Nigel Planer

Westminster, 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.

Appearances

Yellowbeard
5.6
Yellowbeard
Mansell
Hogfather
6.8
Hogfather
Mr. Sideney
Flood
5.3
Flood
Keith Hopkins
Clockwork Mice
4.6
Clockwork Mice
Parkey
The Wind in the Willows
5.8
The Wind in the Willows
Car Salesman
Sleigh
Sleigh
Gerald
Carry On Columbus
3.9
Carry On Columbus
The Wazir
Unnatural Pursuits
Unnatural Pursuits
George Pepperly
The Supergrass
6.1
The Supergrass
Gunter
I Give It a Year
5.5
I Give It a Year
Brian
The List
4.3
The List
Ted Rove
The Trials of Oz
6.3
The Trials of Oz
John Peel
Dead on Time
6.8
Dead on Time
Boring Friend
Demonella
Demonella
Father
Funseekers
Funseekers
Tony
Summer School
Summer School
Julian
Jealousy
Jealousy
Transvestite
Four Men in a Car
Four Men in a Car
Tim
War
10.0
War
Various Roles
Four Men in a Plane
Four Men in a Plane
Tim Goodman
Dirty Movie
Dirty Movie
Nigel
Susie
Susie
Dave
Slags
2.0
Slags
Marlon
Private Enterprise
Private Enterprise
Derek
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
Stan
Spaghetti Hoops
Spaghetti Hoops
Aldo Vini
Oxford
Oxford
Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man
South Atlantic Raiders:  Part 2 Argie Bargie!
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
Stan
Red Nose of Courage
8.0
Red Nose of Courage
Home Secretary
The Crying Game
The Crying Game
Club Chairman/Waiter
Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase
Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase
Governor Wilkins
Five Go to Rehab
Five Go to Rehab
Barmaid/Inspector
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
7.0
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
Self
Santa's First Christmas
1.2
Santa's First Christmas
Romuald the Reindeer
30 Years of Comic Strip
5.0
30 Years of Comic Strip
Number 27
9.0
Number 27
Andrew Veitch
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
7.5
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
Self
Sex Actually
6.5
Sex Actually
Graham
Eat the Rich
6.2
Eat the Rich
DHSS Manager
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
7.0
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
Nun Wolf
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
7.8
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
Self - Narrator (voice)
Bright Young Things
6.3
Bright Young Things
Taxi Driver
Red Top
5.3
Red Top
Rupert Murdoch
From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television
8.0
From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television
Self - Narrator (voice)
Frankenstein's Baby
Frankenstein's Baby
Paul Hocking
The Hunt for Tony Blair
7.8
The Hunt for Tony Blair
Peter Mandelson
The Comic Strip
8.0
The Comic Strip
How To Be Eighteenth Century
How To Be Eighteenth Century
Nicholas Craig
Brazil
7.7
Brazil
Charlie--Dept. of Works
The Strike
7.0
The Strike
Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor
Burn Burn Burn
6.6
Burn Burn Burn
Henry
The Land Girls
6.0
The Land Girls
Gerald
Ratburger
4.3
Ratburger
Headmaster
More Bad News
9.8
More Bad News
Den Dennis
Bad News
8.7
Bad News
Den Dennis
Group Madness
9.0
Group Madness
Self
Heavy Metal Britannia
7.1
Heavy Metal Britannia
Self
Prog Rock Britannia
7.6
Prog Rock Britannia
Narrator
How to Be Old with Nicholas Craig
How to Be Old with Nicholas Craig
Nicholas Craig
You Are Here
8.0
You Are Here
Sheldon Cohen
GLC: The Carnage Continues
GLC: The Carnage Continues
TV Presenter
Completely Bad News
Completely Bad News
Den Dennis
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
7.0
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
Diana & Me
6.0
Diana & Me
Taxi Driver
Jeepers Creepers
4.0
Jeepers Creepers
American Reporter (voice)
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
7.0
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
Paul
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
8.0
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
Self
The Rise of the Comic Strip
The Rise of the Comic Strip
Self
The Making of 'The Young Ones'
The Making of 'The Young Ones'
Self
Filthy Rich & Catflap
5.0
Filthy Rich & Catflap
Ralph Filthy
Three Steps to Hendon
Three Steps to Hendon
Gerry Jameson
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint
Ned
Bottom Mindless Violence
8.0
Bottom Mindless Violence
Neil Pye / Ralph Filthy (archive footage)
Oh No, Not Them
Oh No, Not Them
Neil
The Last Impresario
5.5
The Last Impresario
Self
Jonathan Creek
7.5
Jonathan Creek
Shelford
The Magic Roundabout
6.4
The Magic Roundabout
We Have Been Watching
We Have Been Watching
Self
Sherlock Holmes
8.2
Sherlock Holmes
Inspector Hopkins
The Young Ones
7.9
The Young Ones
Neil
The Grimleys
7.6
The Grimleys
Les Grimley
Shine on Harvey Moon
7.7
Shine on Harvey Moon
Lou Lewis
Mayo
4.2
Mayo
Robert Bainbridge
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
3.7
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Self
The Nicholas Craig Masterclass
The Nicholas Craig Masterclass
The Last Detective
7.8
The Last Detective
Celebrity Mastermind
6.0
Celebrity Mastermind
Bonjour la Classe
6.3
Bonjour la Classe
Roll Over Beethoven
5.0
Roll Over Beethoven
GMTV
5.8
GMTV
Self
The Michael Ball Show
The Michael Ball Show
Self
King and Castle
King and Castle
David Castle
Hogfather
7.7
Hogfather
Mr. Sideney
The Marriage of Figaro
The Marriage of Figaro
Antonio
Father Brown
7.6
Father Brown
Ronnie Grunion
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
6.7
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
Gilfroy Deacon McStannahorse
Blackadder
8.0
Blackadder
Lord Smedley
Boomers
6.3
Boomers
Happy Families
7.3
Happy Families
Barman
Mandy
7.6
Mandy
Captain
An Audience with...
5.3
An Audience with...
Self
Episodes
7.2
Episodes
Sanford Shamiro
Timewasters
5.9
Timewasters
Langley
Blackeyes
5.9
Blackeyes
Jeff
Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights
6.5
Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights
Death in Paradise
7.5
Death in Paradise
Eugene Sutton
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
6.0
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
Agatha Christie's Marple
7.8
Agatha Christie's Marple
Mr. Venables
Legends
5.0
Legends
Self - Narrator (voice)
Lockwood & Co.
7.6
Lockwood & Co.
John Fairfax
Inside No. 9
8.0
Inside No. 9
Frank
Ready, Steady, Cook
8.0
Ready, Steady, Cook
Self - Guest
The Comic Strip Presents...
7.4
The Comic Strip Presents...
Julian
The Comic Strip Presents...
7.4
The Comic Strip Presents...
Tommy/Doc/Ivan/McClowsky/Australian
The Comic Strip Presents...
7.4
The Comic Strip Presents...
Charles
The Comic Strip Presents...
7.4
The Comic Strip Presents...
Den Dennis
The Comic Strip Presents...
7.4
The Comic Strip Presents...
Dave
The Comic Strip Presents...
7.4
The Comic Strip Presents...
Paul
The Comic Strip Presents...
7.4
The Comic Strip Presents...
Nigel
The Comic Strip Presents...
7.4
The Comic Strip Presents...
Marlon
The Comic Strip Presents...
7.4
The Comic Strip Presents...
Derek
The Comic Strip Presents...
7.4
The Comic Strip Presents...
Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor 1
The Comic Strip Presents...
7.4
The Comic Strip Presents...
TV Presenter
The Comic Strip Presents...
7.4
The Comic Strip Presents...
Tony
The Comic Strip Presents...
7.4
The Comic Strip Presents...
Stan
The Comic Strip Presents...
7.4
The Comic Strip Presents...
Aldo Vini
The Comic Strip Presents...
7.4
The Comic Strip Presents...
Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man
Filthy Rich & Catflap
6.6
Filthy Rich & Catflap
Ralph Filthy
Grantchester
7.3
Grantchester
Giles Montgomery
The Colour of Magic
6.8
The Colour of Magic
Arch Astronomer
Upstart Crow
7.3
Upstart Crow
Egeus
Richard Osman's House of Games
6.2
Richard Osman's House of Games
Self - Panellist
M.I. High
6.1
M.I. High
Prime Minister

Crew

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