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, considered by many to be the best ...
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Born:in Hamilton, Scotland, UKDied:(age 75) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands |
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Actor (43 credits)
Actor (43 credits)
1990
Chillers
(TV Series)
Dr. Stephen McCullough
Dr. Stephen McCullough
- A Curious Suicide
(1990)
... Dr. Stephen McCullough
1986
Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy
(TV Mini Series)
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Lord Louis Mountbatten
- Episode #1.6
(1986)
... Lord Louis Mountbatten
- Episode #1.5
(1986)
... Lord Louis Mountbatten
- Episode #1.4
(1986)
... Lord Louis Mountbatten
- Episode #1.3
(1986)
... Lord Louis Mountbatten
- Episode #1.2
(1986)
... Lord Louis Mountbatten
1985
Christopher Columbus
(TV Mini Series)
King Ferdinand
King Ferdinand
- Episode #1.4
(1985)
... King Ferdinand
- Episode #1.3
(1985)
... King Ferdinand
- Episode #1.2
(1985)
... King Ferdinand
- Episode #1.1
(1985)
... King Ferdinand
1978
The Word
(TV Mini Series)
Maertin de Vroome
Maertin de Vroome
- Part IV
(1978)
... Maertin de Vroome
- Part III
(1978)
... Maertin de Vroome
- Part II
(1978)
... Maertin de Vroome
- Part I
(1978)
... Maertin de Vroome
1962-1963
ITV Play of the Week
(TV Series)
Count Pierre Besukhov / Warwick
Count Pierre Besukhov / Warwick
- War and Peace
(1963)
... Count Pierre Besukhov
- The Lark
(1962)
... Warwick
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Additional Crew (1 credit)
Additional Crew (1 credit)
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Soundtrack (1 credit)
Soundtrack (1 credit)
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Self (22 credits)
Self (22 credits)
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Archive footage (10 credits)
Archive footage (10 credits)
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He played the title role in William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" at the Royal Shakespeare Company production at the Aldwych Theatre in London, England with Helen Mirren, Patricia Hayes, Frank Thornton, Gordon Jackson, Benedict Taylor, Malcolm Tierney, Matthew Guinness, Angela Phillips, Ian McDiarmid, Richard Griffiths, and Ron ... See more »Official Sites:
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Nicoll WilliamsonHeight:
6' 2" (1.88 m)Spouse:
Jill Townsend (divorced) (1 child)
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