Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 14, 1936
Place of Birth
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
Nicol Williamson
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.
Known For - Movies
The Goodbye Girl
as Oliver Fry (uncredited)
Excalibur
as Merlin
Black Widow
as William McCrory
Spawn
as Cogliostro
The Cheap Detective
as Colonel Schlissel
The Exorcist III
as Father Morning
Robin and Marian
as Little John
Return to Oz
as Dr. Worley / Nome King
The Hour of the Pig
as Seigneur Jehan d'Auferre
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
as Sherlock Holmes
