Nicol Williamson (1936–2011) |
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Nicol Williamson was an enormously talented actor who was considered by some critics to be the finest actor of his generation in the late 1960s and the 1970s, rivaled only by Albert Finney, whom Williamson bested in the classics. Williamson's 1969 "Hamlet" at the Roundhouse Theatre was a sensation in London, considered by many to be the best ...
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Born:in Hamilton, Scotland, UKDied:(age 75) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands |
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Actor (42 credits)
Actor (42 credits)
1990
Mistress of Suspense
(TV Series)
Dr. Stephen McCullough
Dr. Stephen McCullough
- A Curious Suicide
(1990)
... Dr. Stephen McCullough
1986
Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy
(TV Mini-Series)
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Lord Louis Mountbatten
- Episode #1.6
(1986)
... Lord Louis Mountbatten
- Episode #1.5
(1986)
... Lord Louis Mountbatten
- Episode #1.4
(1986)
... Lord Louis Mountbatten
- Episode #1.3
(1986)
... Lord Louis Mountbatten
- Episode #1.2
(1986)
... Lord Louis Mountbatten
1985
Christopher Columbus
(TV Mini-Series)
King Ferdinand
King Ferdinand
- Episode #1.4
(1985)
... King Ferdinand
- Episode #1.3
(1985)
... King Ferdinand
- Episode #1.2
(1985)
... King Ferdinand
- Episode #1.1
(1985)
... King Ferdinand
1978
The Word
(TV Mini-Series)
Maertin de Vroome
Maertin de Vroome
- Part IV
(1978)
... Maertin de Vroome
- Part III
(1978)
... Maertin de Vroome
- Part II
(1978)
... Maertin de Vroome
- Part I
(1978)
... Maertin de Vroome
1962-1963
ITV Play of the Week
(TV Series)
Count Pierre Besukhov / Warwick
Count Pierre Besukhov / Warwick
- War and Peace
(1963)
... Count Pierre Besukhov
- The Lark
(1962)
... Warwick
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Self (20 credits)
Self (20 credits)
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Archive footage (7 credits)
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He acted in Samuel Beckett's play, "Waiting for Godot," at the Royal Court Theatre in London, England in an English Stage Company production with Alfred Lynch, Jack MacGowram, Paul Curran, and Kirk Martin in the cast. Anthony Page was director. See more »Official Sites:
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Nicoll WilliamsonHeight:
6' 2" (1.88 m)
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[on acting]: You must go to the edge; you must look over the brink into the abyss. See more »Trivia:
Won the 1974 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance and a Tony Award nomination for playing the title role in Mike Nichols's all-star production of Anton Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" in the summer of 1973. Other cast members included Julie Christie, George C. Scott (who also was nominated for a Tony), Conrad Bain, Lillian Gish, Barnard Hughes, and Cathleen Nesbitt. Nichols also was nominated for ... See more »Star Sign:
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