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Nigel Hawthorne
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British actor (1929–2001)
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Nigel Barnard Hawthorne was a British voice actor, stage actor, film actor, and film producer. Born in Coventry on April 5, 1929, he was educated at the University of Cape Town and spoke English. His career began in 1950, and he performed in the genre of Shakespearean comedy. He is noted for his work in the production *Tarzan*.
Hawthorne received several awards, including Laurence Olivier Awards, a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, and a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. He died of pancreatic cancer and myocardial infarction on December 26, 2001, in Radwell. He was buried in Hertfordshire.
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Film & TV
Hertfordshire, England, UK
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
- Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected — Self (Archive Material)2013
- Once Upon a Halloween — Fflewddur Fflam (voice) (archive sound)2005
- Animal Stories — Narrator (Orig. U.K.)2005
- The Funny Blokes of British Comedy — Sir Humphrey Appleby (archive footage) (uncredited)2005
- Higher Love — Uncle Cullen2001
- Call Me Claus — Nick2001
- Victoria & Albert — Lord William Lamb2001
- Victoria & Albert — Viscount Melbourne2001
- The Winslow Boy — Arthur Winslow1999
- Tarzan — Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)1999
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1929
- Active to
- 2001
Member of
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- Listeners
- 26
- Total plays
- 127
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Key facts
- Born
- Nigel Barnard Hawthorne , ( 1929-04-05 ) 5 April 1929, Coventry , Warwickshire, England
- Died
- 26 December 2001 (2001-12-26) (aged 72), Cold Christmas , Hertfordshire, England
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1950–2001
- Partner
- Trevor Bentham (1979–2001)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Nigel
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Coventry
- Place of death
- Radwell
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Tarzan
- Genre
- Shakespearean comedy
- Image
- Nigel Hawthorne 1988 PBS publicity.jpeg
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- Commons category
- Nigel Hawthorne
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1929-04-05
- date of death
- 2001-12-26
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actor
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Nigel Hawthorne
- place of burial
- Hertfordshire
- start of work period
- 1950-00-00
- birth name
- Nigel Barnard Hawthorne
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- Berzo Demo
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne (5 April 1929 – 26 December 2001) 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.
He won the BAFTA Award for Best Lead Actor and was nominated for the Academy Award in the same category for portraying King George III in The Madness of King George (1994), having previously won the Laurence Olivier Award for the stage version. He later won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor, for the 1996 series The Fragile Heart. He won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play winner for his performance in 1991 Broadway production of Shadowlands.
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