04/05/1929
Hertfordshire, England, UK:
Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne, CBE (* 5. April 1929 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England; † 26. Dezember 2001 in Radwell, Hertfordshire, England) war ein britischer Schauspieler. Nigel Hawthorne wuchs ab dem vierten Lebensjahr in Südafrika auf und begann dort 1950 seine Schauspielkarriere am Theater in Kapstadt. In den 1950er Jahren kehrte er nach England zurück, um seine Karriere als Schauspieler dort fortzusetzen. Seine Fernsehkarriere begann Ende der 1950er Jahre mit Nebenrollen in verschiedenen Fernsehserien und Filmen. Seine berühmteste Rolle spielte er als Sir Humphrey Appleby in der Fernsehserie Yes, Minister und der Folgeserie Yes, Prime Minister, wofür er viermal mit einem BAFTA Award ausgezeichnet wurde, sowie als Georg III. in Alan Bennetts Theaterstück The Madness of George III und dessen Filmadaption King George – Ein Königreich für mehr Verstand, was ihm einen Olivier Award sowie eine Oscar-Nominierung und einen weiteren BAFTA Award einbrachte. Einen sechsten BAFTA Award erhielt er 1996 für The Fragile Heart. 1987 wurde er Mitglied des Order of the British Empire im Range eines Kommandeurs und 1999 zum Ritter geschlagen. Hawthorne musste sich mehreren Operationen wegen Bauchspeicheldrüsenkrebs unterziehen. Er starb an den Folgen eines Herzinfarkts. Den Kampf gegen seine Krebserkrankung schilderte er in seiner postum veröffentlichten Autobiographie Straight Face. Hawthorne war mit dem englischen Drehbuchautor Trevor Bentham liiert. Er habe sein Privatleben privat gehalten, habe aber auch nie vorgegeben, etwas zu sein, was er nicht war. Am Tag der Vergabe der Oscar-Preise 1995 wurde seine Homosexualität von der Presse zum öffentlichen Skandal gemacht. Helen Mirren erklärte dazu 2016, dass dieser Presseskandal sie heute noch „ankotze“.
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Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected (2013) as Self (Archive Material) |
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Once Upon a Halloween (2005) as Fflewddur Fflam (voice) (archive sound) |
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Animal Stories (2005) as Narrator (Orig. U.K.) |
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The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005) as Sir Humphrey Appleby (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Call Me Claus (2001) as Nick |
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Victoria & Albert (2001) as Lord William Lamb |
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Higher Love (2001) as Uncle Cullen |
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The Clandestine Marriage (1999) as Lord Ogleby |
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A Reasonable Man (1999) as Judge Wendon |
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Tarzan (1999) as Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice) |
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The Big Brass Ring (1999) as Kim Mennaker |
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The Winslow Boy (1999) as Arthur Winslow |
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Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey (1999) as Sir Percy Lorraine, British Ambassador |
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Madeline (1998) as Lord Covington |
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The Object of My Affection (1998) as Rodney Fraser |
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Amistad (1997) as Martin Van Buren |
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Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone (1997) as David Livingstone |
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Murder in Mind (1997) as Dr. Ellis |
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Twelfth Night (1996) as Malvolio |
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Inside (1996) as Colonel |
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The Happy Prince (1996) as Narrator (voice) |
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Richard III (1995) as The Duke of Clarence |
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The Madness of King George (1994) as George III |
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Late-Flowering Lust (1994) as Cousin John |
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Portrait or Bust (1994) as Himself (uncredited) |
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Demolition Man (1993) as Dr. Raymond Cocteau |
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Freddie As F.R.O.7. (1992) as Brigadier G (voice) |
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Flea Bites (1992) as Kryst |
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The Trials of Oz (1991) as Brian Leary |
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King of the Wind (1990) as Achmet |
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Relatively Speaking (1989) as Philip Carter |
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En håndfull tid (1989) as Ted Walker |
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The Spirit of Man (1989) as Rev. Jonathan Guerdon |
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The Shawl (1989) as John |
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RARG (1988) as Storyteller |
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Turtle Diary (1985) as Publisher |
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Jenny's War (1985) as Colonel |
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The Black Cauldron (1985) as Fflewddur Fflam (voice) |
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The Chain (1984) as Mr Thorn |
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The House (1984) as General Fagg |
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Pope John Paul II (1984) as Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski |
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Tartuffe, or The Imposter (1983) as Orgon |
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The Crimson Permanent Assurance (1983) as Passerby (uncredited) |
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Dead on Time (1983) as Doctor |
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The Funny Side of Christmas (1982) as Sir Humphrey Appleby |
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Gandhi (1982) as Kinnoch |
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The Plague Dogs (1982) as Dr. Boycott (voice) |
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The Critic (1982) as Mr. Sneer |
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Firefox (1982) as Pyotr Baranovich |
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The World Cup: A Captain's Tale (1982) as John Westwood |
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A Woman Called Golda (1982) as King Abdullah |
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982) as Magistrate at Esmeralda's trial |
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Protest (1981) as Stanek / Vanek |
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Memoirs of a Survivor (1981) as Victorian Father |
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History of the World: Part I (1981) as Citizen Official - The French Revolution |
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A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado (1981) as Fulton |
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Jessie (1980) as Mr Edmonds |
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A Tale of Two Cities (1980) as Mr. CJ Stryver |
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A Rod of Iron (1980) as Trevor |
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The Tempest (1980) as Stephano |
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The Enigma (1980) as Fenton |
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The Misanthrope (1980) as Philinte |
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The Knowledge (1979) as Mr Burgess |
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The Sailor's Return (1978) as Mr Fosse |
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Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978) as Walter Monkton |
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Watership Down (1978) as Captain Campion (voice) |
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Sweeney 2 (1978) as Det. Chief Insp. Dilke |
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Destiny (1978) as Major Lewis Rolfe |
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Buffet (1976) as Jack |
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Play Things (1976) as Tenby |
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Spiderweb (1976) as Erik Lönnrot |
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The Floater (1975) as Morris Shelman |
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The Hiding Place (1975) as Pastor De Ruiter |
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Child of Hope (1975) as Police Captain |
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S*P*Y*S (1974) as Croft |
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Occupations (1974) as Libertini |
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The Emergency Channel (1973) as Graham |
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Young Winston (1972) as Boer Sentry (uncredited) |
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Alma Mater (1971) as Major |
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Carve Her Name with Pride (1958) as Park Soldier (uncredited) |
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Higher Love (2001) Executive Producer |
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Murder in Mind (1997) Associate Producer |