Nicol Williamson
Sep 14, 1936 - Dec 16, 2011 (75 years old) in Hamilton, 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
Columbo
Eric Mason
Excalibur
Merlin
The Exorcist III
Father Morning
Spawn
Cogliostro
Return to Oz
Dr. Worley / Nome King
Black Widow
William McCrory
Robin and Marian
Little John
The Wilby Conspiracy
Major Horn
Venom
Cmdr. William Bulloch
The Goodbye Girl
Oliver Fry (uncredited)
Credits
-
Spawn 1997Cogliostro★ 5.4 -
Badger★ 5.7 -
The Hour of the Pig 1993Seigneur Jehan d'Auferre★ 6.2 -
Self (archive footage)★ 7 -
The Exorcist III 1990Father Morning★ 6.3 -
Passion Flower 1987Albert Coskin★ 3.5 -
Black Widow 1987William McCrory★ 6.2 -
Lord Louis Mountbatten★ 5 -
Return to Oz 1985Dr. Worley / Nome King★ 6.7 -
Christopher Columbus 1985Re Ferdinando★ 6.5 -
To Be Hamlet 1985Self★ NR -
Sakharov 1984Malyarov★ 7 -
Macbeth 1983Macbeth★ 6.4 -
Derek Bauer★ 6 -
Venom 1981Cmdr. William Bulloch★ 5.6 -
Excalibur 1981Merlin★ 7 -
The Human Factor 1979Maurice Castle★ 5.9 -
The Word 1978Maertin de Vroome★ 5 -
The Cheap Detective 1978Colonel Schlissel★ 6.3 -
The Goodbye Girl 1977Oliver Fry (uncredited)★ 6.9 -
Sherlock Holmes★ 6.2 -
Robin and Marian 1976Little John★ 6.3 -
The Wilby Conspiracy 1975Major Horn★ 6.4 -
I Know What I Meant 1974Richard Nixon★ NR -
Arturo Ui★ NR -
The Monk 1972The Duke of Talamur★ 5.9 -
The Jerusalem File 1972Professor Lang★ 3.5 -
Columbo 1971Eric Mason★ 8.1 -
The Reckoning 1970Michael Marler★ 7.3 -
Hamlet 1969Hamlet / King Hamlet★ 5.7 -
Laughter in the Dark 1969Sir Edward More★ 4 -
Bill Maitland★ 6 -
The Bofors Gun 1968Gunner O'Rourke★ 5.8 -
Of Mice and Men 1968Lennie★ 9 -
Horror of Darkness 1965Robin★ NR -
The Day of Ragnarok 1965★ NR -
Six 1964★ NR
-
The Lover★ NR