Overview
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Bill Nighy was born on December 12th 1949 in Caterham, Surrey. His father...
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Played the part of "Sam Gamgee" in the original BBC radio production of...
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Awards:
Won Golden Globe.
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11 wins
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Filmography
- Statuesque (2009) (TV) (pre-production)
- Gideon's Daughter (2005) (TV) .... Gideon Warner
- The Girl in the Café (2005) (TV) .... Lawrence
- "He Knew He Was Right" (2004) TV mini-series .... Colonel Osborne
- Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher (2003) (TV) .... Narrator
- The Young Visiters (2003) (TV) .... Earl of Clincham
- "Canterbury Tales" .... James (1 episode, 2003)
- The Wife of Bath (2003) TV episode .... James - "State of Play" .... Cameron Foster (6 episodes, 2003)
- Episode #1.6 (2003) TV episode .... Cameron Foster
- Episode #1.5 (2003) TV episode .... Cameron Foster
- Episode #1.4 (2003) TV episode .... Cameron Foster
- Episode #1.3 (2003) TV episode .... Cameron Foster
- Episode #1.2 (2003) TV episode .... Cameron Foster
(1 more) - The Lost Prince (2003) (TV) .... Stamfordham
- Ready When You Are Mr. McGill (2003) (TV) .... Phil Parish
- "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet" .... Jeffrey Grainger (6 episodes, 2002)
- An Inspector Calls (2002) TV episode .... Jeffrey Grainger
- Another Country (2002) TV episode .... Jeffrey Grainger
- A Bridge Too Far (2002) TV episode .... Jeffrey Grainger
- Bridge Over Troubled Water (2002) TV episode .... Jeffrey Grainger
- Heavy Metal (2002) TV episode .... Jeffrey Grainger
(1 more) - "The Inspector Lynley Mysteries" .... Lockwood (1 episode, 2002)
- Well Schooled in Murder (2002) TV episode .... Lockwood - "Animated Tales of the World" .... Tiger (1 episode)
- A Story from Taiwan: Aunt Tiger (????) TV episode (voice) .... Tiger - "Kiss Me Kate" .... Iain Cameron / ... (3 episodes, 1999-2000)
- Christmas (2000) TV episode .... Iain Cameron
- Grandfather Clock (2000) TV episode .... Iain Cameron (Episode 2.4, Series 3)
- One Night Stand (1999) TV episode .... Iain Cameron - "The Canterbury Tales" .... The Merchant (2 episodes, 1998-2000)
- The Journey Back (2000) TV episode (voice) .... The Merchant
- Leaving London (1998) TV episode (voice) .... The Merchant - Longitude (2000) (TV) .... Lord Sandwich
- "People Like Us" .... Will Rushmore (1 episode, 1999)
- The Photographer (1999) TV episode .... Will Rushmore - "Kavanagh QC" .... Giles Culpepper QC (1 episode, 1997)
- Ancient History (1997) TV episode .... Giles Culpepper QC - "Testament: The Bible in Animation" .... Belshazzar (1 episode, 1996)
- Daniel (1996) TV episode (voice) .... Belshazzar - "Wycliffe" .... David Cleeve (1 episode, 1994)
- The Four Jacks (1994) TV episode .... David Cleeve - "Performance" .... Roger Maitland (1 episode, 1993)
- The Maitlands (1993) TV episode .... Roger Maitland - Don't Leave Me This Way (1993) (TV) .... John Tracey
- "Peak Practice" .... Alan Sinclair (1 episode, 1993)
- Growing Pains (1993) TV episode .... Alan Sinclair - Unnatural Causes (1993) (TV) .... Oliver Latham
- "Eye of the Storm" (1993) TV mini-series .... Tom Frewen
- "Chillers" .... Tom Dickenson (1 episode, 1992)
... aka Cadavres exquis (France: short title)
... aka Les cadavres exquis de Patricia Highsmith (France)
... aka Mistress of Suspense (UK)
... aka Patricia Highsmith's Tales (International: English title: complete title)
- The Cat Brought It In (1992) TV episode .... Tom Dickenson - A Masculine Ending (1992) (TV) .... John Tracey
- "Bergerac" .... Barry (1 episode, 1991)
- All for Love (1991) TV episode .... Barry - "Boon" .... Steve Reeves (1 episode, 1991)
- Pillow Talk (1991) TV episode .... Steve Reeves - "The Men's Room" .... Prof. Mark Carleton (5 episodes, 1991)
- Episode #1.5 (1991) TV episode .... Prof. Mark Carleton
- Episode #1.4 (1991) TV episode .... Prof. Mark Carleton
- Episode #1.3 (1991) TV episode .... Prof. Mark Carleton
- Episode #1.2 (1991) TV episode .... Prof. Mark Carleton
- Episode #1.1 (1991) TV episode .... Prof. Mark Carleton - Absolute Hell (1991) (TV) .... Hugh Marriner
- "Making News" (1990) TV series .... Sam Courtney (unknown episodes)
- "Storyboard" .... Sam (1 episode, 1989)
- Making News (1989) TV episode .... Sam - "Muzzy" (1987) TV series (voice) .... Judge Gilbert (1987)
- Thirteen at Dinner (1985) (TV) .... Ronald Marsh
... aka Agatha Christie's Thirteen at Dinner (USA: complete title) - Hitler's S.S.: Portrait in Evil (1985) (TV) .... Helmut Hoffmann
- "The Last Place on Earth" .... Cecil Meares (4 episodes, 1985)
- Gentlemen & Players (1985) TV episode .... Cecil Meares
- Leading Men (1985) TV episode .... Cecil Meares
- Minor Diversions (1985) TV episode .... Cecil Meares
- The Glories of the Race (1985) TV episode .... Cecil Meares - "Crown Court" .... Lee Sinclair (1 episode, 1984)
- The Son of His Father (1984) TV episode .... Lee Sinclair - "Reilly: Ace of Spies" .... Goschen (1 episode, 1983)
- The Visiting Fireman (1983) TV episode .... Goschen - "Jemima Shore Investigates" (1 episode, 1983)
- A Model Murder (1983) TV episode - "Play for Tomorrow" .... Connor Mullan (1 episode, 1982)
- Easter 2016 (1982) TV episode .... Connor Mullan - "Minder" .... Oates (1 episode, 1982)
- Looking for Micky (1982) TV episode .... Oates - "Play for Today" .... Bill / ... (3 episodes, 1978-1982)
- Under the Skin (1982) TV episode .... Dave
- Dreams of Leaving (1980) TV episode .... William
- Soldiers Talking Cleanly (1978) TV episode .... Bill - "BBC2 Playhouse" (1 episode, 1980)
- Standing in for Henry (1980) TV episode - "Agony" .... Vincent Fish (7 episodes, 1980-1981)
- A Woman Alone (1980) TV episode .... Vincent Fish
- Second Time Around (1980) TV episode .... Vincent Fish
- Problem Parents (1980) TV episode .... Vincent Fish
- Television Can Damage Your Health (1980) TV episode .... Vincent Fish
- Coming Out... and Going in Again? (1980) TV episode .... Vincent Fish
(2 more) - "Fox" .... Colin Street (2 episodes, 1980)
- Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble (1980) TV episode .... Colin Street
- It's All Them Psychia-Whatever-You-Call-It Books He Reads (1980) TV episode .... Colin Street
- "Premiere" .... Deasey (1 episode, 1979)
- Deasey (1979) TV episode .... Deasey - "Softly Softly" .... Albert Blake (1 episode, 1976)
... aka Softly, Softly: Task Force (UK: new title)
- Say It with Flowers (1976) TV episode .... Albert Blake
- The Magic Roundabout (2005) (performer: "You Really Got Me")
... aka Pollux - Le manège enchanté (France)
... aka Sprung! The Magic Roundabout (USA)
... aka The Magic Roundabout (UK) - Love Actually (2003) (performer: "Christmas Is All Around")
- "Made in Hollywood" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- Episode #5.5 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - "UK Border Force" .... Narrator (2 episodes, 2009)
- Episode #2.2 (2009) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
- Episode #2.1 (2009) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator - "Der Kabel 1 Kinotipp" (1 episode, 2009)
- Radio Rock Revolution (2009) TV episode - "Kinotipp" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- Radio Rock Revolution (2009) TV episode .... Himself - "Cinetipp" (1 episode, 2009)
- Radio Rock Revolution (2009) TV episode - "Rove Live" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- Episode #10.8 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - "The ONE Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- Episode dated 24 March 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - "Up Close with Carrie Keagan" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
- Episode dated 20 November 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - "Sunday AM" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
... aka The Andrew Marr Show (UK: new title)
- Episode #3.40 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - "Time Shift" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2004-2007)
- Spy Stories (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Live on the Night (2004) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator - "Entertainment Tonight" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
... aka E.T. (USA: informal title)
... aka ET Weekend (Australia: weekend title)
... aka Entertainment This Week (weekend title)
... aka This Week in Entertainment (USA: weekend title)
- Episode dated 28 May 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - "HypaSpace" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
... aka HypaSpace Daily (Canada: English title: long title)
... aka HypaSpace Weekly (Canada: English title: long title)
- Episode #6.102 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- "Meerkat Manor" .... Narrator (26 episodes, 2005-2006)
... aka Meerkat Manor: The Next Generation (USA: fourth season title)
- The Godmother (2006) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
- The Killing Fields (2006) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
- Growing Pains (2006) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
- Balance of Power (2006) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
- The Art of Leadership (2006) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
(21 more) - "Horizon" .... Himself - Narrator / ... (2 episodes, 2006)
- The Great Robot Race (2006) TV episode .... Narrator
- We Love Cigarettes (2006) TV episode (voice) .... Himself - Narrator - "HBO First Look" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- Down the Loo... The Making of 'Flushed Away' (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "Richard & Judy" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- Episode dated 19 July 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "The Armstrongs" (2006) TV series .... Narrator (unknown episodes)
- "Breakfast" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2004-2005)
- Episode dated 21 June 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 19 April 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 8 April 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Paul O'Grady Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
... aka The New Paul O'Grady Show (UK: new title)
- Episode #2.31 (2005) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself - The Evening Standard British Film Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- Touts on Tour (2004) (TV) .... Narrator
- "Liquid News" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode dated 29 March 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - "Parkinson" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode dated 13 March 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - The BAFTA TV Awards 2004 (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- "Grumpy Old Men" .... Himself (4 episodes, 2003)
- So Who's to Blame? (2003) TV episode .... Himself
- A Life in the Day (2003) TV episode .... Himself
- Stuff (2003) TV episode .... Himself
- Is This the World We Created? (2003) TV episode - "Live Lunch" .... Himself - Interviewee (1 episode, 2001)
- Episode dated 30 March 2001 (2001) TV episode .... Himself - Interviewee
Additional Details
Other Works:
(1979) Played Samwise Gamgee in the BBC production of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" alongside
Ian Holm and
Michael Hordern.
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