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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
Character:Self
Release Date:25/11/2024
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
Character:Self
Release Date:27/12/2023
The Rise of the Comic Strip
Character:Self
Release Date:23/06/2023
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
Character:Nun Wolf
Release Date:23/12/2022
Jeepers Creepers
Character:American Reporter (voice)
Release Date:12/10/2020
Completely Bad News
Character:Den Dennis
Release Date:29/11/2019
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
Character:
Release Date:26/05/2018
Ratburger
Character:Headmaster
Release Date:24/12/2017
Sleigh
Character:Gerald
Release Date:01/12/2017
Burn Burn Burn
Character:Henry
Release Date:28/10/2016
Red Top
Character:Rupert Murdoch
Release Date:20/01/2016
From Andy Pandy To Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television
Character:Narrator
Release Date:21/12/2015
The List
Character:Ted Rove
Release Date:05/07/2013
I Give It a Year
Character:Brian
Release Date:08/02/2013
Five Go to Rehab
Character:Barmaid/Inspector
Release Date:07/11/2012
30 Years of Comic Strip
Character:
Release Date:03/11/2012
The Hunt for Tony Blair
Character:Peter Mandelson
Release Date:15/10/2011
Heavy Metal Britannia
Character:Self
Release Date:07/03/2010
How to Be Old with Nicholas Craig
Character:Nicholas Craig
Release Date:14/07/2009
Prog Rock Britannia
Character:Narrator
Release Date:02/01/2009
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:31/03/2008
The Making of 'The Young Ones'
Character:Self
Release Date:29/10/2007
Hogfather
Character:Mr. Sideney
Release Date:12/10/2007
Flood
Character:Keith Hopkins
Release Date:24/08/2007
How To Be Eighteenth Century
Character:Nicholas Craig
Release Date:06/07/2006
Sex Actually
Character:Graham
Release Date:28/12/2005
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
Character:Self
Release Date:04/07/2005
Three Steps to Hendon
Character:Gerry Jameson
Release Date:12/06/2005
Bottom Mindless Violence
Character:Neil Pye / Ralph Filthy (archive footage)
Release Date:22/11/2004
Bright Young Things
Character:Taxi Driver
Release Date:03/10/2003
Four Men in a Plane
Character:Tim Goodman
Release Date:04/01/2000
You Are Here
Character:Sheldon Cohen
Release Date:30/12/1998
The Land Girls
Character:Gerald
Release Date:12/06/1998
Four Men in a Car
Character:Tim
Release Date:12/04/1998
Diana & Me
Character:Taxi Driver
Release Date:04/12/1997
The Wind in the Willows
Character:Car Salesman
Release Date:16/10/1996
Clockwork Mice
Character:Parkey
Release Date:22/06/1995
Jealousy
Character:Transvestite
Release Date:27/05/1993
Demonella
Character:Father
Release Date:20/05/1993
Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase
Character:Governor Wilkins
Release Date:13/05/1993
Santa's First Christmas
Character:Romuald the Reindeer
Release Date:25/12/1992
Carry On Columbus
Character:The Wazir
Release Date:02/10/1992
The Crying Game
Character:Club Chairman/Waiter
Release Date:05/05/1992
Red Nose of Courage
Character:Home Secretary
Release Date:09/04/1992
Unnatural Pursuits
Character:George Pepperly
Release Date:01/01/1992
The Trials of Oz
Character:John Peel
Release Date:09/11/1991
Frankenstein's Baby
Character:Paul Hocking
Release Date:09/09/1990
Spaghetti Hoops
Character:Aldo Vini
Release Date:01/03/1990
Oxford
Character:Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man
Release Date:22/02/1990
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
Character:Stan
Release Date:08/02/1990
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
Character:Stan
Release Date:08/02/1990
GLC: The Carnage Continues
Character:TV Presenter
Release Date:05/02/1990
Oh No, Not Them
Character:Neil
Release Date:29/08/1989
Number 27
Character:Andrew Veitch
Release Date:23/10/1988
Funseekers
Character:Tony
Release Date:26/03/1988
More Bad News
Character:Den Dennis
Release Date:27/02/1988
The Strike
Character:Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor
Release Date:20/02/1988
Eat the Rich
Character:DHSS Manager
Release Date:23/10/1987
Filthy Rich & Catflap
Character:Ralph Filthy
Release Date:07/01/1987
Private Enterprise
Character:Derek
Release Date:02/01/1986
The Supergrass
Character:Gunter
Release Date:08/11/1985
Brazil
Character:Charlie--Dept. of Works
Release Date:20/02/1985
Slags
Character:Marlon
Release Date:11/02/1984
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
Character:Paul
Release Date:21/01/1984
Susie
Character:Dave
Release Date:14/01/1984
Dirty Movie
Character:Nigel
Release Date:07/01/1984
Yellowbeard
Character:Mansell
Release Date:24/06/1983
Group Madness
Character:Self
Release Date:11/06/1983
Summer School
Character:Julian
Release Date:31/01/1983
Bad News
Character:Den Dennis
Release Date:24/01/1983
War
Character:Various Roles
Release Date:03/01/1983
Dead on Time
Character:Boring Friend
Release Date:01/01/1983
The Comic Strip
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1981
Television Appearances
Lockwood & Co.
Character:John Fairfax
Mandy
Character:Captain
Timewasters
Character:Langley
Richard Osman's House of Games
Character:Self - Panellist
We Have Been Watching
Character:Self
Upstart Crow
Character:Egeus
Grantchester
Character:Giles Montgomery
Boomers
Character:
Inside No. 9
Character:Frank
Father Brown
Character:Ronnie Grunion
Death in Paradise
Character:Eugene Sutton
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Character:Self - Participant
Episodes
Character:Sanford Shamiro
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
Character:Gilfroy Deacon McStannahorse
The Michael Ball Show
Character:Self
The Colour of Magic
Character:Arch Astronomer
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Character:Self
InundaciĆ³n
Character:
M.I. High
Character:
Hogfather
Character:Mr. Sideney
Legends
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Mayo
Character:Robert Bainbridge
Agatha Christie's Marple
Character:Mr. Venables
Celebrity Mastermind
Character:
The Last Detective
Character:
The Grimleys
Character:Les Grimley
Jonathan Creek
Character:Shelford
The Marriage of Figaro
Character:Antonio
Ready, Steady, Cook
Character:Self - Guest
Bonjour la Classe
Character:
GMTV
Character:Self
The Nicholas Craig Masterclass
Character:
Blackeyes
Character:Jeff
Filthy Rich & Catflap
Character:Ralph Filthy
King and Castle
Character:David Castle
Happy Families
Character:Barman
Roll Over Beethoven
Character:
Sherlock Holmes
Character:Inspector Hopkins
Blackadder
Character:Lord Smedley
The Young Ones
Character:Neil
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Character:Julian
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Character:Tommy/Doc/Ivan/McClowsky/Australian
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Character:Charles
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Character:Den Dennis
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Character:Dave
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Character:Paul
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Character:Nigel
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Character:Marlon
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Character:Derek
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Character:Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor 1
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Character:TV Presenter
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Character:Tony
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Stan
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Aldo Vini
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man
Shine on Harvey Moon
Character:Lou Lewis
Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights
Character:
An Audience with...
Character:Self
The Magic Roundabout
Character:
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