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.
Born: 22 February 1953
Played In
Movie
Nov 2024
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
Self
Movie
Dec 2023
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
Self
Movie
Jun 2023
The Rise of the Comic Strip
Self
TV Show
Jan 2023
Lockwood & Co.
John Fairfax
Movie
Dec 2022
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
Nun Wolf
Movie
Oct 2020
Jeepers Creepers
American Reporter (voice)
TV Show
Aug 2020
Mandy
Captain
Movie
Nov 2019
Completely Bad News
Den Dennis
Movie
May 2018
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
Movie
Dec 2017
Ratburger
Headmaster
Movie
Dec 2017
Sleigh
Gerald
TV Show
Oct 2017
Timewasters
Langley
TV Show
Sep 2017
Richard Osman's House of Games
Self - Panellist
TV Show
Jan 2017
We Have Been Watching
Self
Movie
Oct 2016
Burn Burn Burn
Henry
TV Show
May 2016
Upstart Crow
Egeus
Movie
Jan 2016
Red Top
Rupert Murdoch
Movie
Dec 2015
From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television
Self - Narrator (voice)
TV Show
Oct 2014
Grantchester
Giles Montgomery
TV Show
Aug 2014
Boomers
Movie
Jun 2014
The Last Impresario
Self
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Frank
Movie
Jul 2013
The List
Ted Rove
Movie
Feb 2013
I Give It a Year
Brian
TV Show
Jan 2013
Father Brown
Ronnie Grunion
Movie
Nov 2012
Five Go to Rehab
Barmaid/Inspector
Movie
Nov 2012
30 Years of Comic Strip
TV Show
Oct 2011
Death in Paradise
Eugene Sutton
TV Show
Oct 2011
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
Movie
Oct 2011
The Hunt for Tony Blair
Peter Mandelson
TV Show
Jan 2011
Episodes
Sanford Shamiro
TV Show
Oct 2010
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
Gilfroy Deacon McStannahorse
TV Show
Aug 2010
The Michael Ball Show
Self
Movie
Mar 2010
Heavy Metal Britannia
Self
Movie
Jul 2009
How to Be Old with Nicholas Craig
Nicholas Craig
Movie
Jan 2009
Prog Rock Britannia
Narrator
Movie
Mar 2008
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
Self - Narrator (voice)
TV Show
Mar 2008
The Colour of Magic
Arch Astronomer
Movie
Jan 2008
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1
Arch Astronomer
Movie
Oct 2007
The Making of 'The Young Ones'
Self
Movie
Oct 2007
Hogfather
Mr. Sideney
TV Show
Sep 2007
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Self
Movie
Aug 2007
Flood
Keith Hopkins
TV Show
Jan 2007
M.I. High
Prime Minister
TV Show
Dec 2006
Hogfather
Mr. Sideney
TV Show
Dec 2006
How To Be Sci-Fi
TV Show
Nov 2006
Legends
Self - Narrator (voice)
Movie
Jul 2006
How To Be Eighteenth Century
Nicholas Craig
TV Show
Mar 2006
Mayo
Robert Bainbridge
Movie
Dec 2005
Sex Actually
Graham
Movie
Jul 2005
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
Self
Movie
Jun 2005
Three Steps to Hendon
Gerry Jameson
TV Show
Dec 2004
Agatha Christie's Marple
Mr. Venables
Movie
Nov 2004
Bottom Mindless Violence
Neil Pye / Ralph Filthy (archive footage)
TV Show
Dec 2003
Celebrity Mastermind
Movie
Oct 2003
Bright Young Things
Taxi Driver
TV Show
Feb 2003
The Last Detective
Movie
Jan 2000
Four Men in a Plane
Tim Goodman
TV Show
Mar 1999
The Grimleys
Les Grimley
Movie
Dec 1998
You Are Here
Sheldon Cohen
Movie
Jun 1998
The Land Girls
Gerald
Movie
Apr 1998
Four Men in a Car
Tim
Movie
Dec 1997
Diana & Me
Taxi Driver
TV Show
May 1997
Jonathan Creek
Shelford
Movie
Oct 1996
The Wind in the Willows
Car Salesman
Movie
Jun 1995
Clockwork Mice
Parkey
TV Show
Dec 1994
The Marriage of Figaro
Antonio
TV Show
Oct 1994
Ready, Steady, Cook
Self - Guest
TV Show
Mar 1994
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Inspector Hopkins
Movie
May 1993
Jealousy
Transvestite
Movie
May 1993
Demonella
Father
Movie
May 1993
Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase
Governor Wilkins
TV Show
Feb 1993
Bonjour la Classe
TV Show
Jan 1993
GMTV
Self
Movie
Dec 1992
Santa's First Christmas
Romuald the Reindeer
Movie
Oct 1992
Carry On Columbus
The Wazir
Movie
May 1992
The Crying Game
Club Chairman/Waiter
Movie
Apr 1992
Red Nose of Courage
Home Secretary
Movie
Jan 1992
Unnatural Pursuits
George Pepperly
Movie
Nov 1991
The Trials of Oz
John Peel
TV Show
Nov 1990
The Nicholas Craig Masterclass
Movie
Sep 1990
Frankenstein's Baby
Paul Hocking
Movie
Mar 1990
Spaghetti Hoops
Aldo Vini
Movie
Feb 1990
Oxford
Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man
Movie
Feb 1990
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
Stan
Movie
Feb 1990
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
Stan
Movie
Feb 1990
GLC: The Carnage Continues
TV Presenter
TV Show
Nov 1989
Blackeyes
Jeff
TV Show
Sep 1989
Screen One
Paul Hocking
Movie
Aug 1989
Oh No, Not Them
Neil
Movie
Oct 1988
Number 27
Andrew Veitch
Movie
Mar 1988
Funseekers
Tony
Movie
Feb 1988
More Bad News
Den Dennis
Movie
Feb 1988
The Strike
Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor
Movie
Oct 1987
Eat the Rich
DHSS Manager
Movie
Jan 1987
Filthy Rich & Catflap
Ralph Filthy
TV Show
Jan 1987
Filthy Rich & Catflap
Ralph Filthy
TV Show
Sep 1986
King and Castle
David Castle
Movie
Jan 1986
Private Enterprise
Derek
Movie
Nov 1985
The Supergrass
Gunter
TV Show
Oct 1985
Happy Families
Barman
TV Show
Feb 1985
Roll Over Beethoven
Movie
Feb 1985
Brazil
Charlie--Dept. of Works
TV Show
Apr 1984
Sherlock Holmes
Inspector Hopkins
Movie
Feb 1984
Slags
Marlon
Movie
Jan 1984
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
Paul
Movie
Jan 1984
Susie
Dave
Movie
Jan 1984
Dirty Movie
Nigel
Movie
Jun 1983
Yellowbeard
Mansell
TV Show
Jun 1983
Blackadder
Lord Smedley
Movie
Jun 1983
Group Madness
Self
Movie
Jan 1983
Summer School
Julian
Movie
Jan 1983
Bad News
Den Dennis
Movie
Jan 1983
War
Various Roles
Movie
Jan 1983
Dead on Time
Boring Friend
TV Show
Nov 1982
The Young Ones
Neil
TV Show
Nov 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Julian
TV Show
Nov 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Tommy/Doc/Ivan/McClowsky/Australian
TV Show
Nov 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Charles
TV Show
Nov 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Den Dennis
TV Show
Nov 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Dave
TV Show
Nov 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Paul
TV Show
Nov 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Nigel
TV Show
Nov 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Marlon
TV Show
Nov 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Derek
TV Show
Nov 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor 1
TV Show
Nov 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
TV Presenter
TV Show
Nov 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Tony
TV Show
Nov 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Stan
TV Show
Nov 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Aldo Vini
TV Show
Nov 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man
TV Show
Jan 1982
Shine on Harvey Moon
Lou Lewis
Movie
Jan 1981
The Comic Strip
TV Show
Oct 1980
Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights
TV Show
Jan 1978
An Audience with...
Self
TV Show
Jan 1964
The Magic Roundabout
Movie
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint
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