ACTOR

Nigel Hawthorne

1929 - 2001

Photo of Nigel Hawthorne

Icon of person Nigel Hawthorne

Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne (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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nigel Hawthorne has received more than 2,657,769 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Nigel Hawthorne is the 2,303rd most popular actor (down from 2,140th in 2019), the 2,139th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,051st in 2019) and the 287th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.53

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Nigel Hawthorne ranks 2,303 out of 13,578. Before him are Judith Light, Meena Kumari, Sage Stallone, Anna Faris, Akihiro Miwa, and Patrick Magee. After him are Rob Lowe, Elmar Wepper, Richard Anderson, Christopher Meloni, Elvira Popescu, and Kevin McNally.

Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Nigel Hawthorne ranks 208. Before him are Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Lee Hazlewood, Fazil Iskander, Julinho, Liz Sheridan, and Anastasios of Albania. After him are Jack Higgins, François Cheng, Bernard Williams, Milton Glaser, Kjell Askildsen, and Péter Palotás. Among people deceased in 2001, Nigel Hawthorne ranks 112. Before him are Henri Alekan, Josef Klaus, Michel Marcel Navratil, G. E. M. Anscombe, Hans Münch, and Charles Helou. After him are Paul Vanden Boeynants, Vasily Mishin, Marta Hillers, Budd Boetticher, Leila Pahlavi, and Jelle Zijlstra.

Others Born in 1929

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2001

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Nigel Hawthorne ranks 2,139 out of 8,785. Before him are John Hannah (1962), John Illsley (1949), Lady Katherine Grey (1540), Marie Stopes (1880), G. M. B. Dobson (1889), and Patrick Magee (1922). After him are Ian Dury (1942), Dodie Smith (1896), Rick Astley (1966), Kevin McNally (1956), Charlie Hunnam (1980), and Ken McArthur (1881).

Others born in United Kingdom

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Nigel Hawthorne ranks 287. Before him are Jodie Whittaker (1982), Michael Byrne (1943), Samantha Eggar (1939), Stephen Dillane (1957), John Hannah (1962), and Patrick Magee (1922). After him are Kevin McNally (1956), Charlie Hunnam (1980), Geraldine James (1950), Maryam d'Abo (1960), Naomie Harris (1976), and Wendy Hiller (1912).

British born Actors

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Television and Movie Roles

Tarzan
Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)
Tarzan was a small orphan who was raised by an ape named Kala since he was a child. He believed that this was his family, but on an expedition Jane Porter is rescued by Tarzan. He then finds out that he's human. Now Tarzan must make the decision as to which family he should belong to...
Jun 18o 19997.405 / 10
Demolition Man
Dr. Raymond Cocteau
Simon Phoenix, a violent criminal cryogenically frozen in 1996, escapes during a parole hearing in 2032 in the utopia of San Angeles. Police are incapable of dealing with his violent ways and turn to his captor, who had also been cryogenically frozen after being wrongfully accused of killing 30 innocent people while apprehending Phoenix.
Oct 8o 19936.718 / 10
Amistad
Martin Van Buren
In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are then held prisoner in Connecticut, and their release becomes the subject of heated debate. Freed slave Theodore Joadson wants Cinque and the others exonerated and recruits property lawyer Roger Baldwin to help his case. Eventually, John Quincy Adams also becomes an ally.
Dec 10o 19977.023 / 10