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Nicol Williamson (1936–2011)

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Nicol Williamson was an enormously talented actor who was considered by some critics to be the finest actor of his generation in the late 1960s and the 1970s, rivaled only by Albert Finney, whom Williamson bested in the classics. Williamson's 1969 "Hamlet" at the Roundhouse Theatre was a sensation in London... See full bio »

Born:

in Hamilton, Scotland, UK

Died:

(age 75) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
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Filmography

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1997 Spawn
Cogliostro
 
1996 Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
Badger
 
1993 The Advocate
Seigneur Jehan d'Auferre
 
1990 The Exorcist III
Father Morning
 
1989 Chillers (TV series)
– A Curious Suicide
 
1987 Black Widow
William McCrory
 
1987 Apt Pupil
Kurt Dussander
 
1986 Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy (TV mini-series)
Lord Louis Mountbatten
 
1986 Passion Flower (TV movie)
Albert Coskin
 
1985 Return to Oz
Dr. Worley / The Nome King
 
1985 Christopher Columbus (TV mini-series)
King Ferdinand
 
1984 Sakharov (TV movie)
Malyarov
 
1983 Macbeth (TV movie)
Macbeth
 
1982 I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
Derek Bauer
 
1981 Venom
Cmdr. William Bulloch
 
1981 Excalibur
Merlin
 
1979 The Human Factor
Maurice Castle
 
1978 The Word (TV mini-series)
Maertin de Vroome
 
1978 The Cheap Detective
Colonel Schlissel
 
1978 Columbo (TV series)
Dr. Eric Mason
– How to Dial a Murder (1978) … Dr. Eric Mason
 
1977 The Goodbye Girl
Oliver Fry (uncredited)
 
1976 The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
Sherlock Holmes
 
1976 Robin and Marian
Little John
 
1975 The Wilby Conspiracy
Major Horn
 
1974 Late Night Drama (TV series)
President Nixon
– I Know What I Meant (1974) … President Nixon
 
1972 The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (TV movie)
Arturo Ui
 
1972 Le moine
The Duke of Talamur
 
1972 The Jerusalem File
Professor Lang
 
1971 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
Jim Fitch
– Terrible Jim Fitch (1971) … Jim Fitch
 
1969 Hamlet
Hamlet
 
1969 Laughter in the Dark
Sir Edward More
 
1969 The Reckoning
Michael Marler
 
1968 Inadmissible Evidence
Bill Maitland
 
1968 The Bofors Gun
O'Rourke
 
1968 Of Mice and Men (TV movie)
Lennie
 
1965 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
Robin Fletcher
– Horror of Darkness (1965) … Robin Fletcher
 
1965 The Day of Ragnarok (TV movie)
 
1965 Six (TV series)
– The Day of Ragnarok (1965)
 
1964 Of Human Bondage
Medical student (uncredited)
 
1963 Teletale (TV series)
Dr. Murke
– Dr. Murke's Collection of Silences (1963) … Dr. Murke
 
1963 Z Cars (TV series)
Jack Clark
– By the Book (1963) … Jack Clark
 
1963 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Count Pierre Besukhov
– War and Peace (1963) … Count Pierre Besukhov
 
1963 The Six-Sided Triangle (short)
The Lover
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1996 Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (performer: "Friends Is What We Is")
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1969 Hamlet (voice: Ghost of Hamlet's Father - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (10 titles)
2006 John Osborne and the Gift of Friendship (video)
Himself
 
1988 True Stories: Peace in Our Time? (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1986 Masterpiece Theatre: Fifteen Years (TV movie)
Himself
 
1985 The Whimsical World of Oz (TV documentary)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
1971 The Harry Secombe Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.1 (1971) … Himself
 
1971 This Is Tom Jones (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #3.16 (1971) … Himself
 
1969-1970 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.245 (1970) … Himself
– Episode #2.159 (1970) … Himself
– Episode #2.93 (1970) … Himself
– Episode #2.8 (1969) … Himself
 
1969 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Guest
– Episode #3.4 (1969) … Guest
 
1968 Frost on Saturday (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.18 (1968) … Himself
 
1965 Tempo (TV series)
– Look Back at Tomorrow (1965)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2013 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Himself - In Memoriam
 
2012 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
2006 One for the Money: The Birth of Rock N' Roll (video documentary)
Himself - Actor
 
1986 The Story of English (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1970 Hamlet Revisited: Approaches to Hamlet (TV documentary)
Hamlet
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage: Title role in "Uncle Vanya", on Broadway, 1973. See more »

Publicity Listings:

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Official Sites:

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Alternate Names:

Nicoll Williamson

Height:

6' 3" (1.91 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I can understand people's pain, passion, fear, hurt, and I can mirror it and set it up for them to look at. See more »

Trivia:

Turned down a six-figure salary to appear as "Enobarbus" in Charlton Heston's film of William Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra", a role eventually played by Eric Porter. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo