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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.
Awards & recognition
- Silver Shell — Best Actor · 1969
- Tony Award — Best Actor in a Play · 1974 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Actor in a Play · 1966 · nominated
Filmography20 titles
Columbo
1971as Eric Mason
1971as Eric Mason
One for the Money: The Birth of Rock & Roll
2006
2006
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
1993as Self (archive footage)
1993as Self (archive footage)
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
1982as Derek Bauer
1982as Derek Bauer
Excalibur
1981as Merlin
1981as Merlin
The Goodbye Girl
1977as Oliver Fry (uncredited)
1977as Oliver Fry (uncredited)
The Dick Cavett Show
1968as Self - Guest
1968as Self - Guest
Return to Oz
1985as Dr. Worley / Nome King
1985as Dr. Worley / Nome King
Chillers
as Dr Stephen McCullough
as Dr Stephen McCullough
Macbeth
1983as Macbeth
1983as Macbeth
The Cheap Detective
1978as Colonel Schlissel
1978as Colonel Schlissel
The Wilby Conspiracy
1975as Major Horn
1975as Major Horn
The Exorcist III
1990as Father Morning
1990as Father Morning
Robin and Marian
1976as Little John
1976as Little John
Black Widow
1987as William McCrory
1987as William McCrory
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
1976as Sherlock Holmes
1976as Sherlock Holmes
The Advocate
1993as Seigneur Jehan d'Auferre
1993as Seigneur Jehan d'Auferre
Hamlet
1969as Hamlet / King Hamlet
1969as Hamlet / King Hamlet
Venom
1981as Cmdr. William Bulloch
1981as Cmdr. William Bulloch
Spawn
1997as Cogliostro
1997as Cogliostro