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Portrait of Nicol Williamson

Acting

Nicol Williamson

  • Born Sept. 14, 1936
  • Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
  • Died Dec. 16, 2011, aged 75

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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Cogliostro

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Merlin

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Dr. Worley / Nome King

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Father Morning

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Eric Mason

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Little John

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William

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Oliver Fry (uncredited)

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Sherlock Holmes

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Colonel Schlissel

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Cmdr. William Bulloch

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Badger

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Major Horn

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Seigneur Jehan d'Auferre

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Maurice Castle

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Michael Marler

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Hamlet / King Hamlet

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Macbeth

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The Duke of Talamur

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Jim Fitch

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Sir Edward More

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Dr Stephen McCullough

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Macbeth

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Gunner O'Rourke

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Re Ferdinando

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Maertin de Vroome

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Derek Bauer

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Bill Maitland

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Albert Coskin

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Professor Lang

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Lord Louis Mountbatten

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Lennie

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Malyarov

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The Lover

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Dr. Stephen McCullough

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Robin

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Richard Nixon

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Arturo Ui

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Self

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Self (archive footage)

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Self

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Self