Nicol Williamson
Known For
Acting
Born
1936-09-14 in 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.
Most Known For
Columbo
as Eric Mason
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
Excalibur
as Merlin
Spawn
as Cogliostro
The Exorcist III
as Father Morning
Passion Flower
as Albert Coskin
Christopher Columbus
as Re Ferdinando
Chillers
as Dr Stephen McCullough
Return to Oz
as Dr. Worley / Nome King
The Monk
as The Duke of Talamur
The Word
as Maertin de Vroome
The Cheap Detective
as Colonel Schlissel
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
as Sherlock Holmes
Robin and Marian
as Little John
The Goodbye Girl
as Oliver Fry (uncredited)
Black Widow
as William McCrory
I Know What I Meant
as Richard Nixon
The Wind in the Willows
as Badger
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
as Lord Louis Mountbatten
Venom
as Cmdr. William Bulloch