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Jan 25, 2012 · Nicol Williamson was a double Tony-award-winner Scottish actor Nicol Williamson, best known for his role as the wizard Merlin in the 1981 film Excalibur, has died aged 75, his family has announced.
An intense actor who built his reputation on stage, Scots born Williamson made occasional films appearances that demonstrated his considerable powers. These include The Bofors Gun (1968), Inadmissible Evidence (1968), The Reckoning (1969), Hamlet (1969), The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976), Robin and Marian (1976), The Human Factor (1979) and Excalibur (1981). - Read Nicol Williamson's Guardian Obituary
Mar 28, 2018 · Nicol Williamson was a rebel who broke rules for fun – but he was also a gifted actor who never got the acclaim he deserved Expand Nicol Williamson in 1968: probably the most exciting actor of ...
Dec 16, 2011 · Nicol Williamson (born September 14, 1938) is a British actor who was described by English playwright John Osborne as "the greatest actor since Marlon Brando". Description above from the Wikipedia article Nicol Williamson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Feb 9, 2023 · Nicol Williamson was born in Scotland in 1936. Although greatly admired for his stage and screen work, he never gained the household name recognition of his contemporaries Peter O’Toole and Richard Harris, even though he was every bit as likely to raise hell offstage as well as on.
Jan 26, 2012 · Nicol Williamson has died aged 75 following a two year battle with esophageal cancer. The actor passed away in December, his son confirmed today. Williamson enjoyed a successful stage and screen career in the 1960s and 70s before moving to Amsterdam to concentrate on his love of music.
Jan 25, 2012 · Nicol Williamson was born on September 14 1936 in Glasgow, the son of a factory owner. His family later moved south and Williamson was educated at the Central Grammar School, Birmingham.
