Nigel Hawthorne

1929–2001 · British actor

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.

Nigel Hawthorne, in order

1. 1972 Young Winston: acted · directed by Richard Attenborough
2. 1974 S*P*Y*S: acted · directed by Irvin Kershner
3. 1975 The Hiding Place: acted · directed by James F. Collier
4. 1976 Spiderweb (short film): acted
5. 1978 The Sailor's Return: acted · directed by Jack Gold
6. 1979 The Knowledge: acted · directed by Bob Brooks
7. 1980 A Tale of Two Cities (TV movie): acted · directed by Jim Goddard
8. 1980 Yes Minister (TV series): acted
9. 1981 Memoirs of a Survivor: acted · directed by David Gladwell
10. 1982 A Woman Called Golda (TV movie): acted · directed by Alan Gibson
11. 1982 Firefox: acted · directed by Clint Eastwood
12. 1982 Gandhi: acted · directed by Richard Attenborough · critics 89%, audiences 92% · streaming on YouTube (free)
13. 1983 Dead on Time: acted · directed by Lyndall Hobbs · streaming on fuboTV, Tubi
14. 1984 The Chain: acted · directed by Jack Gold
15. 1985 Turtle Diary: acted · directed by John Irvin
16. 1986 Yes, Prime Minister (TV series): acted
17. 1990 King of the Wind: acted · directed by Peter Duffell
18. 1993 Demolition Man: acted · directed by Marco Brambilla · critics 64%, audiences 67%
19. 1994 The Madness of King George: acted · directed by Nicholas Hytner
20. 1995 Richard III: acted · directed by Richard Loncraine · critics 96%, audiences 85% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
21. 1996 Inside (TV movie): acted · directed by Arthur Penn
22. 1996 Twelfth Night: acted · directed by Trevor Nunn · critics 79%, audiences 80% · streaming on YouTube (free)
23. 1997 Amistad: acted · directed by Steven Spielberg · critics 78%, audiences 79% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
24. 1997 Murder in Mind: acted · directed by Andy Morahan
25. 1998 Madeline: acted · directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer
26. 1998 The Object of My Affection: acted · directed by Nicholas Hytner
27. 1999 A Reasonable Man: acted · directed by Gavin Hood · streaming on Roku Channel, Tubi
28. 1999 The Big Brass Ring: acted · directed by George Hickenlooper · critics 57%, audiences 17% · streaming on Roku Channel, Hoopla, Plex
29. 1999 The Winslow Boy: acted · directed by David Mamet
30. 2001 Call Me Claus (TV movie): acted · directed by Peter Werner
31. 2001 Victoria & Albert (TV movie): acted · directed by John Erman
32. The Fragile Heart (TV series): acted