Nicol Williamson

Actor

Born: September 14, 1936 (75 years old)

Died: December 16, 2011

Place of birth: Hamilton, 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 (22)

• Excalibur (1981, ★ 6.9)
• The Reckoning (1970, ★ 7.3)
• Columbo (1971, ★ 8.1)
• Spawn (1997, ★ 5.4)
• Robin and Marian (1976, ★ 6.3)
• Venom (1981, ★ 5.7)
• The Exorcist III (1990, ★ 6.3)
• The Wilby Conspiracy (1975, ★ 6.4)
• Return to Oz (1985, ★ 6.7)
• The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976, ★ 6.2)
• Hamlet (1969, ★ 5.7)
• The Wind in the Willows (1996, ★ 5.7)
• The Human Factor (1979, ★ 5.8)
• Black Widow (1987, ★ 6.2)
• The Hour of the Pig (1993, ★ 6.1)
• Macbeth (1983, ★ 6.4)
• The Monk (1972, ★ 5.6)
• The Bofors Gun (1968, ★ 5.8)
• The Cheap Detective (1978, ★ 6.3)
• The Goodbye Girl (1977, ★ 6.9)
• Chillers (1990, ★ 6.2)
• Laughter in the Dark (1969, ★ 3.5)