2002 - Helen Mirren on Nigel Hawthorne [2/5]
2002 - Helen Mirren on Nigel Hawthorne [1/5]
Shredded Wheat with Nigel Hawthorne
2002 - Helen Mirren on Nigel Hawthorne [5/5]
- Date of Birth: 05 April, 1929
- Place of Birth: Coventry, Warwickshire , England , UK
- Biography: Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne CBE (5 April 1929 – 26 December 2001) was an English actor, perhaps best remembered for his role as Sir Humphrey Appleby, the Permanent Secretary in the sitcom Yes Minister and the Cabinet Secretary in its sequel, Yes, Prime Minister.
Filmography
- "Comedy Connections" The New Statesman (2007)
- Tory! Tory! Tory! (2006)
- Elizabeth Taylor: England's Other Elizabeth (2003)
- Call Me Claus (2001)
- Victoria & Albert (2001)
- From Hell (2001)
- The 100 Greatest TV Characters (2001)
- At Sachem Farm (2001)
- The Last Polar Bears (2000)
- The Big Brass Ring (2000)
- The Clandestine Marriage (1999)
- A Reasonable Man (1999)
News
Yes, Minister could make US debut
bbc.co.uk –
2003-11-28
The show was a huge UK hit in the 1980s Classic comedy series Yes, Minister is the latest BBC comedy earmarked for export to the US. ... Full Article
Hawthorne's late blooming career
bbc.co.uk –
2001-12-27
Sir Nigel Hawthorne, who has died aged 72, was one of Britain's most respected actors. The roles of civil servant Sir Humphrey Appleby on television and King George III on the big screen, in particular, ensured his celebrity across the... ... Full Article
Nigel Hawthorne
mtv.com –
2001-12-26
A staple of the British stage for nearly a quarter of a century before he gained his first significant measure of international notice, Nigel Hawthorne has had one of the acting profession's more slow-burning careers. ... Full Article
More honours for Dame Elizabeth
bbc.co.uk –
2000-05-25
Dame Elizabeth Taylor: emotional plea Dame Elizabeth Taylor received a standing ovation along with a British Film Institute fellowship in front of a star-studded audience on Wednesday evening. ... Full Article
The folks at the BBC have the gift of bringing classics to life in a way that's both utterly faithful to the original novel, and completely entertaining. ... Full Article
Millions of females around the world grew up reading about a little girl who lived in France at a vine-covered boarding school. Now, a troop of quality filmmakers and first-rate actors have turned the well-loved stories by Ludwig Bemelmans into... ... Full Article