Nicol Williamson

Nicol Williamson

Known for

Acting

Born

September 14, 1936

Birthplace

Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK

Died

December 16, 2011 (aged 75)

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.

Best known work

Spawn

Spawn

1997

Excalibur

Excalibur

1981

Return to Oz

Return to Oz

1985

The Exorcist III

The Exorcist III

1990

Columbo

Columbo

1971

Robin and Marian

Robin and Marian

1976

Black Widow

Black Widow

1987

The Goodbye Girl

The Goodbye Girl

1977

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

1976

The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective

1978

Filmography

2006
One for the Money: The Birth of Rock & Roll
1997
Spawn
as Cogliostro
1996
The Wind in the Willows
as Badger
1993
The Hour of the Pig
as Seigneur Jehan d'Auferre
1993
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
as Self (archive footage)
1990
The Exorcist III
as Father Morning
1990
A Curious Suicide
as Dr. Stephen McCullough
1990
ChillersTV
as Dr Stephen McCullough (1 episode)
1987
Passion Flower
as Albert Coskin
1987
Black Widow
as William
1986
Lord Mountbatten: The Last ViceroyTV
as Lord Louis Mountbatten (6 episodes)
1985
Return to Oz
as Dr. Worley / Nome King
1985
Christopher ColumbusTV
as Re Ferdinando (4 episodes)
1985
To Be Hamlet
as Self
1984
Sakharov
as Malyarov
1983
Macbeth
as Macbeth
1982
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
as Derek Bauer
1981
Venom
as Cmdr. William Bulloch
1981
Excalibur
as Merlin
1981
The Making of Excalibur: Myth into Movie
as Self
1979
The Human Factor
as Maurice Castle
1978
The BBC Television ShakespeareTV
as Macbeth (1 episode)
1978
The WordTV
as Maertin de Vroome (4 episodes)
1978
The Cheap Detective
as Colonel Schlissel
1977
The Goodbye Girl
as Oliver Fry (uncredited)