Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne 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 British Academy Television Awards for Best Entertainment Performance.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Funny Blokes of British ComedyMovie | Sir Humphrey Appleby (archive footage) (uncredited) | 76 |
| 2005 | Once Upon a HalloweenMovie | Fflewddur Fflam (voice) (archive sound) | 76 |
| 1999 | The Winslow BoyMovie | Arthur Winslow | 70 |
| 1999 | TarzanMovie | Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice) | 70 |
| 1998 | The Object of My AffectionMovie | Rodney Fraser | 69 |
| 1998 | ParkinsonSeries | Self | 69 |
| 1997 | AmistadMovie | Martin Van Buren | 68 |
| 1997 | Murder in MindMovie | Dr. Ellis | 68 |
| 1996 | Twelfth NightMovie | Malvolio | 67 |
| 1996 | The Fragile HeartSeries | Dr. Edgar Pascoe | 67 |
| 1995 | Richard IIIMovie | The Duke of Clarence | 66 |
| 1994 | The Madness of King GeorgeMovie | George III | 65 |
| 1993 | Demolition ManMovie | Dr. Raymond Cocteau | 64 |
| 1991 | PerformanceSeries | Brian Leary | 62 |
| 1990 | King of the WindMovie | Achmet | 61 |
| 1989 | The ShawlMovie | John | 60 |
| 1989 | Relatively SpeakingMovie | Philip Carter | 60 |
| 1988 | The Play on OneSeries | John | 59 |
| 1986 | ScreenPlaySeries | Rev. Jonathan Guerdon | 57 |
| 1986 | Yes, Prime MinisterSeries | Sir Humphrey Appleby | 57 |
| 1985 | Turtle DiaryMovie | Publisher | 56 |
| 1985 | Jenny's WarSeries | Colonel | 56 |
| 1985 | The Black CauldronMovie | Fflewddur Fflam (voice) | 56 |
| 1985 | Mapp & LuciaSeries | Georgie Pillson | 56 |
| 1984 | Pope John Paul IIMovie | Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski | 55 |
| 1983 | Natural WorldSeries | Narrator | 54 |
| 1982 | FirefoxMovie | Pyotr Baranovich | 53 |
| 1982 | The Plague DogsMovie | Dr. Boycott (voice) | 53 |
| 1982 | The Barchester ChroniclesSeries | Dr Grantly | 53 |
| 1982 | GandhiMovie | Kinnoch | 53 |
| 1982 | A Woman Called GoldaMovie | King Abdullah | 53 |
| 1981 | History of the World: Part IMovie | Citizen Official - The French Revolution | 52 |
| 1980 | Yes MinisterSeries | Sir Humphrey Appleby | 51 |
| 1979 | Tales of the UnexpectedSeries | Charles Drummond | 50 |
| 1979 | The KnowledgeMovie | Mr Burgess | 50 |
| 1978 | HolocaustSeries | Ohldendorf | 49 |
| 1978 | The Sailor's ReturnMovie | Mr Fosse | 49 |
| 1978 | Edward and Mrs SimpsonSeries | Walter Monkton | 49 |
| 1978 | Edward & Mrs. SimpsonMovie | Walter Monkton | 49 |
| 1978 | The BBC Television ShakespeareSeries | Stephano | 49 |
| 1978 | Sweeney 2Movie | Det. Chief Insp. Dilke | 49 |
| 1976 | BuffetMovie | Jack | 47 |
| 1976 | Bill BrandSeries | Browning | 47 |
| 1975 | The FloaterMovie | Morris Shelman | 46 |
| 1975 | Child of HopeMovie | Police Captain | 46 |
| 1974 | PlayhouseSeries | Tenby | 45 |
| 1974 | OccupationsMovie | Libertini | 45 |
| 1973 | The Emergency ChannelMovie | Graham | 44 |
| 1972 | Young WinstonMovie | Boer Sentry (uncredited) | 43 |
| 1970 | Play for TodaySeries | Graham | 41 |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries | Hugh | 40 |
| 1968 | Dad's ArmySeries | Angry Man | 39 |
| 1967 | ITV PlayhouseSeries | Trevor | 38 |
| 1967 | OmnibusSeries | — | 38 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the MonthSeries | Philinte | 36 |
| 1962 | Man of the WorldSeries | Assistant Director | 33 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameSeries | Magistrate | 22 |