
Nigel Planer
Known for Acting · 120 credits
- Born
- 1953-02-22 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Westminster, London, England, UK
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
TV Shows (45)

Death in Paradise
2011
as Eugene Sutton

Father Brown
2013
as Ronnie Grunion

Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Mr. Venables

Ready, Steady, Cook
1994
as Self - Guest

Sherlock Holmes
1984
as Inspector Hopkins

Inside No. 9
2014
as Frank

An Audience with...
1978
as Self

Grantchester
2014
as Giles Montgomery

Blackadder
1983
as Lord Smedley

GMTV
1993
as Self

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant

The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Tommy/Doc/Ivan/McClowsky/Australian / Charles / Den Dennis / Julian / Nigel / Dave / Paul / Marlon / Derek / Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor 1 / Tony / Stan / TV Presenter / Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man / Aldo Vini
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
as Self

The Young Ones
1982
as Neil

Episodes
2011
as Sanford Shamiro

Richard Osman's House of Games
2017
as Self - Panellist

Jonathan Creek
1997
as Shelford

M.I. High
2007
as Prime Minister

Celebrity Mastermind
2003

Legends
2006
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Screen One
1989
as Paul Hocking

The Colour of Magic
2008
as Arch Astronomer

Shine on Harvey Moon
1982
as Lou Lewis

Mandy
2020
as Captain

The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
2010
as Gilfroy Deacon McStannahorse

Lockwood & Co.
2023
as John Fairfax

The Last Detective
2003

Upstart Crow
2016
as Egeus

Filthy Rich & Catflap
1987
as Ralph Filthy
The Michael Ball Show
2010
as Self

Hogfather
2006
as Mr. Sideney

Timewasters
2017
as Langley

Happy Families
1985
as Barman

Mayo
2006
as Robert Bainbridge

Boomers
2014

Blackeyes
1989
as Jeff

The Grimleys
1999
as Les Grimley

We Have Been Watching
2017
as Self

The Magic Roundabout
1964

Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights
1980
Roll Over Beethoven
1985

King and Castle
1986
as David Castle

Bonjour la Classe
1993

The Marriage of Figaro
1994
as Antonio
The Nicholas Craig Masterclass
1990
Movies (75)

Brazil
1985
as Charlie--Dept. of Works

Flood
2007
as Keith Hopkins

Hogfather
2007
as Mr. Sideney

Yellowbeard
1983
as Mansell

I Give It a Year
2013
as Brian

Eat the Rich
1987
as DHSS Manager

Bright Young Things
2003
as Taxi Driver

Group Madness
1983
as Self

Slags
1984
as Marlon

Carry On Columbus
1992
as The Wazir

The Wind in the Willows
1996
as Car Salesman

Burn Burn Burn
2016
as Henry

30 Years of Comic Strip
2012

Bad News
1983
as Den Dennis

The Land Girls
1998
as Gerald

The Strike
1988
as Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor

The Last Impresario
2014
as Self

Ratburger
2017
as Headmaster

You Are Here
1998
as Sheldon Cohen

Diana & Me
1997
as Taxi Driver

Jeepers Creepers
2020
as American Reporter (voice)

Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
2022
as Nun Wolf

Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
2008
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Dead on Time
1983
as Boring Friend

Clockwork Mice
1995
as Parkey

The Supergrass
1985
as Gunter

War
1983
as Various Roles

The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
2024
as Self

Sex Actually
2005
as Graham

Susie
1984
as Dave

The List
2013
as Ted Rove

The Rise of the Comic Strip
2023
as Self

Jealousy
1993
as Transvestite

Summer School
1983
as Julian

Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase
1993
as Governor Wilkins

Dirty Movie
1984
as Nigel

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
1990
as Stan

Spaghetti Hoops
1990
as Aldo Vini

How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
2018

The Comic Strip
1981

Unnatural Pursuits
1992
as George Pepperly

Bottom Mindless Violence
2004
as Neil Pye / Ralph Filthy (archive footage)

The Crying Game
1992
as Club Chairman/Waiter

The Hunt for Tony Blair
2011
as Peter Mandelson

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
2023
as Self

More Bad News
1988
as Den Dennis

The Trials of Oz
1991
as John Peel

Completely Bad News
2019
as Den Dennis

Red Nose of Courage
1992
as Home Secretary

Private Enterprise
1986
as Derek

Number 27
1988
as Andrew Veitch
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint
as Ned

Funseekers
1988
as Tony

Demonella
1993
as Father

Red Top
2016
as Rupert Murdoch

A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
1984
as Paul

The Making of 'The Young Ones'
2007
as Self

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
1990
as Stan

Oh No, Not Them
1989
as Neil

Five Go to Rehab
2012
as Barmaid/Inspector

Three Steps to Hendon
2005
as Gerry Jameson

GLC: The Carnage Continues
1990
as TV Presenter

The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
2005
as Self

Frankenstein's Baby
1990
as Paul Hocking

Four Men in a Car
1998
as Tim

Sleigh
2017
as Gerald

Santa's First Christmas
1992
as Romuald the Reindeer

Oxford
1990
as Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man

From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television
2015
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Filthy Rich & Catflap
1987
as Ralph Filthy

Four Men in a Plane
2000
as Tim Goodman

Prog Rock Britannia
2009
as Narrator
How To Be Eighteenth Century
2006
as Nicholas Craig

Heavy Metal Britannia
2010
as Self
How to Be Old with Nicholas Craig
2009
as Nicholas Craig
About 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. With 120 credits spanning from 1964 to 2024, Nigel Planer has appeared in 75 films and 45 TV shows.
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Most Popular Nigel Planer Movies
- Brazil (1985) — as Charlie--Dept. of Works
- Flood (2007) — as Keith Hopkins
- Hogfather (2007) — as Mr. Sideney
- Yellowbeard (1983) — as Mansell
- I Give It a Year (2013) — as Brian
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