Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Thomas Nicol Williamson 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nicol Williamson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Spawn
1997
as Cogliostro
After being murdered by corrupt colleagues in a covert government agency, Al Simmons makes a pact with the devil to be resurrected to see his beloved ...
The Wind in the Willows
1996
as Badger
Jailed for his reckless driving, rambunctious Mr. Toad has to escape from prison when his beloved Toad Hall comes under threat from the wily weasels, ...
The Hour of the Pig
1993
as Seigneur Jehan d'Auferre
In medieval France, young lawyer Richard Courtois leaves Paris for the simpler life in the country. However, he is soon drawn into amorous and politic...
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
1993
as Self (archive footage)
Audrey Hepburn was one of the movies' best-loved stars, blessed with beauty, talent, an elegant sophistication and an enduring aura of youthful innoce...
The Exorcist III
1990
as Father Morning
On the fifteenth anniversary of the exorcism that claimed Father Damien Karras' life, Police Lieutenant Kinderman's world is once again shattered when...
Passion Flower
1987
as Albert Coskin
The movers and shakers in Singapore get involved in behind-the-scenes political and business activities, romantic entanglements, and murder. Nicol Wil...
Black Widow
1987
as William McCrory
Federal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But sin...
Return to Oz
1985
as Dr. Worley / Nome King
Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, finds herself back in the land of her dreams, and makes delightful new friends, and...
To Be Hamlet
1985
as Self
Documentary examination of the role of Hamlet, in which ten prominent actors who have played the part discuss Hamlet's personality, Shakespeare's play...
Sakharov
1984
as Malyarov
Biography of Russian physicist & dissident Andrei Sakharov focuses on his first acts in his civil rights.
Macbeth
1983
as Macbeth
Macbeth and his wife murder Duncan in order to gain his crown, but the bloodbath doesn't stop there, and things supernatural combine to bring the Macb...
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
1982
as Derek Bauer
An adaptation of Barbara Gordon's nonfiction account of her addiction to Valium.
Venom
1981
as Cmdr. William Bulloch
International terrorists attempt to kidnap a wealthy couple's child. Their plan comes unstuck when a deadly Black Mamba, sent by mistake instead of a ...
Excalibur
1981
as Merlin
A surreal adaptation of Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur" chronicling Arthur Pendragon's conception, his rise to the throne, the search by his K...
The Human Factor
1979
as Maurice Castle
When a leak of information in the African section of British Intelligence is discovered, a security man is brought in to investigate.
The Cheap Detective
1978
as Colonel Schlissel
A spoof of the entire 1940s detective genre. San Francisco private detective, Lou Pekinpaugh is accused of murdering his partner at the instigation of...
The Goodbye Girl
1977
as Oliver Fry (uncredited)
After being dumped by her live-in boyfriend, an unemployed dancer and her 10-year-old daughter are reluctantly forced to live with a struggling off-Br...
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
1976
as Sherlock Holmes
Concerned about his friend's cocaine use, Dr. Watson tricks Sherlock Holmes into travelling to Vienna, where Holmes enters the care of Sigmund Freud. ...
Robin and Marian
1976
as Little John
Robin Hood, aging none too gracefully, returns exhausted from the Crusades to woo and win Maid Marian one last time.
The Wilby Conspiracy
1975
as Major Horn
Having spent 10 years in prison for nationalist activities, Shack Twala is finally ordered released by the South African Supreme Court but he finds hi...
I Know What I Meant
1974
as Richard Nixon
A reconstruction from the audio tapes recorded in the US White House after the Watergate break in.
The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
1972
as Arturo Ui
The rise to underworld eminence of the notorious Chicago gangster Artuto Ui - who bears a striking resemblance to Adolf Hitler.
The Monk
1972
as The Duke of Talamur
Ambrosio is a monk who is sexually tempted by an emissary of the Devil, a young girl in monk's robes. After he has committed numerous crimes, it appea...
The Jerusalem File
1972
as Professor Lang
An American student starts working with his Arab colleague while putting all politics aside. However, is his colleague just a regular Joe? Set around ...
The Reckoning
1970
as Michael Marler
Michael Marler, a successful businessman in London, is about to make his way to the top. After 37 years, the death of his father brings him back to hi...
Hamlet
1969
as Hamlet / King Hamlet
Tony Richardson's Hamlet is based on his own stage production. Filmed entirely within the Roundhouse in London (a disused train shed), it is shot almo...
Laughter in the Dark
1969
as Sir Edward More
Swinging London in the 1960's. Deals with the affection of a middle-aged man for a very young woman, resulting in a mutually parasitic relationship.
Inadmissible Evidence
1968
as Bill Maitland
A lawyer's agonizing journey to the breaking point of his private and professional lives as he becomes more and more alienated from everyone connected...
The Bofors Gun
1968
as Gunner O'Rourke
A national service NCO (David Warner) comes face to face with an embittered Irish Gunner (Nicol Williamson) who is determined to humiliate him.
Of Mice and Men
1968
as Lennie
Two ranch workers, one of them simple-minded, look for work and happiness during the Great Depression, but luck is not in their cards.
Horror of Darkness
1965
as Robin
A studio-based drama by John Hopkins focusing on a trio of people at the point of crisis, with an underlying theme of homosexuality a couple of years ...
The Day of Ragnarok
1965
“Fantasy of the end of civilization. Lesbians commit mayhem during a nuclear war in a wood.” - BFI.
The Six-Sided Triangle
1963
as The Lover
The Six-Sided Triangle is a 1963 short film directed by Christopher Miles, starring his younger sister Sarah Miles, Nicol Williamson, and Bill Meilen....