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Nicol Williamson

Nicol Williamson

Acting1936Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK

Biography

Thomas Nicol Williamson (September 14, 1936 - December 16, 2011) was a British actor. He was once described by playwright John Osborne as "the greatest actor since Marlon Brando". He was also described by Samuel Beckett as "touched by genius" and viewed by many critics as "the Hamlet of his generation" during the late 1960s.

Acting History

1997
Spawn
as Cogliostro
1993
The Hour of the Pig
as Seigneur Jehan d'Auferre
1990
The Exorcist III
as Father Morning
Chillers
TVas Dr Stephen McCullough
1987
Black Widow
as William McCrory
Passion Flower
as Albert Coskin
1986
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
TVas Lord Louis Mountbatten
1985
Return to Oz
as Dr. Worley / Nome King
Christopher Columbus
TVas Re Ferdinando
1984
Sakharov
as Malyarov
1983
Macbeth
as Macbeth
1981
Venom
as Cmdr. William Bulloch
Excalibur
as Merlin
1979
The Human Factor
as Maurice Castle
1978
The Word
TVas Maertin de Vroome
Columbo
TVas Eric Mason1 eps
1977
The Goodbye Girl
as Oliver Fry (uncredited)
1976
Robin and Marian
as Little John
The 7% Solution
as Sherlock Holmes
1975
1974
I Know What I Meant
as Richard Nixon
1972
1970
The Reckoning
as Michael Marler
1969
Hamlet
as Hamlet / King Hamlet
Laughter in the Dark
as Sir Edward More
The Dick Cavett Show
TVas Self - Guest2 eps
1968
The Bofors Gun
as Gunner O'Rourke
Inadmissible Evidence
as Bill Maitland
1964
1963

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
9/14/1936
Day of Death
12/16/2011
Place of Birth
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK