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Birthday: Feb 22, 1953
Place of Birth: Westminster, London, England, UK

Nigel Planer

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.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
Yellowbeard Mansell 1983
Hogfather Mr. Sideney 2007
Flood Keith Hopkins 2007
Clockwork Mice Parkey 1995
The Wind in the Willows Car Salesman 1996
Sleigh Gerald 2017
Carry On Columbus The Wazir 1992
Unnatural Pursuits George Pepperly 1992
The Supergrass Gunter 1985
I Give It a Year Brian 2013
The List Ted Rove 2013
The Trials of Oz John Peel 1991
Dead on Time Boring Friend 1983
Demonella Father 1993
Summer School Julian 1983
Funseekers Tony 1988
Jealousy Transvestite 1993
Four Men in a Car Tim 1998
War Various Roles 1983
Four Men in a Plane Tim Goodman 2000
Dirty Movie Nigel 1984
Susie Dave 1984
Slags Marlon 1984
Private Enterprise Derek 1986
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 Stan 1990
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie! Stan 1990
Oxford Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man 1990
Spaghetti Hoops Aldo Vini 1990
Red Nose of Courage Home Secretary 1992
The Crying Game Club Chairman/Waiter 1992
Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase Governor Wilkins 1993
Five Go to Rehab Barmaid/Inspector 2012
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter Self 2023
Santa's First Christmas Romuald the Reindeer 1992
30 Years of Comic Strip 2012
Number 27 1988
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective Self 2005
Sex Actually Graham 2005
Eat the Rich DHSS Manager 1987
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After Nun Wolf 2022
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation Self - Narrator (voice) 2008
Bright Young Things Taxi Driver 2003
Red Top Rupert Murdoch 2016
From Andy Pandy To Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television Narrator 2015
Frankenstein's Baby Paul Hocking 1990
The Hunt for Tony Blair Peter Mandelson 2011
The Comic Strip 1981
How To Be Eighteenth Century Nicholas Craig 2006
Brazil Charlie--Dept. of Works 1985
The Strike Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor 1988
Burn Burn Burn Henry 2016
The Land Girls Gerald 1998
Ratburger Headmaster 2017
Bad News Den Dennis 1983
More Bad News Den Dennis 1988
Group Madness Self 1983
Heavy Metal Britannia Self 2010
Prog Rock Britannia Narrator 2009
How to Be Old with Nicholas Craig Nicholas Craig 2009
You Are Here Sheldon Cohen 1998
GLC: The Carnage Continues TV Presenter 1990
Completely Bad News Den Dennis 2019
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy 2018
Diana & Me Taxi Driver 1997
Jeepers Creepers American Reporter (voice) 2020
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques Paul 1984
The Making of Do They Know It’s Christmas? Self 2024
Series Cast Year
Jonathan Creek Shelford 1997
The Magic Roundabout 1964
We Have Been Watching Self 2017
Sherlock Holmes Inspector Hopkins 1984
The Young Ones Neil 1982
The Grimleys Les Grimley 1999
M.I. High 2007
Shine on Harvey Moon 1982
Mayo Robert Bainbridge 2006
The Alan Titchmarsh Show Self 2007
The Nicholas Craig Masterclass 1990
The Last Detective 2003
Celebrity Mastermind 2003
Bonjour la Classe 1993
Roll Over Beethoven 1985
GMTV Self 1993
The Michael Ball Show Self 2010
King and Castle David Castle 1986
Hogfather Mr. Sideney 2006
The Marriage of Figaro Antonio 1994
Father Brown Ronnie Grunion 2013
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret Gilfroy Deacon McStannahorse 2010
Blackadder Lord Smedley 1983
Boomers 2014
Jonathan Creek Franklin Tartikoff 1997
Happy Families Barman 1985
Mandy Captain 2020
An Audience with... Self 1978
Episodes Sanford Shamiro 2011
Timewasters Langley 2017
The Colour of Magic Arch Astronomer 2008
Blackeyes Jeff 1989
Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights 1980
Death in Paradise Eugene Sutton 2011
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Self - Participant 2011
Agatha Christie's Marple Mr. Venables 2004
Legends Self - Narrator (voice) 2006
Lockwood & Co. John Fairfax 2023
Inside No. 9 Frank 2014
Ready Steady Cook Self - Guest 1994
The Comic Strip Presents... Gunter 1982
The Comic Strip Presents... Graham 1982
The Comic Strip Presents... Julian 1982
The Comic Strip Presents... Tommy/Doc/Ivan/McClowsky/Australian 1982
The Comic Strip Presents... Charles 1982
The Comic Strip Presents... Den Dennis 1982
The Comic Strip Presents... Dave 1982
The Comic Strip Presents... Paul 1982
The Comic Strip Presents... Nigel 1982
The Comic Strip Presents... Marlon 1982
The Comic Strip Presents... Derek 1982
The Comic Strip Presents... Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor 1 1982
The Comic Strip Presents... TV Presenter 1982
The Comic Strip Presents... Tony 1982
The Comic Strip Presents... Stan 1982
The Comic Strip Presents... Aldo Vini 1982
The Comic Strip Presents... Club Chairman/Waiter 1982
The Comic Strip Presents... Home Secretary 1982
The Comic Strip Presents... Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man 1982
The Comic Strip Presents... Tim 1982
The Comic Strip Presents... Governor Wilkins 1982
The Comic Strip Presents... Father 1982
The Comic Strip Presents... Transvestite 1982
The Comic Strip Presents... Tim Goodman 1982
The Comic Strip Presents... Barmaid/Inspector 1982
Filthy Rich & Catflap Ralph Filthy 1987
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