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Nigel Planer

Acting

Nigel Planer

Born February 22, 1953 · Westminster, London, England, UK

Biography

Nigel George Planer (born 22 February 1953) is a British actor, comedian, musician, novelist and playwright. He played Neil in the BBC comedy The Young Ones and Ralph Filthy in Filthy Rich & Catflap. He has appeared in many West End musicals, including original casts of Evita, Chicago, We Will Rock You, Wicked, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Known for

Brazil

7.7 TMDB

Brazil

Charlie--Dept. of Works

SpongeBob SquarePants

7.7 TMDB

SpongeBob SquarePants

Dr. Marmalade (voice)

I Give It a Year

5.5 TMDB

I Give It a Year

Brian

Blackadder

8.0 TMDB

Blackadder

Lord Smedley

Death in Paradise

7.5 TMDB

Death in Paradise

Eugene Sutton

Lockwood & Co.

7.5 TMDB

Lockwood & Co.

John Fairfax

Inside No. 9

8.1 TMDB

Inside No. 9

Frank

Sherlock Holmes

8.2 TMDB

Sherlock Holmes

Inspector Hopkins

Episodes

7.2 TMDB

Episodes

Sanford Shamiro

The Colour of Magic

6.8 TMDB

The Colour of Magic

Arch Astronomer

Hogfather

6.8 TMDB

Hogfather

Mr. Sideney

Flood

5.3 TMDB

Flood

Keith Hopkins

Yellowbeard

5.6 TMDB

Yellowbeard

Mansell

The Young Ones

7.9 TMDB

The Young Ones

Neil

Grantchester

7.3 TMDB

Grantchester

Giles Montgomery

Agatha Christie's Marple

7.8 TMDB

Agatha Christie's Marple

Mr. Venables

Father Brown

7.7 TMDB

Father Brown

Ronnie Grunion

Bright Young Things

6.3 TMDB

Bright Young Things

Taxi Driver

The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret

6.8 TMDB

The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret

Gilfroy Deacon McStannahorse

Jonathan Creek

7.6 TMDB

Jonathan Creek

Shelford

Filmography

  1. 2026Merry Christmas Aubrey FlintNedMovie
  2. 2026Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'StardSelfMovie
  3. 2024The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?SelfMovie
  4. 2023imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, BitterSelfMovie
  5. 2023The Rise of the Comic StripSelfMovie
  6. 2023Lockwood & Co.John FairfaxSeries
  7. 2022Red Riding Hood: After Ever AfterNun WolfMovie
  8. 2020Jeepers CreepersAmerican Reporter (voice)Movie
  9. 2020MandyCaptainSeries
  10. 2019Completely Bad NewsDen DennisMovie
  11. 2018How The Young Ones Changed ComedyMovie
  12. 2017RatburgerHeadmasterMovie
  13. 2017SleighGeraldMovie
  14. 2017TimewastersLangleySeries
  15. 2017House of GamesSelf - PanellistSeries
  16. 2016Burn Burn BurnHenryMovie
  17. 2016Upstart CrowEgeusSeries
  18. 2016Red TopRupert MurdochMovie
  19. 2015From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's TelevisionSelf - Narrator (voice)Movie
  20. 2014GrantchesterGiles MontgomerySeries
  21. 2014BoomersSeries
  22. 2014The Last ImpresarioSelfMovie
  23. 2014Inside No. 9FrankSeries
  24. 2013The ListTed RoveMovie
  25. 2013I Give It a YearBrianMovie
  26. 2013Father BrownRonnie GrunionSeries
  27. 2012Five Go to RehabBarmaid/InspectorMovie
  28. 201230 Years of Comic StripMovie
  29. 2011Death in ParadiseEugene SuttonSeries
  30. 2011Celebrity Antiques Road TripSelf - ParticipantSeries
  31. 2011The Hunt for Tony BlairPeter MandelsonMovie
  32. 2011EpisodesSanford ShamiroSeries
  33. 2010The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd MargaretGilfroy Deacon McStannahorseSeries
  34. 2010Heavy Metal BritanniaSelfMovie
  35. 2009How to Be Old with Nicholas CraigNicholas CraigMovie
  36. 2009Prog Rock BritanniaNarratorMovie
  37. 2008Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of SeparationSelf - Narrator (voice)Movie
  38. 2008The Colour of MagicArch AstronomerSeries
  39. 2008The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1Arch AstronomerMovie
  40. 2007The Making of 'The Young Ones'SelfMovie
  41. 2007HogfatherMr. SideneyMovie
  42. 2007The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSelfSeries
  43. 2007FloodKeith HopkinsMovie
  44. 2007M.I. HighPrime MinisterSeries
  45. 2006HogfatherMr. SideneySeries
  46. 2006LegendsSelf - Narrator (voice)Series
  47. 2006How To Be Eighteenth CenturyNicholas CraigMovie
  48. 2006MayoRobert BainbridgeSeries
  49. 2005Sex ActuallyGrahamMovie
  50. 2005The Comic Strip - A RetrospectiveSelfMovie
  51. 2005Three Steps to HendonGerry JamesonMovie
  52. 2004Agatha Christie's MarpleMr. VenablesSeries
  53. 2004Bottom Mindless ViolenceNeil Pye / Ralph Filthy (archive footage)Movie
  54. 2003Celebrity MastermindSeries
  55. 2003Bright Young ThingsTaxi DriverMovie
  56. 2003The Last DetectiveSeries
  57. 2000Four Men in a PlaneTim GoodmanMovie
  58. 1999SpongeBob SquarePantsDr. Marmalade (voice)Series
  59. 1999The GrimleysLes GrimleySeries
  60. 1998You Are HereSheldon CohenMovie
  61. 1998The Land GirlsGeraldMovie
  62. 1998Four Men in a CarTimMovie
  63. 1997Diana & MeTaxi DriverMovie
  64. 1997Jonathan CreekShelfordSeries
  65. 1996The Wind in the WillowsCar SalesmanMovie
  66. 1995Jeremy Hardy Gives Good SexMovie
  67. 1995Clockwork MiceParkeyMovie
  68. 1994Ready, Steady, CookSelf - GuestSeries
  69. 1994The Memoirs of Sherlock HolmesInspector HopkinsSeries
  70. 1993JealousyTransvestiteMovie
  71. 1993DemonellaFatherMovie
  72. 1993Gregory: Diary of a NutcaseGovernor WilkinsMovie
  73. 1993Bonjour la ClasseLaurence DidcottSeries
  74. 1993GMTVSelfSeries
  75. 1992Santa's First ChristmasRomuald the ReindeerMovie
  76. 1992Carry On ColumbusThe WazirMovie
  77. 1992The Crying GameClub Chairman/WaiterMovie
  78. 1992Red Nose of CourageHome SecretaryMovie
  79. 1992Unnatural PursuitsGeorge PepperlyMovie
  80. 1991The Trials of OzJohn PeelMovie
  81. 1990Frankenstein's BabyPaul HockingMovie
  82. 1990Spaghetti HoopsAldo ViniMovie
  83. 1990OxfordSteve's Manager/1st MI5 ManMovie
  84. 1990South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1StanMovie
  85. 1990South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!StanMovie
  86. 1990GLC: The Carnage ContinuesTV PresenterMovie
  87. 1989BlackeyesJeffSeries
  88. 1989Screen OnePaul HockingSeries
  89. 1988Number 27Andrew VeitchMovie
  90. 1988FunseekersTony, WriterMovie
  91. 1988More Bad NewsDen DennisMovie
  92. 1988The StrikeBernard/Old Man/Camp ActorMovie
  93. 1987Eat the RichDHSS ManagerMovie
  94. 1987Filthy Rich & CatflapRalph FilthySeries
  95. 1986Private EnterpriseDerekMovie
  96. 1985The SupergrassGunterMovie
  97. 1985Happy FamiliesBarmanSeries
  98. 1985Roll Over BeethovenNigel CochraneSeries
  99. 1985BrazilCharlie--Dept. of WorksMovie
  100. 1984Sherlock HolmesInspector HopkinsSeries
  101. 1984SlagsMarlonMovie
  102. 1984A Fistful of Travellers' ChequesPaulMovie
  103. 1984SusieDaveMovie
  104. 1984Dirty MovieNigelMovie
  105. 1983StoryboardDavid CastleSeries
  106. 1983YellowbeardMansellMovie
  107. 1983BlackadderLord SmedleySeries
  108. 1983Group MadnessSelfMovie
  109. 1983Summer SchoolJulianMovie
  110. 1983Bad NewsDen DennisMovie
  111. 1983WarVarious RolesMovie
  112. 1983Dead on TimeBoring FriendMovie
  113. 1982The Young OnesNeilSeries
  114. 1982The Comic Strip Presents...Tommy/Doc/Ivan/McClowsky/Australian, Charles, Den Dennis, Julian, Nigel, Dave, Paul, Marlon, Derek, Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor 1, Tony, Stan, TV Presenter, Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man, Aldo Vini, WriterSeries
  115. 1982Shine on Harvey MoonLou LewisSeries
  116. 1981The Comic StripMovie
  117. 1980Boom Boom... Out Go the LightsSeries
  118. 1978An Audience with...SelfSeries
  119. 1971Film '72SelfSeries
  120. 1964The Magic RoundaboutSeries