Highest rated as cast or director
Yes Minister
1980 · 3 Seasons
Yes, Prime Minister
1986 · 2 Seasons
The Plague Dogs
1982
Amistad
1997
Madeline
1998
Biography
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.
Acted in 104
2000s
- 2005
Once Upon a Halloween
Fflewddur Fflam (voice) (archive sound)
- 2001
Great Comedy Moments
Sir Humphrey Appleby (archive footage)
Victoria & Albert
Lord William Lamb
Victoria & Albert
Viscount Melbourne · 2 episodes
Higher Love
Uncle Cullen
- 2000
The Last Polar Bears
Grandfather (voice)
1990s
- 1999
The Clandestine Marriage
Lord Ogleby
A Reasonable Man
Judge Wendon
The Winslow Boy
Arthur Winslow
Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey
Sir Percy Lorraine, British Ambassador
- 1998
- 1997
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
David Livingstone
- 1996
The Fragile Heart
Dr. Edgar Pascoe · 3 episodes
Twelfth Night
Malvolio
Inside
Colonel
- 1995
- 1994
Late-Flowering Lust
Cousin John
- 1993
- 1992
- 1991
The Trials of Oz
Brian Leary
- 1990
King of the Wind
Achmet
1980s
- 1989
Relatively Speaking
Philip Carter
A Handful of Time
Ted Walker
The Spirit of Man
Rev. Jonathan Guerdon
The Shawl
John
- 1988
RARG
Storyteller
- 1986
- 1985
Turtle Diary
Publisher
Jenny's War
Colonel
Jenny's War
Colonel · 4 episodes
Mapp & Lucia
Georgie Pillson · 10 episodes
- 1984
The Chain
Mr Thorn
The House
General Fagg
Pope John Paul II
Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski
- 1983
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
Orgon
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
Passerby (uncredited)
Dead on Time
Doctor
- 1982
The Funny Side of Christmas
Sir Humphrey Appleby
The Barchester Chronicles
Dr Grantly · 7 episodes
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
John Westwood
- 1981
Protest
Stanek / Vanek
Memoirs of a Survivor
Victorian Father
A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado
Fulton
- 1980
Jessie
Mr Edmonds
A Tale of Two Cities
Mr. CJ Stryver
The Tempest
Stephano
The Enigma
Fenton
The Misanthrope
Philinte
1970s
- 1979
Thomas & Sarah
Wilson · 1 episode
The Knowledge
Mr Burgess
- 1978
The Sailor's Return
Mr Fosse
Edward and Mrs Simpson
Walter Monkton · 5 episodes
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
Walter Monkton
Sweeney 2
Det. Chief Insp. Dilke
Going Straight
Worm Wellings · 1 episode
Warrior Queen
Catus Decianus · 6 episodes
Destiny
Major Lewis Rolfe
- 1977
Marie Curie
Pierre Curie · 5 episodes
- 1976
Buffet
Jack
Bill Brand
Browning · 1 episode
Play Things
Tenby
- 1975
The Floater
Morris Shelman
Child of Hope
Police Captain
- 1974
S*P*Y*S
Croft
Occupations
Libertini
- 1973
The Emergency Channel
Graham
- 1972
Young Winston
Boer Sentry (uncredited)
- 1971
Alma Mater
Major
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
- 1967
- 1965
- 1963
The Desperate People
Cliff Fletcher · 4 episodes
- 1962
1950s
- 1958
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Magistrate · 1 episode
Produced 2
2000s
- 2001
Higher Love
Executive Producer
1990s
- 1997
Appearances7
2010s
- 2013
Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected
Self (Archive Material)
1990s
- 1998
Animal Stories
Narrator (voice) · 52 episodes
- 1996
Russia's War: Blood Upon the Snow
Narrator · 10 episodes
The Happy Prince
Narrator (voice)
1980s
- 1983
1950s
- 1956
