Named in the 1999 Queen's New Year List, Sir Nigel Hawthorne was also the Honorary Patron of independent film production company, Salmac Productions.
Knighted in the New Years honours list. [1999]
In 1987, Queen Elizabeth II honored him with the CBE (Commander of the British Empire) title.
Has received numerous awards including: Clarence Derwent and SWET Awards for "Privates on Parade" - and the Broadcasting Press Guild Award, plus two BAFTA Awards (1981) and (1982), for his role as Sir Humphrey Appleby in "Yes, Minister".
2001 - Battled a recurrence of pancreatic cancer which was thought in remission after surgical therapy.
Educated by the Christian Brothers in South Africa.
Survived by his partner, writer Trevor Bentham.
He lived quietly in a 15th-century manor house
He didn't get on well with Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes during the making of Demolition Man (1993).
He did a small uncredited cameo in the Crimson Insurance short film by Terry Gilliam that is part of "Monty Python's Meaning of Life" - he is the man that is walking by the building when the anchors are raised.
He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1992 (1991 season) for Best Actor for his performance in The Madness of King George III at the Royal National Theatre.
One of his last major projects was the Anglo-Japanese stage adaptation of "King Lear" in Japan.
He was awarded the 1992 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor for his performance in The Madness of George III.
He was awarded the 1991 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre Award) for Best Actor for his performance in The Madness of King George III.
Has played a former King of England (George III in The Madness of King George) and a former President of the United States (Martin Van Buren in Amistad).
Was supposedly considered early on for the role of Gandalf in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
His performance in "Shadowlands" on Broadway won him the 1991 Tony and New York Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Actor for his performance.
Won Broadway's 1991 Tony Award as Best Actor (Play) for "Shadowlands."
Among the actors offered the part of Captain Striker (played by Keith Barron) in Doctor Who: Enlightenment
Nigel Hawthorne Detailed Biography
Nigel Hawthorne's performance in The Madness of King George earned him a 1994 Oscar nomination for Best Actor. The same role, at the Royal National Theatre and in the West End, won him four Best Actor awards, including an Olivier Award. His 1991 performance in Shadowlands was also nominated for an Olivier; for his work in the play's Broadway production, Hawthorne won both a Tony and an Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Actor. Hawthorne has appeared in numerous productions at the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal Court and in the West End. Among his roles have been Blair in Hapgood, the Colonel in Jacobowsky and the Colonel, Mr. Posker in The Magistrate, Orgon in Tartuffe, Austin Sloper in The Heiress, Major Flack in Privates on Parade, Touchstone in As You Like It, and Brutus in Julius Caesar.
On television, Hawthorne is best-known for his award-winning performance as Sir Humphrey Abbleby in the BBC's political satires Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister. His television roles include Edgar Pascoe in The Fragile Heart, Dr. Ellis in Murder in Mind and the Colonel in Inside, directed by Arthur Penn for Showtime. His many film credits include Young Winston, Firefox, Gandhi, Turtle Diary, Demolition Man and, most recently, Richard III, in which he played Clarence.
