What is Nigel Hawthorne?
'''Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne''' [[CBE]] (5 April 1929 - 26 December 2001) was a [[British people|British]] actor. He was best known for his role as Sir [[Humphrey Appleby]] in sitcom ''[[Yes Minister]]'' and its sequel ''[[Yes, Prime Minister]]''. He played the title role as [[George III of the United Kingdom|George III]] in ''[[The Madness of King George]]''. ==Life and death== Hawthorne was born in [[Coventry]], [[Warwickshire]] and raised in [[South Africa]]. He was [[gay]]; his long-term partner, until his death, was [[screenwriter]] [[Trevor Bentham]]. Hawthorne had [[pancreatic cancer]] and died of a [[heart attack]]<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2001/dec/27/guardianobituaries.media Guardian obituary]</ref> in [[Radwell, Hertfordshire]]. He was 72 years old. == References == <references/> == Other websites == *{{imdb|0001329}} {{actor-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hawthorne, Nigel}} [[Category:1929 births]] [[Category:2001 deaths]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in England]] [[Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction]] [[Category:Deaths from pancreatic cancer]] [[Category:English LGBT people]] [[Category:English movie actors]] [[Category:English stage actors]] [[Category:English television actors]] [[Category:English voice actors]] [[Category:Entertainers from Coventry]] [[Category:Gay men]] [[Category:LGBT actors]]