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Occupation
  
Actor

Role
  
Actor

Name
  
Nigel Hawthorne

Years active
  
1950–2001


Nigel Hawthorne nigelhawthorne03jpg

Full Name
  
Nigel Barnard Hawthorne

Born
  
5 April 1929 (
1929-04-05
)
Coventry, Warwickshire, England, U.K.

Cause of death
  
Pancreatic cancerHeart attack

Resting place
  
Paris Church of Thundridge near Ware, Hertfordshire, England, U.K.

Other names
  
Nigel Hawthorne CBENigel HawthornSir Nigel Hawthorne

Partner(s)
  
Trevor Bentham (1979-2001; his death)

Died
  
December 26, 2001, Radwell, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Books
  
Straight Face, The Complete Yes Minister

Parents
  
Agnes Rosemary Hawthorne, Charles Barnard Hawthorne

Movies and TV shows
  
Yes Minister, The Madness of King Geo, Demolition Man, Amistad, Madeline

Similar People
  
Paul Eddington, Derek Fowlds, Trevor Bentham, Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay

Education
  
University of Cape Town

Nigel hawthorne wins 1991 tony award for best actor in a play


Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne, (5 April 1929 – 26 December 2001) was an English actor. He portrayed 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 BAFTA TV Awards for Best Light Entertainment Performance. He won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for portraying King George III in The Madness of King George (1994). He later won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor, for the 1996 series The Fragile Heart. He was also an Olivier Award and Tony Award winner for his work in the theatre.

Contents

Nigel Hawthorne The Yes Prime Minister Files A tribute to Sir Nigel Hawthorne

Sir Nigel Hawthorne Remembered (1/3)


Early life

Nigel Hawthorne Nigel Hawthorne Actor Films episodes and roles on digiguidetv

Hawthorne was born in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, the son of Agnes Rosemary (née Rice) and Charles Barnard Hawthorne, a physician. When Nigel was three years old, the family moved to Cape Town, South Africa, where his father had bought a practice. Initially they lived in the Gardens and then moved to a newly built house near Camps Bay. He was educated at St George's Grammar School, Cape Town and, when the family moved, the now defunct Christian Brothers College, where he played on the rugby team. He described his time at the latter as not being a particularly happy experience. He enrolled at the University of Cape Town but withdrew and returned to the United Kingdom in the 1950s to pursue a career in acting.

Career

Nigel Hawthorne BBC News TALKING POINT Your tributes to Sir Nigel Hawthorne

Hawthorne made his professional stage debut in 1950, playing Archie Fellows in a Cape Town production of The Shop at Sly Corner. He made his Broadway debut in 1974 in As You Like It. He returned to the New York stage in 1990 in Shadowlands and won the 1991 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.

Nigel Hawthorne Nigel Hawthorne wins 1991 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play YouTube

In a long and varied career, which began with an advert for Mackeson Stout and a bit part in Dad's Army, his most famous roles were as Sir Humphrey Appleby, the Permanent Secretary of the fictional Department of Administrative Affairs in the television series Yes Minister (and Cabinet Secretary in its sequel, Yes, Prime Minister), for which he won four BAFTA awards during the 1980s, and as King George III in Alan Bennett's stage play The Madness of George III (for which he won a Best Actor Olivier Award) and the film version entitled The Madness of King George, for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and won the BAFTA Film Award for Best Actor. He won a sixth BAFTA for the 1996 TV mini-series The Fragile Heart.

Hawthorne was also a voice actor, and lent his voice to two Disney films: in 1985, Fflewddur Fflam in The Black Cauldron; and in 1999, Professor Porter in Tarzan.

Personal life

An intensely private person, he was upset at having been involuntarily "outed" as gay in 1995 in the publicity surrounding the Academy Awards, but he did attend the ceremony with his long-time partner Trevor Bentham, speaking openly about being gay in interviews and his autobiography, Straight Face, which was published posthumously.

They met in 1968 when Bentham was stage-managing the Royal Court Theatre. From 1979 until Hawthorne's death in 2001, they lived together in Radwell near Baldock and latterly at Thundridge, both in Hertfordshire, England. The two of them became fund raisers for the North Hertfordshire hospice and other local charities.

Death

Hawthorne had several operations for pancreatic cancer, although his immediate cause of death was from a heart attack, aged 72. He was survived by Bentham, and his funeral service was held at St Mary's, the Parish Church of Thundridge near Ware, Hertfordshire, following which he was cremated at Stevenage Crematorium. His funeral was attended by Derek Fowlds, Maureen Lipman, Charles Dance, Loretta Swit and Frederick Forsyth along with friends and local people. The service was led by the Right Reverend Christopher Herbert, the Bishop of St Albans. The coffin had a wreath of white lilies and orchids and Trevor Bentham, Hawthorne's partner was one of the pallbearers.

On hearing of Hawthorne's death, Alan Bennett described him in his diary, "Courteous, grand, a man of the world and superb at what he did, with his technique never so obvious as to become familiar as, say, Olivier's did or Alec Guinness's."

Honours

He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1987, and was knighted in 1999.

Filmography

Actor
1999
Animal Stories (TV Series short) as
Narrated by
- Big Bold Lion (2001) - Narrated by (voice)
- Smelly Dog (2001) - Narrated by (voice)
- Eric the Elephant (1999) - Narrated by (voice)
- Ralph the Rabbit - Narrated by (voice)
- Sammy the Hippo - Narrated by (voice)
- Camilla the Camel - Narrated by (voice)
- Peter the Peacock - Narrated by (voice)
- Dodo the Pigeon - Narrated by (voice)
- Melvin the Moose - Narrated by (voice)
- Carla the Koala - Narrated by (voice)
- Ross the Rhinoceros - Narrated by (voice)
- Des the Donkey - Narrated by (voice)
- Dinosaur Tim - Narrated by (voice)
- Charlie the Cheetah - Narrated by (voice)
- Clara the Cow - Narrated by (voice)
- Drew the Whale - Narrated by (voice)
- Felicia the Humming Bird - Narrated by (voice)
- Philip the Fly - Narrated by (voice)
- Austin the Oyster - Narrated by (voice)
- Ernest the Hyena - Narrated by (voice)
- Eddie the Catfish - Narrated by (voice)
- Maurice the Magpie - Narrated by (voice)
- Keith the Caterpillar - Narrated by (voice)
- Bob the Bee - Narrated by (voice)
- Jimmy the Mouse - Narrated by (voice)
- Cyril the Centipede - Narrated by (voice)
- Horatio the Rat - Narrated by (voice)
- Lewis the Cat - Narrated by (voice)
- Pointy the Hedgehog - Narrated by (voice)
- Brian the Leopard - Narrated by (voice)
- Jake the Snake - Narrated by (voice)
- Bruce the Goose - Narrated by (voice)
- Fred the Dragon - Narrated by (voice)
- Clive the Hamster - Narrated by (voice)
- Dinky the Dolphin - Narrated by (voice)
- Oliver the Owl - Narrated by (voice)
- Susie the Kangaroo - Narrated by (voice)
- Tony the Tortoise - Narrated by (voice)
- Tommy the Bat - Narrated by (voice)
- Ant 2954 - Narrated by (voice)
- Bobby the Ape - Narrated by (voice)
- Crocodile Lou - Narrated by (voice)
- Ron the Crab - Narrated by (voice)
- Billy the Giraffe - Narrated by (voice)
- Polar Bear - Narrated by (voice)
- Win-Stanley the Sloth - Narrated by (voice)
- Simpson the Slug - Narrated by (voice)
- Edwina the Aardvark - Narrated by (voice)
- Hugh the Worm - Narrated by (voice)
- Helen the Penguin - Narrated by (voice)
- Trevor the Frog - Narrated by (voice)
- Big Pink Pig - Narrated by (voice)
2001
Call Me Claus (TV Movie) as
Nick
2001
Tarzan Untamed (Video Game) as
Professor Porter (voice)
2001
Victoria & Albert (TV Mini Series) as
Lord William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
2000
The Last Polar Bears (TV Short) as
Narrator (voice)
1999
Tarzan as
Professor Porter (voice)
1999
A Reasonable Man as
Judge Wendon
1999
The Winslow Boy as
Arthur Winslow
1999
The Big Brass Ring as
Kim
1998
Jeff Wayne's the War of the Worlds (Video Game) as
The General (voice)
1998
At Sachem Farm as
Uncle Cullen
1998
Madeline as
Lord Covington
1998
The Object of My Affection as
Rodney Fraser
1998
The Clandestine Marriage as
Lord Ogleby
1997
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone (TV Movie) as
David Livingstone
1997
Amistad as
Martin Van Buren
1997
Murder in Mind as
Dr. Ellis
1996
The Happy Prince (TV Movie) as
Narrator
1996
The Fragile Heart (TV Series) as
Edgar Pascoe
- Episode #1.3 (1996) - Edgar Pascoe
- Episode #1.2 (1996) - Edgar Pascoe
- Episode #1.1 (1996) - Edgar Pascoe
1996
Twelfth Night as
Malvolio
1996
Inside (TV Movie) as
Colonel
1995
Richard III as
Duke of Clarence
1994
Late Flowering Lust (TV Movie) as
Cousin John
1994
The Madness of King George as
George III
1993
Demolition Man as
Dr. Raymond Cocteau
1992
Freddie as F.R.O.7. as
Brigadier G (voice)
1991
Screen Two (TV Series) as
Kryst
- Flea Bites (1991) - Kryst
1991
Performance (TV Series) as
Brian Leary
- The Trials of Oz (1991) - Brian Leary
1990
Relatively Speaking (TV Movie) as
Philip Carter
1990
King of the Wind as
Achmet
1989
En håndfull tid as
Ted Walker
1989
Screenplay (TV Series) as
Rev. Jonathan Guerdon (segment "From Sleep and Shadow")
- The Spirit of Man (1989) - Rev. Jonathan Guerdon (segment "From Sleep and Shadow")
1989
The Play on One (TV Series) as
John
- The Shawl (1989) - John
1988
Rarg (Short) as
Storyteller (voice)
1988
Theatre Night (TV Series) as
Harpagon
- The Miser (1988) - Harpagon
1986
Yes, Prime Minister (TV Series) as
Sir Humphrey Appleby
- The Tangled Web (1988) - Sir Humphrey Appleby
- The National Education Service (1988) - Sir Humphrey Appleby
- The Patron of the Arts (1988) - Sir Humphrey Appleby
- Power to the People (1988) - Sir Humphrey Appleby
- A Conflict of Interest (1987) - Sir Humphrey Appleby
- A Diplomatic Incident (1987) - Sir Humphrey Appleby
- Official Secrets (1987) - Sir Humphrey Appleby
- Man Overboard (1987) - Sir Humphrey Appleby
- One of Us (1986) - Sir Humphrey Appleby
- The Bishops Gambit (1986) - Sir Humphrey Appleby
- A Victory for Democracy (1986) - Sir Humphrey Appleby
- A Real Partnership (1986) - Sir Humphrey Appleby
- The Key (1986) - Sir Humphrey Appleby
- The Smoke Screen (1986) - Sir Humphrey Appleby
- The Ministerial Broadcast (1986) - Sir Humphrey Appleby
- The Grand Design (1986) - Sir Humphrey Appleby
1985
Mapp & Lucia (TV Series) as
Georgie Pillson
- Au Reservoir (1986) - Georgie Pillson
- Worship (1986) - Georgie Pillson
- Lady Bountiful (1986) - Georgie Pillson
- Change and Change About (1986) - Georgie Pillson
- Winner Takes All (1986) - Georgie Pillson
- The Owl and the Pussycat (1985) - Georgie Pillson
- Lobster Pots (1985) - Georgie Pillson
- The Italian Connection (1985) - Georgie Pillson
- Battle Stations (1985) - Georgie Pillson
- The Village Fete (1985) - Georgie Pillson
1985
Turtle Diary as
The Publisher
1985
The Black Cauldron as
Fflewddur (voice)
1985
Jenny's War (TV Mini Series) as
Colonel
- Episode #1.4 (1985) - Colonel
- Episode #1.3 (1985) - Colonel
- Episode #1.2 (1985) - Colonel
- Episode #1.1 (1985) - Colonel
1980
Yes Minister (TV Series) as
Sir Humphrey Appleby
- Party Games (1984) - Sir Humphrey Appleby
- The Middle-Class Rip-Off (1982) - Sir Humphrey Appleby
- The Whisky Priest (1982) - Sir Humphrey Appleby
- The Bed of Nails (1982) - Sir Humphrey Appleby
- The Moral Dimension (1982) - Sir Humphrey Appleby
- The Skeleton in the Cupboard (1982) - Sir Humphrey Appleby
- The Challenge (1982) - Sir Humphrey Appleby
- Equal Opportunities (1982) - Sir Humphrey Appleby
- A Question of Loyalty (1981) - Sir Humphrey Appleby
- The Quality of Life (1981) - Sir Humphrey Appleby
- The Devil You Know (1981) - Sir Humphrey Appleby
- The Greasy Pole (1981) - Sir Humphrey Appleby
- The Death List (1981) - Sir Humphrey Appleby
- Doing the Honours (1981) - Sir Humphrey Appleby
- The Compassionate Society (1981) - Sir Humphrey Appleby
- Jobs for the Boys (1980) - Sir Humphrey Appleby
- The Right to Know (1980) - Sir Humphrey Appleby
- The Writing on the Wall (1980) - Sir Humphrey Appleby
- Big Brother (1980) - Sir Humphrey Appleby
- The Economy Drive (1980) - Sir Humphrey Appleby
- The Official Visit (1980) - Sir Humphrey Appleby
- Open Government (1980) - Sir Humphrey Appleby
1984
The House (TV Movie) as
Guest: General Fagg
1984
The Chain as
Mr. Thorn
1984
Pope John Paul II (TV Movie) as
Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski
1983
The Morecambe & Wise Show (TV Series)
- 1983 Christmas Show (1983)
1983
Tartuffe, or The Impostor (TV Movie) as
Orgon
1982
BBC Play of the Month (TV Series) as
Philinte / Mr. Sneer
- The Misanthrope (1983) - Philinte
- The Critic (1982) - Mr. Sneer
1983
Dead on Time (Short) as
Doctor
1982
The Funny Side of Christmas (TV Movie) as
Sir Humphrey Appleby
1982
The Barchester Chronicles (TV Mini Series) as
Dr. Grantly
- Part Seven (1982) - Dr. Grantly
- Part Six (1982) - Dr. Grantly
- Part Five (1982) - Dr. Grantly
- Part Four (1982) - Dr. Grantly
- Part Three (1982) - Dr. Grantly
- Part Two (1982) - Dr. Grantly
- Part One (1982) - Dr. Grantly
1982
Gandhi as
Kinnoch
1982
The Plague Dogs as
Dr. Boycott (voice)
1982
Firefox as
Pyotr Baranovich
1982
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale (TV Movie) as
John Westwood
1982
A Woman Called Golda (TV Movie) as
King Abdullah
1982
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (TV Movie) as
Magistrate at Esmeralda's Trial
1971
Play for Today (TV Series) as
Stanek / Vanek / Fulton / ...
- Protest (1981) - Stanek / Vanek
- A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado (1981) - Fulton
- Jessie (1980) - Mr. Edmonds
- Destiny (1978) - Major Lewis Rolfe
- Buffet (1976) - Jack
- The Floater (1975) - Morris Shelman
- Child of Hope (1975) - Police Captain
- The Emergency Channel (1973) - Graham
- Alma Mater (1971) - Major
1981
History of the World: Part I as
Citizen Official - The French Revolution
1981
Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series) as
Charles Drummond
- The Last Bottle in the World (1981) - Charles Drummond
1981
Memoirs of a Survivor as
Victorian Father
1980
ITV Playhouse (TV Series) as
Vera Quekett / Trevor
- The Schoolmistress (1980) - Vera Quekett
- A Rod of Iron (1980) - Trevor
1980
A Tale of Two Cities (TV Movie) as
Mr. CJ Stryver
1980
The Good Companions (TV Mini Series) as
Rev. Chillingford
- Miss Trant Pays the Bill (1980) - Rev. Chillingford
1980
Jukes of Piccadilly (TV Series) as
Brinsley Jukes
- Dulverton Green: Part 2 (1980) - Brinsley Jukes
- Dulverton Green: Part 1 (1980) - Brinsley Jukes
- The Case of the Arabian Kidnap: Part 2 (1980) - Brinsley Jukes
- The Corcelli Medallion: Part 2 (1980) - Brinsley Jukes
- The Case of the Arabian Kidnap: Part 1 (1980) - Brinsley Jukes
- The Corcelli Medallion: Part 1 (1980) - Brinsley Jukes
1980
The Tempest (TV Movie) as
Stephano
1976
BBC2 Playhouse (TV Series) as
Fenton / Tenby
- The Enigma (1980) - Fenton
- Play Things (1976) - Tenby
1980
Festival: The Misanthrope (TV Movie) as
Philinte
1979
The Knowledge (TV Movie) as
Mr. Burgess
1979
The Other Side (TV Series) as
Skellow
- Underdog (1979) - Skellow
1979
Thomas and Sarah (TV Series) as
Wilson
- The New Rich (1979) - Wilson
1978
Edward & Mrs. Simpson (TV Mini Series) as
Walter Monkton
- The Abdication (1978) - Walter Monkton
- Proposals (1978) - Walter Monkton
- The Decision (1978) - Walter Monkton
- The Divorce (1978) - Walter Monkton
- The New King (1978) - Walter Monkton
1978
The Sailor's Return as
Mr. Fosse
1978
Watership Down as
Capt. Campion (voice, as Nigel Hawthorn)
1978
Sweeney 2 as
Dilke
1978
Holocaust (TV Mini Series) as
Ohldendorf
- Part 2: 1941-1942 (1978) - Ohldendorf
1978
Going Straight (TV Series) as
Worm Wellings
- Going Going Gone (1978) - Worm Wellings
1978
Breakaway Girls (TV Series) as
Derek Carter
- Sarah Carter (1978) - Derek Carter
1978
Warrior Queen (TV Series) as
Catus Decianus
- Episode #1.4 (1978) - Catus Decianus
- Episode #1.3 (1978) - Catus Decianus
- Episode #1.2 (1978) - Catus Decianus
- Episode #1.1 (1978) - Catus Decianus
1977
Spiderweb (Short) as
Lönnrot
1977
Just William (TV Series) as
Mr. Croombe
- The Great Detective (1977) - Mr. Croombe
1977
Marie Curie (TV Mini Series) as
Pierre Curie
- Episode #1.4 (1977) - Pierre Curie
- Episode #1.3 (1977) - Pierre Curie
- Episode #1.2 (1977) - Pierre Curie
- Episode #1.1 (1977) - Pierre Curie
1977
Eleanor Marx (TV Series) as
Engels
- Eleanor (1977) - Engels
- Tussy (1977) - Engels
1977
Crown Court (TV Series) as
Dr. William Ranford
- Beauty and the Beast: Part 3 (1977) - Dr. William Ranford
- Beauty and the Beast: Part 2 (1977) - Dr. William Ranford
- Beauty and the Beast: Part 1 (1977) - Dr. William Ranford
1976
Bill Brand (TV Mini Series) as
Browning
- Yarn (1976) - Browning
1976
Couples (TV Series) as
Mr. Laker
- Episode #1.48 (1976) - Mr. Laker
- Episode #1.47 (1976) - Mr. Laker
- Episode #1.46 (1976) - Mr. Laker
1975
Decisions, Decisions (Video short)
1975
The Hiding Place as
Pastor De Ruiter
1974
Miss Nightingale (TV Movie) as
Dr. Lewis
1974
Occupations (TV Movie) as
Libertini
1974
S*P*Y*S as
Croft
1973
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Hugh
- A Question of Everything (1973) - Hugh
1973
Hadleigh (TV Series) as
Oliver Mason
- Second Thoughts (1973) - Oliver Mason
- First Impressions (1973) - Oliver Mason
1973
The Bellcrest Story (TV Series) as
Edward Needham
- Agreement (1973) - Edward Needham
- Before the Board (1973) - Edward Needham
- Agenda and Minutes (1973) - Edward Needham
- Studying the Market (1973) - Edward Needham
- The Fire (1973) - Edward Needham
- A Trip Abroad (1973) - Edward Needham
- Awkward Questions (1973) - Edward Needham
- Diversification (1973) - Edward Needham
1972
Young Winston as
Boer Sentry (uncredited)
1971
Hine (TV Series) as
Freddy Ambercourt
- Everything I Am I Owe (1971) - Freddy Ambercourt
1971
The Last of the Baskets (TV Series) as
Mr. Snodgrass
- For Richer, for Poorer (1971) - Mr. Snodgrass
1969
Dad's Army (TV Series) as
the Angry Man
- The Armoured Might of Lance Corporal Jones (1969) - the Angry Man
1969
The Gnomes of Dulwich (TV Series) as
Gnome
- Episode #1.6 (1969) - Gnome
1969
Mrs. Wilson's Diary (TV Movie) as
Roy Jenkins
1965
Jury Room (TV Series) as
David Hemming - Juror
- The Dilke Affair (1965) - David Hemming - Juror
1964
Emergency-Ward 10 (TV Series) as
Colin Davies
- Episode #1.769 (1964) - Colin Davies
1964
Detective (TV Series) as
Temple Doorkeeper
- Death in Ecstasy (1964) - Temple Doorkeeper
1963
Bud (TV Series) as
Trefor Jones
- Episode #1.5 (1963) - Trefor Jones
1963
Moonstrike (TV Series) as
Jardin
- The Escape (1963) - Jardin
1963
Man of the World (TV Series) as
Assistant Director
- The Bandit (1963) - Assistant Director
1963
The Desperate People (TV Series) as
Cliff Fletcher
- Episode #1.6 (1963) - Cliff Fletcher
- Episode #1.5 (1963) - Cliff Fletcher
- Episode #1.4 (1963) - Cliff Fletcher
- Episode #1.3 (1963) - Cliff Fletcher
1962
The Last Man Out (TV Series) as
Gestapo Man
- The Way Out (1962) - Gestapo Man
1958
Carve Her Name with Pride as
Polish Soldier in Park (uncredited)
1957
Villette (TV Mini Series) as
Second Footman
- Episode #1.2 (1957) - Second Footman
- Episode #1.1 (1957)
1957
Huntingtower (TV Series) as
Sinster man
- Episode #1.3 (1957) - Sinster man
1957
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Captain the Contino Sevastien Jacono de Piero
- His Excellency (1957) - Captain the Contino Sevastien Jacono de Piero
1957
Bonehead (TV Series) as
Bit Part
- Pilot (1957) - Bit Part
1957
The Royal Astrologers (TV Movie) as
Third Thief
1956
The Goose Girl (TV Movie)
1956
Cry Wolf! (TV Movie) as
PC Bray
Producer
1998
At Sachem Farm (executive producer)
1998
The Clandestine Marriage (associate producer)
1997
Murder in Mind (associate producer)
Thanks
2001
From Hell (thanks)
Self
2002
Best of British (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Leslie Phillips (2002) - Self
2001
Funny Turns (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Paul Eddington: A Life Well Lived (2001) - Self
2000
29 Glimpses at the Ghazi (TV Movie documentary)
2000
Parkinson (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Episode dated 7 October 2000 (2000) - Self - Guest
1988
Omnibus (TV Series documentary) as
Self - Narrator / Self
- Elizabeth Taylor: England's Other Elizabeth (2000) - Self - Narrator (voice, as Sir Nigel Hawthorne)
- Gwen: A Juliet Remembered (1988) - Self
1999
Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey (Documentary) as
Sir Percy Loraine
1999
The Laurence Olivier Awards 1999 (TV Special) as
Self - Presenter
1999
Laughter in the House: The Story of British Sitcom (TV Mini Series documentary) as
Self / 'Humphrey Appleby'
1998
Funny Women (TV Series documentary short) as
Self
- Patricia Routledge (1998) - Self
1998
The 50th British Academy Film Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Presenter
1998
Twentieth Century Blues: The Songs of Noël Coward (Video documentary) as
Self
1998
Natural World (TV Series documentary) as
Self - Narrator
- Metropolis (1998) - Self - Narrator (voice)
1998
Russia's War: Blood Upon the Snow (TV Mini Series documentary) as
Self - Narrator
- Between Life and Death (1998) - Self - Narrator
1997
Everyman (TV Series documentary) as
Self - Presenter
- Canterbury Cathedral Tales (1997) - Self - Presenter
- Canterbury: The Road from Rome (1997) - Self - Presenter
1997
Gloria's Time Off with... (TV Series) as
Self
- Nigel Hawthorne (1997) - Self
1997
Heroes of Comedy (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Alastair Sim (1997) - Self (as Nigel Hawthorne CBE)
1996
The Works (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- The Actor's Cut (1996) - Self
1996
Auntie's All-Time Greats (TV Special) as
Self (uncredited)
1996
The 49th Bafta Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Winner
1995
Betjeman Revisited (TV Series documentary) as
Self - Narrator
1995
Primer plano (TV Series) as
Self - Interviewee
- Episode dated 9 September 1995 (1995) - Self - Interviewee
1995
Cannes Film Festival (TV Series) as
Self - Accepting for Helen Mirren
- Cérémonie de clôture du 48ème festival de Cannes (1995) - Self - Accepting for Helen Mirren
1995
Oscars 1995 (TV Special) as
Self
1995
The 67th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Nominee
1995
Good Morning... with Anne and Nick (TV Series) as
Self - at Madness of King George premiere
- Episode dated 24 March 1995 (1995) - Self - at Madness of King George premiere
1995
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Donny Osmond/Nigel Hawthorne/Richard Preston (1995) - Self - Guest
1995
Charlie Rose (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Episode dated 19 January 1995 (1995) - Self - Guest
1994
The Madness of King George: Featurette (Video documentary short) as
Self / George III
1994
Portrait or Bust (TV Movie documentary) as
Self (uncredited)
1993
Comic Relief: The Invasion of the Comic Tomatoes (TV Special) as
Self
1992
The Laurence Olivier Awards 1992 (TV Special) as
Self - Winner, Actor of the Year
1991
The 45th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Winner
1990
The Evening Standard Drama Awards (TV Special) as
Self
1985
Wogan (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Episode #10.36 (1990) - Self - Guest
- Episode #5.81 (1985) - Self - Guest (uncredited)
1989
A Night of Comic Relief 2 (TV Special) as
Self
1989
The 10th Annual National CableACE Awards (TV Special) as
Self
1988
Managing Problem People. Behavioral Skills for Leaders (Documentary)
1987
Arena (TV Series documentary) as
Self - Readings
- The Waugh Trilogy Part 3: An Englishman's Home (1987) - Self - Readings (voice)
- The Waugh Trilogy Part 2: Mayfair and the Jungle (1987) - Self - Readings (voice)
- The Waugh Trilogy Part 1: Bright Young Thing (1987) - Self - Readings (voice)
1985
This Is Your Life (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Denis Quilley (1986) - Self
- Maurice Denham (1985) - Self
1986
Valley Beneath the Sea (Documentary short)
1983
An Audience with Kenneth Williams (TV Special) as
Self (uncredited)
1983
Call My Bluff (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #18.16 (1983) - Self
- Episode #18.15 (1983) - Self
1983
The British Academy Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Winner
Archive Footage
2015
Britain's Best Loved Sitcoms (TV Series documentary) as
Comedy Role
- Episode #1.1 (2015) - Comedy Role (uncredited)
2013
Fifty Years on Stage (TV Movie) as
George III
2007
Comedy Connections (TV Series documentary) as
Sir Humphrey Appleby
- Yes Minister (2008) - Sir Humphrey Appleby (uncredited)
- The New Statesman (2007) - Sir Humphrey Appleby (uncredited)
2008
What Lies Beneath (Video documentary short) as
Sir Humphrey Appleby
2006
Tory! Tory! Tory! (TV Mini Series documentary) as
Sir Humphrey Appleby
- Outsiders (2006) - Sir Humphrey Appleby (uncredited)
2002
The 74th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Memorial Tribute
2002
Omnibus (TV Series documentary) as
Various
- Sir Nigel Hawthorne: Remembered (2002) - Various
2001
The Greatest (TV Series documentary) as
Sir Humphrey Appleby
- 100 Greatest TV Characters (2001) - Sir Humphrey Appleby (uncredited)
1994
The Rock 'n' Roll Years (TV Series documentary) as
Sir Humphrey Appleby
- 1986 (1994) - Sir Humphrey Appleby
1990
Nicholas Craig, the Naked Actor (TV Series) as
Self
- Awards (1990) - Self (uncredited)

References

Nigel Hawthorne Wikipedia