Personal Info
Known ForActing
Born1936-09-14
BirthplaceHamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
Nicol Williamson
Acting
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Nicol Williamson
Filmography
Acting (36)
1997
Spawnas Cogliostro
5.5
1996
The Wind in the Willowsas Badger
5.8
1993
The Hour of the Pigas Seigneur Jehan d'Auferre
6.2
1993
Audrey Hepburn: Rememberedas Self (archive footage)
7.6
1990
The Exorcist IIIas Father Morning
6.3
1990
A Curious Suicideas Dr. Stephen McCullough
1987
Passion Floweras Albert Coskin
4.3
1987
Black Widowas William
6.2
1985
Return to Ozas Dr. Worley / Nome King
6.7
1985
To Be Hamletas Self
1984
Sakharovas Malyarov
7.5
1983
Macbethas Macbeth
6.4
1982
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Canas Derek Bauer
7.0
1981
Venomas Cmdr. William Bulloch
5.7
1981
Excaliburas Merlin
7.0
1981
1979
The Human Factoras Maurice Castle
5.8
1978
The Cheap Detectiveas Colonel Schlissel
6.3
1977
The Goodbye Girlas Oliver Fry (uncredited)
7.0
1976
The Seven-Per-Cent Solutionas Sherlock Holmes
6.2
1976
Robin and Marianas Little John
6.3
1975
The Wilby Conspiracyas Major Horn
6.3
1974
I Know What I Meantas Richard Nixon
1972
1972
The Monkas The Duke of Talamur
5.8
1972
The Jerusalem Fileas Professor Lang
4.0
1970
The Reckoningas Michael Marler
7.5
1969
Hamletas Hamlet / King Hamlet
5.8
1969
Laughter in the Darkas Sir Edward More
4.3
1968
Inadmissible Evidenceas Bill Maitland
7.0
1968
The Bofors Gunas Gunner O'Rourke
6.5
1968
Of Mice and Menas Lennie
9.0
1965
Horror of Darknessas Robin
1963
The Six-Sided Triangleas The Lover
10.0