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Nigel Hawthorne
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British actor (1929–2001)
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Nigel Barnard Hawthorne (1929–2001) was a British voice actor, stage actor, film actor, and film producer. Born in Coventry, he began his professional work period in 1950. His career included performances in Shakespearean comedy and the notable work *Tarzan*. He was educated at the University of Cape Town and spoke English.
Hawthorne received several major honors, including the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Laurence Olivier Awards, and the Commander of the Order of the British Empire. He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
He died of natural causes in Radwell on December 26, 2001, due to pancreatic cancer and myocardial infarction. He is buried in Hertfordshire.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Cricket Match
- The history of the Mafia
- Classic Tales of Humour!
- Straight face
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · 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
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1929
- Active to
- 2001
Member of
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 26
- Total plays
- 127
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Nigel+Hawthorne">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- <i>PHENIX</i>: a comprehensive Python-based system for macromolecular structure solution
· 2010 · cited 23,569x
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,617x
- A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 9,263x
- Global and regional diabetes prevalence estimates for 2019 and projections for 2030 and 2045: Results from the International Diabetes Federation Diabetes Atlas, 9th edition
· 2019 · cited 8,980x
- Genome-wide association study of 14,000 cases of seven common diseases and 3,000 shared controls
· 2007 · cited 7,930x
via Crossref · CC0
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)
via Wikipedia infobox
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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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