Nicol Williamson

Nicol Williamson

Acting • Born 1936-09-14 – Died 2011-12-16

Acting1Hamilton, 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.

Filmography

41 credits
To Be Hamlet

To Be Hamlet

Movie • 1985

Self

Spawn

Spawn

Movie • 1997

Cogliostro

Robin and Marian

Robin and Marian

Movie • 1976

Little John

The Six-Sided Triangle

The Six-Sided Triangle

Movie • 1963

The Lover

Excalibur

Excalibur

Movie • 1981

Merlin

Venom

Venom

Movie • 1981

Cmdr. William Bulloch

The Exorcist III

The Exorcist III

Movie • 1990

Father Morning

The Wilby Conspiracy

The Wilby Conspiracy

Movie • 1975

Major Horn

Return to Oz

Return to Oz

Movie • 1985

Dr. Worley / Nome King

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

Movie • 1976

Sherlock Holmes

Hamlet

Hamlet

Movie • 1969

Hamlet / King Hamlet

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

Movie • 1996

Badger

The Human Factor

The Human Factor

Movie • 1979

Maurice Castle

Black Widow

Black Widow

Movie • 1987

William McCrory

Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men

Movie • 1968

Lennie

The Hour of the Pig

The Hour of the Pig

Movie • 1993

Seigneur Jehan d'Auferre

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

Movie • 1982

Derek Bauer

The Reckoning

The Reckoning

Movie • 1970

Michael Marler

Macbeth

Macbeth

Movie • 1983

Macbeth

Passion Flower

Passion Flower

Movie • 1987

Albert Coskin

Inadmissible Evidence

Inadmissible Evidence

Movie • 1968

Bill Maitland

The Jerusalem File

The Jerusalem File

Movie • 1972

Professor Lang

The Monk

The Monk

Movie • 1972

The Duke of Talamur

Sakharov

Sakharov

Movie • 1984

Malyarov

Horror of Darkness

Horror of Darkness

Movie • 1965

Robin

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

Movie • 1993

Self (archive footage)

The Day of Ragnarok

The Day of Ragnarok

Movie • 1965

The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

Movie • 1972

Arturo Ui

The Bofors Gun

The Bofors Gun

Movie • 1968

Gunner O'Rourke

The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective

Movie • 1978

Colonel Schlissel

The Goodbye Girl

The Goodbye Girl

Movie • 1977

Oliver Fry (uncredited)

Laughter in the Dark

Laughter in the Dark

Movie • 1969

Sir Edward More

I Know What I Meant

I Know What I Meant

Movie • 1974

Richard Nixon

One for the Money: The Birth of Rock & Roll

One for the Money: The Birth of Rock & Roll

Movie • 2006

Columbo

Columbo

TV • 1971

Eric Mason

Six

Six

TV • 1964

The Word

The Word

TV • 1978

Maertin de Vroome

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

TV • 1985

Re Ferdinando

Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

TV • 1986

Lord Louis Mountbatten

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

TV • 1968

Self - Guest

Chillers

Chillers

TV • 1990

Dr Stephen McCullough