
Actor
Nicol Williamson
Born September 14, 1936 in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UKDied December 16, 201132 films
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.
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First watchExcalibur19817.0as MerlinArthur fulfills his fate by bringing together the Knights of the Round Table at Camelot and unifying the country. However, this flawed monarch faces greater tests ahead in pursuit of love,…View filmEssential films
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32 films as actor- 1997SpawnCogliostro
- 1996The Wind in the WillowsBadger
- 1993The Hour of the PigSeigneur Jehan d'Auferre
- 1990The Exorcist IIIFather Morning
- 1990A Curious SuicideDr. Stephen McCullough
- 1987Passion FlowerAlbert Coskin
- 1987Black WidowWilliam
- 1985Return to OzDr. Worley / Nome King
- 1984SakharovMalyarov
- 1983MacbethMacbeth
- 1982I'm Dancing as Fast as I CanDerek Bauer
- 1981VenomCmdr. William Bulloch
- 1981ExcaliburMerlin
- 1979The Human FactorMaurice Castle
- 1978The Cheap DetectiveColonel Schlissel
- 1977The Goodbye GirlOliver Fry (uncredited)
- 1976The Seven-Per-Cent SolutionSherlock Holmes
- 1976Robin and MarianLittle John
- 1975The Wilby ConspiracyMajor Horn
- 1974I Know What I MeantRichard Nixon
- 1972The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo UiArturo Ui
- 1972The MonkThe Duke of Talamur
- 1972The Jerusalem FileProfessor Lang
- 1970The ReckoningMichael Marler
- 1969HamletHamlet / King Hamlet
- 1969Laughter in the DarkSir Edward More
- 1968Inadmissible EvidenceBill Maitland
- 1968The Bofors GunGunner O'Rourke
- 1968Of Mice and MenLennie
- 1965Horror of DarknessRobin
- 1965The Day of Ragnarok
- 1963The Six-Sided TriangleThe Lover







