Nigel Hawthorne

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Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne CBE
Born	Nigel Hawthorne 5 April 1929(1929-04-05) Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Died	26 December 2001 (aged 72) Hertfordshire, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1963-2001
Domestic partner(s)	Trevor Bentham
Awards won BAFTA Awards Best Actor 1995 The Madness of King George Best TV Actor 1996 The Fragile Heart Best Light Entertainment Performance 1981 Yes Minister 1982 Yes Minister 1986 Yes, Prime Minister 1987 Yes, Prime Minister Laurence Olivier Awards Best Actor 1992 The Madness of George III Tony Awards Best Leading Actor in a Play 1991 Shadowlands

Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne CBE (5 April 1929 – 26 December 2001) was an English actor, perhaps best remembered for his role as Humphrey Appleby in the sitcom Yes Minister.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.2 Career 1.3 Death 2 Filmography 2.1 Television 2.2 Film 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Hawthorne 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 a career in acting.

[edit] Career

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 television 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 the film adaptation, for which he received an Oscar nomination.

He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (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 Trevor Bentham, and spoke openly about being gay in interviews and his autobiography, Straight Face, which was published posthumously.^[1]

[edit] Death

He had several operations for pancreatic cancer, although his immediate cause of death was from a heart attack, aged 72. He was survived by his partner, Trevor Bentham. He was buried at Parish Church of Thundridge in Ware, Hertford.

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Television Mrs Wilson's Diary (1969): Roy Jenkins Alma Mater (1971): Major The Floater (1975) Eleanor Marx: Tussy (1977) Eleanor Marx: Eleanor (1977) Marie Curie (1977): Pierre Curie Destiny (1978) Holocaust (1978): General Otto Ohlendorf Warrior Queen (1978): Catus Decianus Edward and Mrs. Simpson (1978): Walter Monkton Thomas & Sarah (1979): Wilson The Knowledge (1979): Mr. Burgess Yes Minister (1980–1984): Humphrey Appleby The Tempest' (1980): Stephano A Tale of Two Cities (1980): Mr. C. J. Stryver Jessie (1980): Mr. Edmonds Jukes of Piccadilly (1980): Brinsley Jukes A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to Eldorado (1981) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982): Magistrate at Esmeralda's trial A Woman Called Golda (1982): King Abdullah The World Cup: A Captain's Tale (1982) The Critic (1982) The Barchester Chronicles (1982): Archdeacon Grantly The Tartuffe or Imposter (1983): Orgon Pope John Paul II (1984): Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski The House (1984) Mapp & Lucia (1985): Georgie Pillson Jenny's War (1985): Colonel Yes, Prime Minister (1986–1988): Humphrey Appleby Spirit of Man (1989): Rev. Jonathan Guerdon (segment "From Sleep and Shadow") Relatively Speaking (1990): Philip Carter The Trials of Oz (1991): Brian Leary Flea Bites (1991): Kryst Inside (1996): Colonel Kruger The Fragile Heart (1996): Edgar Pascoe Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone (1997): David Livingstone Victoria & Albert (2001): William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne Call Me Claus (2001): St. Nick

[edit] Film Young Winston (1972) (uncredited): Boer sentry S*P*Y*S (1974): Croft The Hiding Place (1975): Pastor De Ruiter Watership Down (1978) (voice): Campion Sweeney 2 (1978): Dilke The Sailor's Return (1978): Mr. Fosse History of the World: Part I (1981): Citizen official Memoirs of a Survivor (1981): Victorian father Firefox (1982): Pyotr Baranovich The Plague Dogs (1982) (voice): Dr. Robert Boycott Gandhi (1982): Kinnoch Dead On Time (1982) Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983): Man walking by Crimson Insurance building as anchor is raised The Chain (1984): Mr. Thorn The Black Cauldron (1985) (voice): Fflewddur Fflam Turtle Diary (1985): The publisher Rarg (1988) (voice) King of the Wind (1989): Achmet En Håndfull tid (1989): Ted Walker Freddie as F.R.O.7 (1992) (voice): Brigadier G Demolition Man (1993): Dr. Raymond Cocteau The Madness of King George (1994): George III Richard III (1995): George, Duke of Clarence Twelfth Night: Or What You Will (1996): Malvolio Murder in Mind (1997): Dr. Ellis Amistad (1997): Martin Van Buren The Object of My Affection (1998): Rodney Fraser Madeline (1998): Lord Covington (segment "Lord Cucuface") At Sachem Farm (1998): Uncle Cullen The Winslow Boy (1999): Arthur Winslow The Big Brass Ring (1999): Kim Mennaker Tarzan (1999) (voice): Porter A Reasonable Man (1999): Judge Wendon The Clandestine Marriage (1999): Lord Ogleby

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Nigel Hawthorne at the Internet Movie Database
• Nigel Hawthorne at Find A Grave
• Straight Face by Nigel Hawthorne, a book review by Michael Hubbard

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Hugh Grant for Four Weddings and a Funeral	BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Madness of King George 1995	Succeeded by Geoffrey Rush for Shine

v • d • e Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play John Wood (1976) · Al Pacino (1977) · Barnard Hughes (1978) · Tom Conti (1979) · John Rubinstein (1980) · Ian McKellen (1981) · Roger Rees (1982) · Harvey Fierstein (1983) · Jeremy Irons (1984) · Derek Jacobi (1985) · Judd Hirsch (1986) · James Earl Jones (1987) · Ron Silver (1988) · Philip Bosco (1989) · Robert Morse (1990) · Nigel Hawthorne (1991) · Judd Hirsch (1992) · Ron Leibman (1993) · Stephen Spinella (1994) · Ralph Fiennes (1995) · George Grizzard (1996) · Christopher Plummer (1997) · Anthony LaPaglia (1998) · Brian Dennehy (1999) · Stephen Dillane (2000) Complete list: (1947-1975) · (1976-2000) · (2001-present)

v • d • e Yes Minister / Yes, Prime Minister Characters Jim Hacker • Sir Humphrey Appleby • Bernard Woolley • Annie Hacker • Sir Arnold Robinson • Dorothy Wainwright • Sir Frank Gordon Cast Paul Eddington • Nigel Hawthorne • Derek Fowlds • Diana Hoddinott • John Nettleton • Deborah Norton • Peter Cellier Episodes List of Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister episodes Other Hacker Ministry • List of fictional places in Yes Minister