Nigel Hawthorne
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Sir Nigel Hawthorne, CBE (5 April, 1929 – 26 December, 2001) was a renowned English actor.
He was born in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, although he grew up in South Africa, where he was educated by the Christian Brothers. He returned to the United Kingdom in the 1950s to pursue acting.
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 in the TV series, Yes, Minister (and its sequel Yes, Prime Minister), for which he won four BAFTA awards, and as King George III in Alan Bennett's stage play The Madness of George III (Olivier Award) and its film adaptation, for which he was nominated for an Oscar.
He was appointed a CBE in 1987, and was knighted in 1999.
An intensely private individual, he was deeply saddened when he was involuntarily "outed" as gay in the run-up to the Oscars but nevertheless attended the ceremonies with his long-time partner and spoke openly about being gay in interviews and his autobiography, Straight Face, which was published posthumously.[link]
He had several surgeries for pancreatic cancer, although his immediate cause of death was from a heart attack, aged 72. He was survived by his partner, Trevor Bentham.
Film and television appearances
- Call Me Claus (2001) (TV) .... St. Nick
- Victoria & Albert (2001) (TV) .... William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
- The Clandestine Marriage (1999) .... Lord Ogleby
- A Reasonable Man (1999) .... Judge Wendon
- Tarzan (1999) (voice) .... Porter
- The Big Brass Ring (1999) .... Kim Mennaker
- The Winslow Boy (1999) .... Arthur Winslow
- At Sachem Farm (1998) .... Uncle Cullen
- Madeline (1998) .... Lord Covington (segment "Lord Cucuface")
- The Object of My Affection (1998) .... Rodney Fraser
- (1997) (TV) .... David Livingstone
- Amistad (1997) .... Martin Van Buren
- Murder in Mind (1997) .... Dr. Ellis
- Fragile Heart (1996) (TV) .... Edgar Pascoe
- Twelfth Night: Or What You Will (1996) .... (as Malvolio)
- Inside (1996) (TV) .... Colonel Kruger
- Richard III (1995) .... George, Duke of Clarence
- The Madness of King George (1994) .... George III
- Demolition Man (1993) .... Dr. Raymond Cocteau
- Freddie as F.R.O.7 (1992) (voice) .... Brigadier G
- Flea Bites (1991) (TV) .... Kryst
- The Trials of Oz (1991) (TV) .... Brian Leary
- Relatively Speaking (1990) (TV) .... Philip Carter
- En Håndfull tid (1990) .... Ted Walker
- King of the Wind (1989) .... Achmet
- Spirit of Man (1989) (TV) .... Rev. Jonathan Guerdon (segment "From Sleep and Shadow")
- Rarg (1988) (voice)
- Yes, Prime Minister (1986-1988) (TV Series) .... Sir Humphrey Appleby
- Jenny's War (1985) (TV) .... Colonel
- Turtle Diary (1985) .... The Publisher
- The Black Cauldron (1985) (voice) .... Fflewddur Fflam
- Mapp & Lucia (1985) (TV Series) .... Georgie Pillson
- The Barchester Chronicles (1984) (TV Series) .... Archdeacon Grantly
- The Chain (1984) .... Mr. Thorn
- The House (1984) (TV)
- Pope John Paul II (1984) (TV) .... Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski
- The Tartuffe or Imposter (1983) (TV) .... Orgon
- The Meaning of Life (1983) .... Man walking by Crimson Insurance building as anchor is raised
- The Critic (1982) (TV)
- Dead On Time (1982)
- (1982) (TV)
- Gandhi (1982) .... Kinnoch
- The Plague Dogs (1982) (voice) .... Dr. Robert Boycott
- Firefox (1982) .... Pyotr Baranovich
- A Woman Called Golda (1982) (TV) .... King Abdullah
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982) (TV) .... Magistrate at Esmeralda's trial
- Memoirs of a Survivor (1981) .... Victorian Father
- (1981) .... Citizen Official
- A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to Eldorado (1981) (TV)
- Jukes of Piccadilly (1980) TV Series .... Brinsley Jukes
- Jessie (1980) (TV) .... Mr. Edmonds
- A Tale of Two Cities (1980) (TV) .... Mr. C. J. Stryver
- The Tempest (1980/I) (TV) .... Stephano
- Yes, Minister (1980-84) TV Series .... Sir Humphrey Appleby
- Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1980) (TV Series) .... Walter Monkton
- The Knowledge (1979) (TV) .... Mr. Burgess
- Thomas and Sarah (1979) (TV Series) .... Wilson
- The Sailor's Return (1978) .... Mr. Fosse
- Warrior Queen (1978) (TV Series) .... Catus Decianus
- Sweeney 2 (1978) .... Dilke
- Holocaust (1978) (TV Series) .... Herr Oldendorf
- Destiny (1978) (TV)
- Watership Down (1978) (voice) .... Campion
- Marie Curie (1977) (TV Series) .... Pierre Curie
- (1977) (TV)
- (1977) (TV)
- The Hiding Place (1975) .... Pastor De Ruiter
- The Floater (1975) (TV)
- S*P*Y*S (1974) .... Croft
- Young Winston (1972) (uncredited) .... Boer Sentry
- Alma Mater (1971) (TV) .... Major
- Mrs Wilson's Diary (1969) (TV) .... Roy Jenkins
External links
- [Straight Face by Nigel Hawthorne], a book review by Michael Hubbard
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