Nigel Planer
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
Mansell
Yellowbeard
Mr. Sideney
Hogfather
Keith Hopkins
Flood
Parkey
Clockwork Mice
Car Salesman
The Wind in the Willows
Gerald
Sleigh
The Wazir
Carry On Columbus
George Pepperly
Unnatural Pursuits
Gunter
The Supergrass
Brian
I Give It a Year
Ted Rove
The List
John Peel
The Trials of Oz
Boring Friend
Dead on Time
Father
Demonella
Julian
Summer School
Tony
Funseekers
Transvestite
Jealousy
Tim
Four Men in a Car
Various Roles
War
Tim Goodman
Four Men in a Plane
Nigel
Dirty Movie
Dave
Susie
Marlon
Slags
Derek
Private Enterprise
Stan
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
Stan
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man
Oxford
Home Secretary
Red Nose of Courage
Aldo Vini
Spaghetti Hoops
Club Chairman/Waiter
The Crying Game
Governor Wilkins
Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase
Barmaid/Inspector
Five Go to Rehab
Self
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
Romuald the Reindeer
Santa's First Christmas
30 Years of Comic Strip
Number 27
Self
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
Graham
Sex Actually
DHSS Manager
Eat the Rich
Nun Wolf
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
Self - Narrator (voice)
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
Taxi Driver
Bright Young Things
Rupert Murdoch
Red Top
Narrator
From Andy Pandy To Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television
Paul Hocking
Frankenstein's Baby
Peter Mandelson
The Hunt for Tony Blair
The Comic Strip
Nicholas Craig
How To Be Eighteenth Century
Charlie--Dept. of Works
Brazil
Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor
The Strike
Henry
Burn Burn Burn
Gerald
The Land Girls
Headmaster
Ratburger
Den Dennis
Bad News
Den Dennis
More Bad News
Self
Group Madness
Self
Heavy Metal Britannia
Narrator
Prog Rock Britannia
Nicholas Craig
How to Be Old with Nicholas Craig
Sheldon Cohen
You Are Here
TV Presenter
GLC: The Carnage Continues
Den Dennis
Completely Bad News
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
Taxi Driver
Diana & Me
American Reporter (voice)
Jeepers Creepers
Paul
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
Self
The Making of Do They Know It’s Christmas?
Self
The Rise of the Comic Strip
Self
The Making of 'The Young Ones'
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
69
Gender
Male
Birthday
1953-02-22
Place of Birth
Westminster, London, England, UK
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