Acting
Nigel Planer
Born February 22, 1953 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.
Filmography
7.3
Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'Stard
2026·Documentary
8.0
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
2024·Documentary
7.0
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
2023·Documentary
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The Rise of the Comic Strip
2023·Documentary
7.0
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
2022·Family
4.0
Jeepers Creepers
2020·Fantasy
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Completely Bad News
2019
7.0
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
2018·Documentary
4.3
Ratburger
2017·Adventure
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Sleigh
2017
6.5
Burn Burn Burn
2016·Drama
5.3
Red Top
2016·Comedy
8.0
From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television
2015·Family
5.5
The Last Impresario
2014·Documentary
4.3
The List
2013·Thriller
5.5
I Give It a Year
2013·Comedy
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Five Go to Rehab
2012·Comedy
5.0
30 Years of Comic Strip
2012·Documentary
7.8
The Hunt for Tony Blair
2011·Comedy
7.1
Heavy Metal Britannia
2010·Documentary
7.6
Prog Rock Britannia
2009·Documentary
7.8
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
2008·Documentary
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The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1
2008
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The Making of 'The Young Ones'
2007·Documentary