Nicol Williamson

Nicol Williamson

🎂 14th September 1936 (90 yrs) 📍 Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK

Known For

To Be Hamlet

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.

Nicol Williamson

Movies Featuring Nicol Williamson

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One for the Money: The Birth of Rock & Roll (2006)

Spawn

Spawn (1997)

as Cogliostro
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
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered (1993)

as Self (archive footage)
The Exorcist III

The Exorcist III (1990)

as Father Morning
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A Curious Suicide (1990)

as Dr. Stephen McCullough
Passion Flower

Passion Flower (1987)

as Albert Coskin
Black Widow

Black Widow (1987)

as William
Return to Oz

Return to Oz (1985)

as Dr. Worley / Nome King
To Be Hamlet

To Be Hamlet (1985)

as Self
Sakharov

Sakharov (1984)

as Malyarov
Macbeth

Macbeth (1983)

as Macbeth
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982)

as Derek Bauer
Venom

Venom (1981)

as Cmdr. William Bulloch
Excalibur

Excalibur (1981)

as Merlin
The Making of Excalibur: Myth into Movie

The Making of Excalibur: Myth into Movie (1981)

as Self
The Human Factor

The Human Factor (1979)

as Maurice Castle
The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective (1978)

as Colonel Schlissel
The Goodbye Girl

The Goodbye Girl (1977)

as Oliver Fry (uncredited)
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)

as Sherlock Holmes
Robin and Marian

Robin and Marian (1976)

as Little John
The Wilby Conspiracy

The Wilby Conspiracy (1975)

as Major Horn
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I Know What I Meant (1974)

as Richard Nixon
The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (1972)

as Arturo Ui
The Monk

The Monk (1972)

as The Duke of Talamur
The Jerusalem File

The Jerusalem File (1972)

as Professor Lang
The Reckoning

The Reckoning (1970)

as Michael Marler
Hamlet

Hamlet (1969)

as Hamlet / King Hamlet
Laughter in the Dark

Laughter in the Dark (1969)

as Sir Edward More
Inadmissible Evidence

Inadmissible Evidence (1968)

as Bill Maitland
The Bofors Gun

The Bofors Gun (1968)

as Gunner O'Rourke
Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men (1968)

as Lennie
Horror of Darkness

Horror of Darkness (1965)

as Robin
The Day of Ragnarok

The Day of Ragnarok (1965)

The Six-Sided Triangle

The Six-Sided Triangle (1963)

as The Lover