marriage

The Clandestine Marriage

1999

as Lord Ogleby

6.0
Acting

A period film, set around an English country house whose owners want to arrange a marriage of convenience between their elder daughter and an aristocr...

A Reasonable Man

1999

as Judge Wendon

4.5
Acting

With issues of his own, an ex-army officer-turned-lawyer defends an impoverished young cowherd of killing a baby.

Tarzan

Tarzan

1999

as Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)

7.4
Acting

Tarzan was a small orphan who was raised by an ape named Kala since he was a child. He believed that this was his family, but on an expedition Jane Po...

The Big Brass Ring

The Big Brass Ring

1999

as Kim Mennaker

4.4
Acting

Blake Pellarin is on the campaign trail to become president of the United States. While making a stop in St. Louis, a chance encounter brings his past...

The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy

1999

as Arthur Winslow

6.7
Acting

Early 20th century England: while toasting his daughter Catherine's engagement, Arthur Winslow learns the royal naval academy expelled his 14-year-old...

Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey

Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey

1999

as Sir Percy Lorraine, British Ambassador

1.0
Acting

The rise of modern Turkey under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal, later known as Atatürk. He established peace on the borders of Turkey for the first t...

Madeline

Madeline

1998

as Lord Covington

6.2
Acting

Horrified at the prospect of her beloved school being sold, a young French girl named Madeline uses her wit and craftiness to attempt to save it, maki...

The Object of My Affection

The Object of My Affection

1998

as Rodney Fraser

5.8
Acting

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...

Amistad

Amistad

1997

as Martin Van Buren

7.0
Acting

In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are th...

Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone

Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone

1997

as David Livingstone

6.0
Acting

British explorer Henry Stanley travels to Africa in 1871 seeking missionary David Livingstone.

Murder in Mind

Murder in Mind

1997

as Dr. Ellis

5.3
Acting

The L.A. police find two bodies in a fancy house and suspect the wife of one victim. Dr. Ellis, a hypnotherapist, takes her back in time; with the pol...

Murder in Mind

Murder in Mind

1997

Associate Producer

5.3
Producing

The L.A. police find two bodies in a fancy house and suspect the wife of one victim. Dr. Ellis, a hypnotherapist, takes her back in time; with the pol...

Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

1996

as Malvolio

6.9
Acting

Shakespeare's comedy of gender confusion, in which a girl disguises herself as a man to be near the count she adores, only to be pursued by the woman ...

Inside

Inside

1996

as Colonel

4.6
Acting

A South African political prisoner is tortured to obtain information on apartheid conspirators. Ten years later, the head officer in charge of the que...

The Happy Prince

The Happy Prince

1996

as Narrator (voice)

Acting

A statue of 'The Happy Prince' (happy because he had devoted his life to pleasure behind his palace walls) looks out with horror at the destitution of...

Richard III

Richard III

1995

as The Duke of Clarence

6.7
Acting

A murderous lust for the British throne sees Richard III descend into madness. Though the setting is transposed to the 1930s, England is torn by civil...

Russia's War - Blood Upon the Snow

Russia's War - Blood Upon the Snow

1995

as Narrator

10.0
Acting

An account of the Eastern Front, epic in scale and savagery, as Soviets experienced it and Stalin commanded it.

The Madness of King George

The Madness of King George

1994

as George III

6.8
Acting

Aging King George III of England is exhibiting signs of madness, a problem little understood in 1788. As the monarch alternates between bouts of confu...

Late-Flowering Lust

Late-Flowering Lust

1994

as Cousin John

Acting

This movie is a combination of mime and dance that accompanies the "voiced-over" lyrics of a selection of poems by John Betjeman. Altogether, this mov...

Portrait or Bust

1994

as Himself (uncredited)

Acting

Alan Bennett's personal overview of art, filmed in the atmospheric location of a Leeds art gallery.

Demolition Man

Demolition Man

1993

as Dr. Raymond Cocteau

6.7
Acting

In 1996, brash L.A. detective John Spartan and maniac killer Simon Phoenix are both sentenced to decades in a cryogenic prison as punishment for a res...

Freddie as F.R.O.7.

Freddie as F.R.O.7.

1992

as Brigadier G (voice)

5.0
Acting

The story about a man-sized frog named Prince Frederic who is turned into a frog by his wicked aunt Messina and hired by British Intelligence to solve...

Flea Bites

1992

as Kryst

Acting

The friendship of a young boy and an old Polish emigre as they struggle to re-create 'the smallest show on earth' - a flea circus

The Trials of Oz

The Trials of Oz

1991

as Brian Leary

6.0
Acting

Dramatization of the famous 1971 trial in which the editors of the British underground magazine "Oz" were charged with obscenity.

King of the Wind

King of the Wind

1990

as Achmet

6.4
Acting

In 1727, an Arab colt is born with the signs of the wheat ear and the white spot on his heel: evil and good. And thus begins the life of Sham. He is a...

Relatively Speaking

Relatively Speaking

1989

as Philip Carter

Acting

It's the sixties. Gregory loves Ginny, and Ginny loves Gregory. But unfortunately Ginny also loves Philip, or at least she used to, and Philip loves h...

A Handful of Time

A Handful of Time

1989

as Ted Walker

5.0
Acting

Gothic thriller about Old Martin who heeds the voice of Anna, who calls him back to the mountain cabin where he left her to die while she gave birth t...

The Spirit of Man

The Spirit of Man

1989

as Rev. Jonathan Guerdon

Acting

In pursuit of faith, God and the Devil, spells are cast, buckets of water thrown and men with black beards dance and sing.

The Shawl

The Shawl

1989

as John

Acting

Miss A, troubled by problems, consults a clairvoyant. Can he solve them for her by summoning the spirits? Or is he just a fraud, out to steal her mone...

Turtle Diary

Turtle Diary

1985

as Publisher

6.5
Acting

Two separate people, a man and a woman, find something very stirring about the sea turtles in their tank at the London Zoo. They meet and form an odd,...

Jenny's War

Jenny's War

1985

as Colonel

6.0
Acting

This fact-based story follows a woman who launches a rescue of her Royal Air Force pilot son, who was shot down over Germany in 1941. Getting no help ...

The Black Cauldron

The Black Cauldron

1985

as Fflewddur Fflam (voice)

6.4
Acting

Taran is an assistant pigkeeper with boyish dreams of becoming a great warrior. However, he has to put the daydreaming aside when his charge, an oracu...

The House

The House

1984

as General Fagg

5.0
Acting

Set in 1884, and based on the assumption that Britain is one of the Baltic states between Russia and Latvia, making it part of Europe instead of an of...

Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II

1984

as Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski

6.9
Acting

Bio-drama tracing the life and career of Polish cardinal Karol Wojtyla from his days as a young activist in Poland to his rise and installation in 197...

The Chain

The Chain

1984

as Mr Thorn

6.8
Acting

Comedy featuring interweaving stories of seven households caught up in a property chain on moving day, each one dependent on the other.

Tartuffe, or The Imposter

Tartuffe, or The Imposter

1983

as Orgon

Acting

Royal Shakespeare Company's televised adaptation of Moliere's play with Antony Sher in the title role of Tartuffe.

The Crimson Permanent Assurance

The Crimson Permanent Assurance

1983

as Passerby (uncredited)

7.2
Acting

A group of down-and-out accountants mutiny against their bosses and sail their office building onto the high seas in search of a pirate's life.

Dead on Time

Dead on Time

1983

as Doctor

6.5
Acting

Bernard Fripp is told by his doctor that he has only 30 minutes left to live. This sets Bernard bumbling off on a mission to live his final minutes to...

Gandhi

Gandhi

1982

as Kinnoch

7.6
Acting

In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian ...

The Plague Dogs

The Plague Dogs

1982

as Dr. Boycott (voice)

7.9
Acting

Two dogs, Rowf and Snitter, stuggle to survive in the countryside after escaping from an animal research laboratory. They are pursued by search partie...

The Critic

1982

as Mr. Sneer

Acting

Mr. Puff, a foppish, would-be playwright-critic, invites his literary-minded associates to see a production of his horrendous and nonsensical spectacu...

Firefox

Firefox

1982

as Pyotr Baranovich

6.0
Acting

The Soviets have developed a revolutionary new jet fighter, called 'Firefox'. Worried that the jet will be used as a first-strike weapon—as there are ...

The World Cup: A Captain's Tale

1982

as John Westwood

7.0
Acting

The true story of the First world football competition, won by a team comprised of miners from Durham.

A Woman Called Golda

A Woman Called Golda

1982

as King Abdullah

8.1
Acting

The story of the Russian-born, Wisconsin-raised woman who rose to become Israel's prime minister in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1982

as Magistrate at Esmeralda's trial

5.8
Acting

Quasimodo, the hunchback bellringer of Notre Dame's cathedral, meets a beautiful gypsy dancer, Esmeralda, and falls in love with her. So does Quasimod...

Protest

Protest

1981

as Stanek / Vanek

Acting

A dissident Czechoslovakian playwright awaits trial for his activities against the current political regime.

Memoirs of a Survivor

Memoirs of a Survivor

1981

as Victorian Father

4.2
Acting

Based on the acclaimed novel by Doris Lessing, this dystopian science fiction tale concerns a woman struggling to make her way in a post-apocalyptic s...

History of the World: Part I

History of the World: Part I

1981

as Citizen Official - The French Revolution

6.8
Acting

An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.

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

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

1981

as Fulton

Acting

A black comedy about excessive consumption. A young couple are determined to make a break with a predictable future as servants of a large corporation...

Jessie

Jessie

1980

as Mr Edmonds

Acting

A woman starts work as a nanny to a mute boy in a Victorian household. The boy's growing attachment to her however causes greater problems than his or...

A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

1980

as Mr. CJ Stryver

5.7
Acting

Set against the conditions leading up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, French doctor Alexandre Manette serves an 18-year imprisonment...

A Rod of Iron

1980

as Trevor

Acting

Harry Watson has kept his feelings for his children to himself.

The Tempest

The Tempest

1980

as Stephano

7.0
Acting

Prospero, the true Duke of Milan is now living on an enchanted island with his daughter Miranda, the savage Caliban and Ariel, a spirit of the air. Ra...

The Enigma

The Enigma

1980

as Fenton

Acting

When John Fielding, MP, disappeared on the way home to his country estates he was, perhaps, cracking the first good joke of his life. Sergeant Jenning...

The Misanthrope

The Misanthrope

1980

as Philinte

Acting

One man's defiant stand against the hypocrisy of polite society is the theme of Molière's comic masterpiece. Ian Holm stars in this film set in Paris...

The Knowledge

The Knowledge

1979

as Mr Burgess

6.4
Acting

Four men attempt "The Knowledge" examination to qualify as London taxi drivers.

The Sailor's Return

The Sailor's Return

1978

as Mr Fosse

6.0
Acting

Based on the 1925 novel The Sailor's Return by David Garnett. A sailor returns to his hometown to open a pub bringing with him his new black wife. Ver...

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

1978

as Walter Monkton

10.0
Acting

While still the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VIII meets the married American socialite, Wallis Simpson. Their relationship causes furor in the p...

Watership Down

Watership Down

1978

as Captain Campion (voice)

7.2
Acting

When the warren belonging to a community of rabbits is threatened, a brave group led by Fiver, Bigwig, Blackberry and Hazel leave their homeland in a ...

Sweeney 2

Sweeney 2

1978

as Det. Chief Insp. Dilke

6.5
Acting

The plot is set on a group of bank robbers, who are both violent and successful, strangely getting away each time with an amount around the £60,000 ma...

Destiny

Destiny

1978

as Major Lewis Rolfe

Acting

A small town shopkeeper is conned into standing for an extreme right-wing party at a by-election, and later discovers that it's financed by the corpor...

Buffet

Buffet

1976

as Jack

Acting

A quick drink in the buffet before going home. Freddie's nerves are taking a hammering lately; the economy is in dire trouble and who can blame a busi...

Play Things

Play Things

1976

as Tenby

Acting

A young man volunteers to work with a children's play group in a deprived London area. Adapted by Peter Prince from his own novel.

Spiderweb

Spiderweb

1976

as Erik Lönnrot

Acting

A rabbi is murdered. Detective Llonrot is called in on the case and looks for a 'rabbinical explanation' for the murder. Other murders are committed a...

The Floater

The Floater

1975

as Morris Shelman

Acting

A comedy about the law - seen from the inside. All formality and procedure on the surface but not quite so convincing when you see the works.

The Hiding Place

The Hiding Place

1975

as Pastor De Ruiter

6.6
Acting

Corrie and Betsie ten Boom are middle-aged sisters working in their father's watchmaker shop in pre-World War II Holland. Their uneventful lives are d...

Child of Hope

Child of Hope

1975

as Police Captain

Acting

Thirty-seven men from the disputed territory of South West Africa are on trial for their lives in Pretoria, 1,000 miles from their home. They are to b...

S*P*Y*S

S*P*Y*S

1974

as Croft

5.2
Acting

Two CIA bunglers botch a Soviet defection, then both sides mark them for termination.

Occupations

Occupations

1974

as Libertini

Acting

In an attempt to win better conditions for the workers in 1920s Turin, Gramsci leads a takeover of the factories by the workers. He is offered assista...

The Emergency Channel

The Emergency Channel

1973

as Graham

Acting

Dean has a rare talent. He can be made happy. He exudes happiness and confidence like a rare blossom. Both Sarah in the past, and Julia now, could do ...

Young Winston

Young Winston

1972

as Boer Sentry (uncredited)

6.2
Acting

This historical drama is an account of the early life of British politician Winston Churchill, including his childhood years, his time as a war corres...

Alma Mater

Alma Mater

1971

as Major

Acting

Jimmy Nicholson returns from working in the Middle East to visit his son at boarding school. He went to the same public school himself and is disturbe...

Carve Her Name with Pride

Carve Her Name with Pride

1958

as Park Soldier (uncredited)

5.8
Acting

London, England, during World War II. After living a tragic life experience, young Violette Szabo joins the Special Operations Executive and crosses t...