Nicol Williamson

1936-09-14 – 2011-12-16 (age 75) Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK

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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.

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Nicol Williamson

Known For

Spawn

Spawn

1997

as Cogliostro

Excalibur

Excalibur

1981

as Merlin

The Exorcist III

The Exorcist III

1990

as Father Morning

Return to Oz

Return to Oz

1985

as Dr. Worley / Nome King

The Monk

The Monk

1972

as The Duke of Talamur

Passion Flower

Passion Flower

1987

as Albert Coskin

The Goodbye Girl

The Goodbye Girl

1977

as Oliver Fry (uncredited)

Black Widow

Black Widow

1987

as William McCrory

Robin and Marian

Robin and Marian

1976

as Little John

The Wilby Conspiracy

The Wilby Conspiracy

1975

as Major Horn

The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective

1978

as Colonel Schlissel

The Human Factor

The Human Factor

1979

as Maurice Castle

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

1996

as Badger

The Hour of the Pig

The Hour of the Pig

1993

as Seigneur Jehan d'Auferre

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

1976

as Sherlock Holmes

Venom

Venom

1981

as Cmdr. William Bulloch

Inadmissible Evidence

Inadmissible Evidence

1968

as Bill Maitland

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

1982

as Derek Bauer

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

1993

as Self (archive footage)

To Be Hamlet

To Be Hamlet

1985

as Self