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Lugar y fecha de nacimiento. Nigel Hawthorne (1929 - 2001) Actor Also: Theater director Born: April 5, 1929, Coventry, England Education: University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa Intense-looking British character player of stage, TV and film, who is usually cast as older dignitaries or men of official stature. Hawthorne bounced around on the English stage and in TV projects for years before gaining notice in the States for his portrayal of the stiff-lipped, quick-witted civil servant Sir Humphrey Appleby in the acclaimed British series Yes, Minister and its followup series Yes, Prime Minister. In films, Hawthorne could be seen in Richard Attenborough YOUNG WINSTON (1972) and GANDHI (1982), Clint Eastwood's FIREFOX (1982), and the sci-fi actioner EL DEMOLEDOR (1993). His first home, however, has been the stage, where he won a Tony for his portrayal of writer C.S. Lewis in the Broadway production of Shadowlands (only to lose the film role to Anthony Hopkins). Hawthorne got the chance to take a character from stage to screen when he starred in the film version of LAS LOCURAS DEL REY JORGE (1994). Adapted by Alan Bennett from his The Madness of George III, Hawthorne portrayed a man dealing with the loss of the colonies, his mind and control of his bladder endowing him with great humor and sympathy. For his efforts, Hawthorne was rewarded with his first Oscar nomination for Best Actor.
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