Nigel Planer
English actor, comedian and writer · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Born 1953 · age 73
Nigel George Planer is a British actor, writer and musician. His television credits include playing Neil in the sitcom The Young Ones, Ralph Filthy in the sitcom Filthy, Rich and Catflap and narrating the children's animated series Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids.
Nigel Planer is read about 444 times a day, in 14 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 9 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 111 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'StardFilm2023
Lockwood & Co.Series, John Fairfax
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, BitterFilm, 20232018
How The Young Ones Changed ComedyFilm2017
House of GamesSeries2016
Burn Burn BurnFilm, Henry2014
GrantchesterSeries, Giles Montgomery2013
I Give It a YearFilm, Brian2011
Celebrity Antiques Road TripSeries
The Hunt for Tony BlairFilm, 2011Peter Mandelson2009
Prog Rock BritanniaFilm, Narrator2005
Sex ActuallyFilm, Graham2004
Agatha Christie's MarpleSeries, Mr. Venables1999
SpongeBob SquarePantsSeries, Dr. Marmalade (voice)1998
The Land GirlsFilm, Gerald1996
The Wind in the WillowsFilm, Car Salesman1994
Ready, Steady, CookSeries1992
Carry On ColumbusFilm, The Wazir1988
More Bad NewsFilm, Den Dennis1985
BrazilFilm, Charlie--Dept. of Works1984
Sherlock HolmesSeries, Inspector Hopkins1982
The Comic Strip Presents...Series, Writer1981
The Comic StripFilm, Writer1971Film '72Series1953Born22 February 1953People around Nigel
Close ties
Adrian Edmondson Also in The Young Ones and Filthy Rich & Catflap
Dawn French Also in South Atlantic Raiders and Bad News
Jennifer Saunders Also in South Atlantic Raiders (1999)
Alexei Sayle Also in The Supergrass and The Strike
Daniel Peacock Also in War, The Supergrass and Eat the Rich
Vadim Jean Directed Clockwork Mice and Hogfather
Robbie Coltrane Also in Eat the Rich and The Supergrass- Rik Mayall Also in Eat the Rich and Filthy Rich & Catflap
- Steven O'Donnell Also in The Strike and Sex Actually
David Jason Also in Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic (2008)
Roger Ashton-Griffiths Also in Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic (2008)
Kevin Allen Also in The Supergrass and Eat the Rich
David Leland Directed Virgin Territory (2007)
Derren Nesbitt Also in South Atlantic Raiders and Eat the Rich- Ronald Allen Also in The Supergrass and Eat the Rich
Stephen Marcus Also in Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic (2008)
Don Henderson Also in Brazil and Carry On Columbus
Terry Pratchett Wrote Hogfather (2007)
Terry Jones Directed The Wind in the Willows (1996)
David Walliams Also in Virgin Territory (2007)
Nigel Hawthorne Also in Dead on Time and The Trials of Oz
Martin Clunes Also in Jeremy Hardy Gives Good Sex (1995)
Jake Eberts Produced The Wind in the Willows (1996)
James Buckley Also in The Hunt for Tony Blair and Red Top
Known for
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Brazil 1985
Hogfather 2007
Burn Burn Burn 2016
Bright Young Things 2003
The Wind in the Willows 1996
Filmography 40
146 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Photos 1
About this person
He has appeared in many West End musicals, including as part of the original casts of Evita, Chicago, We Will Rock You, Wicked, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He has also appeared in Hairspray. He won a BRIT award in 1984 and has been nominated for Olivier, TMA, WhatsOnStage, and BAFTA awards.
