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Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne CBE (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.
His portrayal of 'Sir Humphrey Appleby' in the BBC comedy Yes Minister (1980) won him international acclaim in the 1980s.
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- Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK
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- Radwell, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Apr 29, 2024 · Nigel Hawthorne was a British actor, perhaps best known for his portrayal of the cunning, manipulative civil servant Sir Humphrey Appleby in the British television series Yes, Minister (1980–83, 1985–86) and Yes, Prime Minister (1986–87). When Hawthorne was four years old, his family moved to Cape.
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Nigel Hawthorne. Actor: The Madness of King George. Widely regarded as one of the greatest stage and screen actors both in his native UK and internationally, the unparalleled Nigel Hawthorne was born in Coventry, England on 5 April 1929, raised in South Africa and returned to the UK in the 1950s with his extensive work as a great gentleman of ...
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- December 26, 2001
Sir Nigel Hawthorne, who has died aged 72 from a heart attack following a course of chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer, was a sensitive and bleakly intelligent actor whose work was...
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Dec 26, 2001 · Sir Nigel Hawthorne, the much-loved actor, has died today, Dec. 26, of a heart attack. He was 72. Sir Nigel came to fame through television: his performance as Sir Humphrey Appleby, the...
Dec 26, 2001 · Sir Nigel Hawthorne, one of Britain's most respected actors, has died aged 72. His agent confirmed that he died at 0930 GMT on 26 December at his Hertfordshire home. He died from a...