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Nigel Hawthorne
Well shown on the theatre circuit, particularly for his Shakespearean roles, Hawthorne was nominated for an Oscar for his performance as King George in The Madness Of King George (1995).
Hawthorne was best known to screen audiences for his ever-topical performance as Britain's top civil servant, Sir Humphrey Appleby, in the BBC's 1980s sit-com Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister. He was knighted himself in 1999.
Sir Nigel died in 2001.
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Nigel Hawthorne - filmography
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Victoria And Albert
(2 discs)
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Nigel Hawthorne, Victoria Hamilton, Peter Ustinov
Director: John Erman
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Drama series telling the story of the young Queen Victoria. Taking the throne when she was only 18 years of age, Victoria (Victoria Hamilton) was determined to do things her own way, shocking many by stating that she might never marry. But then she met the dashing young Prince Albert (Jonathan ..read more »
 
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from 624 members
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Call Me Claus
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Nigel Hawthorne, Victor Garber, Whoopi Goldberg
Director: Peter Werner
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Festive family comedy starring Whoopi Goldberg and Nigel Hawthorne. Lucy Cullins (Goldberg) is a tough, career-driven TV producer who works on a home shopping channel - and is unmoved by the spirit of Christmas or, indeed, any other holiday. However, when she auditions Nick (Hawthorne) for a role ..read more »
62%
from 465 members
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The Last Polar Bears
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Nigel Hawthorne
Director: Alan Simpson
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The story of an eccentric grandfather and his dog Roo, both of whom set off on a journey to the North Pole in search of the last polar bears. Setting sail on the good ship Unsinkable with a golf bag packed full of equipment, the grandfather begins to write a series of letters to his grandchild, and ..read more »
49%
from 123 members
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The Big Brass Ring
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Nigel Hawthorne, Gregg Henry, Jefferson Mays
Director: George Hickenlooper
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Blake Pellarin is in the midst of campaigning to become governor of the state of Missouri. While making a stop in St. Louis, a coincidental encounter brings his past back to haunt him. Will the truth ruin his chances or can he still land the "Big Brass Ring"?
43%
from 118 members
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The Clandestine Marriage
(1999)
Starring: Nigel Hawthorne, Joan Collins, Timothy Spall
Director: Christopher Miles
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A period film, set around an English country house whose owners want to arrange a marriage of convenience between their elder daughter and an aristocratic heir of a hard-up noble family. The planned marriage suffers a last-minute upset when the would-be husband switches affections to the bride's sister.
69%
from 10 members
Currently unavailable
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The Winslow Boy
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Nigel Hawthorne, Rebecca Pidgeon, Gemma Jones
Director: David Mamet
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David Mamet adapts and directs this version of Terence Rattigan's acclaimed play. At the turn of the last century, the Winslow family fight to clear the name of their youngest son, a thirteen-year-old naval cadet who has been accused of stealing money. Sir Robert Morton (Jeremy Northam), a famed ..read more »
66%
from 787 members
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Tarzan
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Wayne Knight, Nigel Hawthorne, Glenn Close
Director: Kevin Lima, Chris Buck
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Walt Disney Pictures' animated adventure "Tarzan" is an innovative and entertaining exploration of the classic tale by Edgar Rice Burroughs. With music by Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Phil Collins, "Tarzan" is an adventure that traces the story of a human baby who is orphaned in the ..read more »
68%
from 10,748 members
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Tarzan - Blu-ray
(1999)
Starring: Nigel Hawthorne, Wayne Knight, Glenn Close
Director: Kevin Lima, Chris Buck
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Disney Studios turn their attention to Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic tale with this lively animated adaptation. Tarzan (voiced by Tony Goldwyn) is a human who was taken in and raised by gorilla Kala (Glenn Close) when his parents were killed by Sabor the leopard. Now a grown male, Tarzan has never ..read more »
74%
from 107 members
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Higher Love
(1998)
Starring: Nigel Hawthorne, Greg Grunberg, Jim Beaver
Director: John Huddles
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Ross [Rufus Sewell] is self-absorbed, determined and desperate to save the farm that the rest of his family are content to let to go to ruin. With the promise of riches he decides to sell of the family wine collection much to the horror of his eccentric Uncle Cullen [Nigel Hawthorne] who has his ..read more »
46%
from 156 members
Currently unavailable
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Madeline
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Nigel Hawthorne, Hatty Jones, Frances McDormand
Director: Daisy Mayer
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Madeline (Hatty Jones) is the most mischievous of the twelve friends who live at a Parisian school run by Miss Clavel (Frances McDormand). Her sunny existence is threatened by starchy old Lord Covington (Nigel Hawthorne), who is on a campaign to have the school closed down. It is up to Madeline and ..read more »
64%
from 1,690 member
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Amistad
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Nigel Hawthorne, Geno Silva, Anthony Hopkins
Director: Steven Spielberg
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In the summer of 1839, on a stormy night off the coast of Cuba, 53 Africans held captive in the cramped cargo holds of the Spanish slave ship La Amistad break free of their shackles. Led by Cinque, they arm themselves, take control of the ship and reclaim their freedom. They have one goal: to ..read more »
70%
from 6,814 members
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Murder In Mind
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Nigel Hawthorne, Jason Scott Lee, Mary-Louise Parker
Director: Andy Morahan
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After a brutal double murder, a young wife arrested at the scene suffers total amnesia. Psychologist Dr Mark Ellis (Nigel Hawthorne) is recruited by the police to try to unlock the secrets in the woman's mind. He discovers that she has retreated within herself to escape a life of cruelty and abuse. ..read more »
49%
from 360 members
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Twelfth Night
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Nigel Hawthorne, Ben Kingsley, Imelda Staunton
Director: Trevor Nunn
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The classic Shakespearean comedy about mistaken identity and gender confusion is brought to the screen once again in this British production, courtesy of screenwriter-director Trevor Nunn. Nunn has transferred the time period to the Victorian Era of the late 19th century. Two twins, Viola (Imogen ..read more »
67%
from 1,767 member
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Richard III
(1995)
Starring: Nigel Hawthorne, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Jim Broadbent
Director: Richard Loncraine
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Sir Ian McKellen takes the title role in this updated version of Shakespeare's play, based on Richard Eyre's acclaimed theatrical production. After a blood-soaked civil war in 1930s London, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, lays claim to the English throne. The deformed monarch-apparent uses all his ..read more »
68%
from 2,227 members
Currently unavailable
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Demolition Man
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Nigel Hawthorne, Dan Cortese, Sandra Bullock
Director: Marco Brambilla
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The plot of this action film begins in 1996, with Los Angeles in a violence-crazed conflagration. One of the LAPD's most notorious cops, John Spartan (Sylvester Stallone), known as the demolition man, is in hot pursuit of blonde-haired psychopath Simon Phoenix (Wesley Snipes), who is so nasty he ..read more »
67%
from 22,937 members
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Demolition Man - Blu-ray
(1993)
Starring: Nigel Hawthorne, Dan Cortese, Sandra Bullock
Director: Marco Brambilla
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
LA cop John Spartan (Sylvester Stallone), nicknamed 'Demolition Man' due to his hands-on approach to law enforcement, is condemned to 70 years in the penal freezer after being set up by Simon Phoenix (Wesley Snipes), Public Enemy Number One. Halfway through his sentence, however, both he and ..read more »
75%
from 674 members
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Rarg
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: nigel hawthorne (narr.), Nigel Hawthorne
Director: Tony Collingwood
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Rargians live in a dreamland called Rarg. These people discover that they only exist in the dream world of Edwin Barnes and as soon as he wakes up they'll disappear. Their fight for survival begins.
70%
from 24 members
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The Black Cauldron
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: Nigel Hawthorne, Freddie Jones, John Hurt
Director: Ted, Ted Berman, Richard Rich
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In Walt Disney's 25th animated feature, Taran is a young man who undertakes a heroic task in the magical and mystical land of Prydain. He sets out on his quest to prevent the evil Horned King unleashing the supernatural powers of the Black Cauldron on the people of Prydain. All he has is his magic ..read more »
63%
from 3,488 members
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Turtle Diary
(1985)
Starring: Glenda Jackson, Ben Kingsley, Richard Johnson
Director: John Irvin
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Two separate people, a man and a woman, find something very stirring about the sea turtles in their tank at the London Zoo. They meet and form an odd, but sympathetic camaraderie as they plan to steal two of the turtles and free them into the ocean.
53%
from 3 members
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The Chain
(1985)
Starring: Nigel Hawthorne, Judy Parfitt, Bernard Hill
Director: Jack Gold
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Screen play by legendary writer, Jack Rosenthal (Barmitzvah Boy, Wide Eyed and Legless), covers the trials of moving house as a group of people find their lives disrupted and changed when they become locked in the house chain.
70%
from 94 members
Not available for rental
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The Barchester Chronicles
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1982)
Starring: Nigel Hawthorne, Alan Rickman, Susan Hampshire
Director: David Giles
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Seven part adaptation of two Trollope novels set in the fictitious Victorian town of Barchester. Reverend Septimus Harding commands the respect of his parish, and with his son-in-law installed as the Archdeacon, intends to keep religious authority within the family. Zealous reformer John Bold comes ..read more »
72%
from 1,603 member
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Yes Minister - Series 3
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1982)
Starring: Nigel Hawthorne, Paul Eddington, Derek Fowlds
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All seven episodes from the third series of the popular sitcom. In 'Equal Opportunities', Jim Hacker (Paul Eddington) attempts to instigate a policy of sexual equality in Whitehall, much to Sir Humphrey's (Nigel Hawthorne) disapproval. 'The Challenge' sees Jim's efforts to make local authorities ..read more »
79%
from 3,157 members
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Yes Minister - Series 2
on DVD
(1981)
Starring: Nigel Hawthorne, Paul Eddington, John Nettleton
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All seven episodes from the second series of the popular sitcom. In 'The Compassionate Society' Sir Humphrey and Jim Hacker disagree about a new hospital. 'Doing the Honours' has Humphrey's old school network come in handy when he wants to scupper Jim's budget plans. 'The Death List' sees Jim's ..read more »
79%
from 3,131 members
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The Knowledge
(1981)
Starring: Nigel Hawthorne, Michael Elphick, Kim Taylforth
Director: Bob Brooks
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Writer Jack Rosenthal's feature-length comedy about trainee cab-drivers in London. The story centres on a mismatched group of hopefuls as they are put through their paces on 'The Knowledge' - the special, gruelling test system that all black cab drivers have to pass before they can become fully-..read more »
65%
from 305 members
Currently unavailable
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Yes Minister - Series 1
on DVD
(1980)
Starring: Nigel Hawthorne, Paul Eddington, Derek Fowlds
Director: Sydney Lotterby
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All seven episodes of the classic BBC sitcom. In 'Open Government', the Rt Hon Jim Hacker (Paul Eddington), newly appointed Minister for Administrative Affairs, finds his idealism challenged from the start. 'The Official Visit' has Jim receiving an African President who turns out to be a friend ..read more »
76%
from 4,874 members
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Edward And Mrs Simpson
(2 discs)
(1978)
Starring: Nigel Hawthorne, Edward Fox, Maurice Denham
Director: Waris Hussein
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A BAFTA and Emmy winning production in which Edward Fox stars as Edward VIII, the man who abdicated for love. The story begins with Edward meeting American divorcee Mrs Wallis Simpson in 1930. Upon Edward succeeding to the throne in 1936, the crisis of the pair's romance was heightened and Edward ..read more »
62%
from 289 members
Not available for rental
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Warrior Queen
(1978)
Starring: Nigel Hawthorne, David Leland, Sian Phillips
Director: Neville Green, Michael Custance
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The complete 1970s TV series following a warrior queen's attempts to hold the Romans at bay in first century Britain. When her husband, the ruler of a Celtic clan, dies, Queen Boudicca (Siān Phillips) takes the throne. Though the late King promised half of his land to the Romans upon his death, ..read more »
60%
from 2 members
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S*P*Y*S
(1974)
Starring: Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Zouzou
Director: Irvin Kershner
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In 1974, flanked by such filmic monuments to paranoia and corruption as Chinatown and The Parallax View, Elliott Gould and Donald Sutherland tried to re-create the screwball nonchalance of their earlier M*A*S*H performances in this lightweight spy spoof, directed by Irvin Kershner. Gould and ..read more »
40%
from 3 members
Currently unavailable
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The BBC TV Shakespeare Collection
(37 discs)
on DVD
Starring: Nigel Hawthorne, Alan Rickman, Zoe Wanamaker
Director: Johathan Miller, Rodney Bennett, Shaun Sutton
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Box set collection of 34 BBC dramatisations of Shakespeare's classic plays. With directors including Jonathan Miller, Jane Howell, David Giles, and Elijah Moshinsky, the plays star Alan Rickman, John Gielgud, Zoe Wanamaker, Bernard Hill, Helen Mirren, Nigel Hawthorne, Bob Hoskins, Derek Jacobi and ..read more »
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from 115 members
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...tish charactor actors: Jim Broadbent, Adrian Dunbar, John Wood, Bill Patterson, Nigel Hawthorne and many more. Annette Benning is stunning as the American born queen with more...
