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.

Nicol Williamson

Acting Born September 14, 1936 – Died December 16, 2011 Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK

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

Columbo

Eric Mason

The Dick Cavett Show

Self - Guest

Film '72

Self

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Jim Fitch

The BBC Television Shakespeare

Macbeth

The Exorcist III

Father Morning

Return to Oz

Dr. Worley / Nome King

Excalibur

Merlin

The Cheap Detective

Colonel Schlissel

Venom

Cmdr. William Bulloch

The Word

Maertin de Vroome

Black Widow

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