Nigel Hawthorne

Nigel Hawthorne

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...

Known For

Tarzan

as Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)

Demolition Man

as Dr. Raymond Cocteau

Gandhi

as Kinnoch

Cast Credits

Once Upon a Halloween

as Fflewddur Fflam (voice) (archive sound)

Animal Stories

as Narrator (Orig. U.K.)

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

as Sir Humphrey Appleby (archive footage) (uncredited)

Victoria & Albert

as Lord William Lamb

Higher Love

as Uncle Cullen

A Reasonable Man

as Judge Wendon

Tarzan

as Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)

The Big Brass Ring

as Kim Mennaker

The Winslow Boy

as Arthur Winslow

Madeline

as Lord Covington

Amistad

as Martin Van Buren

Murder in Mind

as Dr. Ellis

Twelfth Night

as Malvolio

Inside

as Colonel

The Happy Prince

as Narrator (voice)

Richard III

as The Duke of Clarence

Late-Flowering Lust

as Cousin John

Demolition Man

as Dr. Raymond Cocteau

Freddie As F.R.O.7.

as Brigadier G (voice)

Flea Bites

as Kryst

The Trials of Oz

as Brian Leary

Relatively Speaking

as Philip Carter

A Handful of Time

as Ted Walker

The Spirit of Man

as Rev. Jonathan Guerdon

Crew Credits

Higher Love

Executive Producer

Murder in Mind

Associate Producer