Nicol Williamson
Born
1936-09-14
Place of birth
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
Died
2011-12-16
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.
Known for
Spawn
Cogliostro
Excalibur
Merlin
Return to Oz
Dr. Worley / Nome King
The Exorcist III
Father Morning
Columbo
Eric Mason
Robin and Marian
Little John
Black Widow
William McCrory
The Goodbye Girl
Oliver Fry (uncredited)
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
Sherlock Holmes
The Cheap Detective
Colonel Schlissel
Venom
Cmdr. William Bulloch
The Wind in the Willows
Badger
The Wilby Conspiracy
Major Horn
The Hour of the Pig
Seigneur Jehan d'Auferre
The Human Factor
Maurice Castle