Nigel Planer
Born in Westminster, London, England, UK — Feb 22 1953
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.
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Death in Paradise
Eugene Sutton
Grantchester
Giles Montgomery
Father Brown
Ronnie Grunion
Agatha Christie's Marple
Mr. Venables
Sherlock Holmes
Inspector Hopkins
Ready, Steady, Cook
Self - Guest
Inside No. 9
Frank
Episodes
Sanford Shamiro
Blackadder
Lord Smedley
The Comic Strip Presents...
Julian
M.I. High
Prime Minister
Celebrity Mastermind
Legends
Self - Narrator (voice)
Jonathan Creek
Shelford
Shine on Harvey Moon
Lou Lewis
Mandy
Captain
The Young Ones
Neil
Boomers
Upstart Crow
Egeus
Lockwood & Co.
John Fairfax
Brazil
Charlie--Dept. of Works
The Last Detective
The Michael Ball Show
Self
The Colour of Magic
Arch Astronomer
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
Gilfroy Deacon McStannahorse
Filthy Rich & Catflap
Ralph Filthy
Happy Families
Barman
Mayo
Robert Bainbridge
The Grimleys
Les Grimley
Hogfather
Mr. Sideney
I Give It a Year
Brian
Bonjour la Classe
Blackeyes
Jeff
Flood
Keith Hopkins
We Have Been Watching
Self
Bright Young Things
Taxi Driver
Timewasters
Langley
Yellowbeard
Mansell
Eat the Rich
DHSS Manager
King and Castle
David Castle
Carry On Columbus
The Wazir
The Supergrass
Gunter
Summer School
Julian
The Land Girls
Gerald
Red Top
Rupert Murdoch
Bad News
Den Dennis
Demonella
Father
Slags
Marlon
Diana & Me
Taxi Driver
Sex Actually
Graham
The Magic Roundabout
Hogfather
Mr. Sideney
The Trials of Oz
John Peel
Burn Burn Burn
Henry
Group Madness
Self
Jealousy
Transvestite
Dead on Time
Boring Friend
30 Years of Comic Strip
The Wind in the Willows
Car Salesman
Susie
Dave
Five Go to Rehab
Barmaid/Inspector
The Hunt for Tony Blair
Peter Mandelson
Unnatural Pursuits
George Pepperly
Funseekers
Tony
Clockwork Mice
Parkey
More Bad News
Den Dennis
Number 27
Andrew Veitch
Oxford
Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man
You Are Here
Sheldon Cohen
Bottom Mindless Violence
Neil Pye / Ralph Filthy (archive footage)
Spaghetti Hoops
Aldo Vini
Dirty Movie
Nigel
The Strike
Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
Stan
Roll Over Beethoven
The Marriage of Figaro
Antonio
Private Enterprise
Derek
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint
Ned
Red Nose of Courage
Home Secretary
The List
Ted Rove
Completely Bad News
Den Dennis
Sleigh
Gerald
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
Self
Ratburger
Headmaster
The Rise of the Comic Strip
Self
Jeepers Creepers
American Reporter (voice)
The Comic Strip
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
Frankenstein's Baby
Paul Hocking
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
Self
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
Self
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
Self - Narrator (voice)
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
Nun Wolf
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
Stan
Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights
The Crying Game
Club Chairman/Waiter
Four Men in a Car
Tim
Santa's First Christmas
Romuald the Reindeer
Oh No, Not Them
Neil
Three Steps to Hendon
Gerry Jameson
War
Various Roles
Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase
Governor Wilkins
GLC: The Carnage Continues
TV Presenter
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
Paul
The Last Impresario
Self
The Making of 'The Young Ones'
Self
Four Men in a Plane
Tim Goodman
Heavy Metal Britannia
Self
Prog Rock Britannia
Narrator
How to Be Old with Nicholas Craig
Nicholas Craig
From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television
Self - Narrator (voice)
Filthy Rich & Catflap
Ralph Filthy
The Nicholas Craig Masterclass
How To Be Eighteenth Century
Nicholas Craig