Birthday: 5 April 1929, Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK
Birth Name: Nigel Barnard Hawthorne
Height: 182 cm
Born in Coventry, England on 5 April 1929. Raised in South Africa. Returned to the UK in the 1950s. Extensive theatre work in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. His portrayal of "Sir Humphrey Appleby" in the BBC comedy Yes Minister (1980) won him international acclaim in the 1980s. In 1992, he was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for h...
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Born in Coventry, England on 5 April 1929. Raised in South Africa. Returned to the UK in the 1950s. Extensive theatre work in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. His portrayal of "Sir Humphrey Appleby" in the BBC comedy Yes Minister (1980) won him international acclaim in the 1980s. In 1992, he was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for his "George III" in Alan Bennett's hit stage play, "The Madness of King George III". Show less «
Derek Fowlds, co-star from Yes Minister (1980), said of him, "Together, with Paul Eddington, the thr...Show more »
Derek Fowlds, co-star from Yes Minister (1980), said of him, "Together, with Paul Eddington, the three of us were together for seven, eight years. We were really good mates. We had many happy hours doing those shows ... they were very special times". Show less «
There's something idiotic and at the same time rather exciting about Cannes.
There's something idiotic and at the same time rather exciting about Cannes.