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Nigel Planer

Nigel Planer

Acting

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

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
Filmography
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?

The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?

Self

2024
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter

Self

2023
The Rise of the Comic Strip

The Rise of the Comic Strip

Self

2023
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After

Red Riding Hood: After Ever After

Nun Wolf

2022
Jeepers Creepers

Jeepers Creepers

American Reporter (voice)

2020
Completely Bad News

Completely Bad News

Den Dennis

2019
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy

How The Young Ones Changed Comedy

2018
Ratburger

Ratburger

Headmaster

2017
Sleigh

Sleigh

Gerald

2017
Burn Burn Burn

Burn Burn Burn

Henry

2016
Red Top

Red Top

Rupert Murdoch

2016
From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television

From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television

Self - Narrator (voice)

2015
The Last Impresario

The Last Impresario

Self

2014
The List

The List

Ted Rove

2013
I Give It a Year

I Give It a Year

Brian

2013
Five Go to Rehab

Five Go to Rehab

Barmaid/Inspector

2012
30 Years of Comic Strip

30 Years of Comic Strip

2012
The Hunt for Tony Blair

The Hunt for Tony Blair

Peter Mandelson

2011
Heavy Metal Britannia

Heavy Metal Britannia

Self

2010

How to Be Old with Nicholas Craig

Nicholas Craig

2009
Prog Rock Britannia

Prog Rock Britannia

Narrator

2009
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation

Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation

Self - Narrator (voice)

2008
The Making of 'The Young Ones'

The Making of 'The Young Ones'

Self

2007
Hogfather

Hogfather

Mr. Sideney

2007
Flood

Flood

Keith Hopkins

2007

How To Be Eighteenth Century

Nicholas Craig

2006
Sex Actually

Sex Actually

Graham

2005
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective

The Comic Strip - A Retrospective

Self

2005
Three Steps to Hendon

Three Steps to Hendon

Gerry Jameson

2005
Bottom Mindless Violence

Bottom Mindless Violence

Neil Pye / Ralph Filthy (archive footage)

2004
Bright Young Things

Bright Young Things

Taxi Driver

2003
Four Men in a Plane

Four Men in a Plane

Tim Goodman

2000
You Are Here

You Are Here

Sheldon Cohen

1998
The Land Girls

The Land Girls

Gerald

1998
Four Men in a Car

Four Men in a Car

Tim

1998
Diana & Me

Diana & Me

Taxi Driver

1997
The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

Car Salesman

1996
Clockwork Mice

Clockwork Mice

Parkey

1995
Jealousy

Jealousy

Transvestite

1993
Demonella

Demonella

Father

1993
Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase

Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase

Governor Wilkins

1993
Santa's First Christmas

Santa's First Christmas

Romuald the Reindeer

1992
Carry On Columbus

Carry On Columbus

The Wazir

1992
The Crying Game

The Crying Game

Club Chairman/Waiter

1992
Red Nose of Courage

Red Nose of Courage

Home Secretary

1992
Unnatural Pursuits

Unnatural Pursuits

George Pepperly

1992
The Trials of Oz

The Trials of Oz

John Peel

1991
Frankenstein's Baby

Frankenstein's Baby

Paul Hocking

1990
Spaghetti Hoops

Spaghetti Hoops

Aldo Vini

1990
Oxford

Oxford

Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man

1990
South Atlantic Raiders:  Part 2 Argie Bargie!

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!

Stan

1990
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1

Stan

1990
GLC: The Carnage Continues

GLC: The Carnage Continues

TV Presenter

1990
Oh No, Not Them

Oh No, Not Them

Neil

1989
Number 27

Number 27

Andrew Veitch

1988
Funseekers

Funseekers

Tony

1988
More Bad News

More Bad News

Den Dennis

1988
The Strike

The Strike

Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor

1988
Eat the Rich

Eat the Rich

DHSS Manager

1987
Filthy Rich & Catflap

Filthy Rich & Catflap

Ralph Filthy

1987
Private Enterprise

Private Enterprise

Derek

1986
The Supergrass

The Supergrass

Gunter

1985
Brazil

Brazil

Charlie--Dept. of Works

1985
Slags

Slags

Marlon

1984
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques

A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques

Paul

1984
Susie

Susie

Dave

1984
Dirty Movie

Dirty Movie

Nigel

1984
Yellowbeard

Yellowbeard

Mansell

1983
Group Madness

Group Madness

Self

1983
Summer School

Summer School

Julian

1983
Bad News

Bad News

Den Dennis

1983
War

War

Various Roles

1983
Dead on Time

Dead on Time

Boring Friend

1983
The Comic Strip

The Comic Strip

1981
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