Nicol Williamson
Known for ActingBorn 1936-09-14 — died 2011-12-16Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
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.
Known for
Excalibur
1981 · as Merlin
Spawn
1997 · as Cogliostro
The Exorcist III
1990 · as Father Morning
Return to Oz
1985 · as Dr. Worley / Nome King
Black Widow
1987 · as William McCrory
The Goodbye Girl
1977 · as Oliver Fry (uncredited)
Robin and Marian
1976 · as Little John
The Wilby Conspiracy
1975 · as Major Horn
The Cheap Detective
1978 · as Colonel Schlissel
Passion Flower
1987 · as Albert Coskin
The Monk
1972 · as The Duke of Talamur
To Be Hamlet
1985 · as Self
The Hour of the Pig
1993 · as Seigneur Jehan d'Auferre
The Human Factor
1979 · as Maurice Castle
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
1976 · as Sherlock Holmes
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
1993 · as Self (archive footage)
Venom
1981 · as Cmdr. William Bulloch
Of Mice and Men
1968 · as Lennie