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Thomas Nicol Williamson (14 September 1936 – 16 December 2011) was a British actor. He was once described by playwright John Osborne as "the greatest actor since Marlon Brando".
Nicol Williamson was a critically acclaimed actor who starred in Hamlet, Inadmissible Evidence, and The Seven-Per-Cent Solution. He was also known for his eccentricities, such as slapping producers and actors, and turning down lucrative film offers.
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- Hamilton, Scotland, UK
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- Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Jan 26, 2012 · Nicol Williamson, a Scottish-born actor whose large, renegade talent made him a controversial Hamlet, an eccentric Macbeth, an angry, high-strung Vanya and, on the screen, a...
Nicol Williamson was a highly acclaimed stage actor who rivaled Albert Finney as the finest actor of his generation. He starred in Hamlet, Macbeth, Inadmissible Evidence and other plays, but his film career was hampered by his eccentricities and lack of star power.
- Actor, Additional Crew, Soundtrack
- December 16, 2011
- September 14, 1936
Jan 25, 2012 · 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. The actor passed away of oesophageal cancer...
Jan 26, 2012 · Nicol Williamson, a Scottish-born theater star heralded as one of the finest actors of his generation but whose menacing unpredictability onstage and off diminished his career, died Dec. 16 in...
Jan 25, 2012 · Nicol Williamson, once described by John Osborne as "the greatest actor since Marlon Brando," has died after a battle with esophageal cancer. He was 73.
