Nicol Williamson

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Nicol Williamson (born September 14, 1936 in Hamilton , Scotland , † December 16, 2011 in Amsterdam , Netherlands ) was a British actor in film, television and theater.

Life

Williamson began his acting career at the Cambridge Theater in 1960 and later worked on stages in London . He became one of the most important actors in Shakespeare plays, a. a. in Macbeth and Hamlet . First roles in film followed in the 1960s. The famous 1969 production of Hamlet at the Roundhouse Theater was later staged in New York and filmed under the direction of Tony Richardson . In the 1970s and 1980s he had major engagements in English and US films; So he played alongside Sean Connery in Richard Lester's Robin Hood film Robin and Marian the Little John or in 1979 the leading role as a double agent in Otto Preminger 's last film The Human Factor . In 1981 he played the magician Merlin in John Boorman's Arthurian film Excalibur . After 1997, Williamson was only active in the theater.

Williamson has been nominated twice for the Tony Award for theater roles and twice for the British Film Awards for film roles .

Private

Nicol Williamson was married to actress Jill Townsend from 1971 to 1977 .

death

Williamson died of cancer on December 16, 2011 in the Netherlands .

Filmography

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Obituary on the page of Nicol Williamson
  2. ^ Obituary for Nicol Williamson in the Telegraph, January 25, 2012.
  3. ^ Nicol Williamson dies at 75; legendary British actor, by Valerie J. Nelson , Los Angeles Times, January 26, 2012.
  4. ^ Obituary for Nicol Williamson by Michael Coveney , Guardian, January 26, 2012.
  5. ↑ Rest in Peace: The Exorcist III Star Nicol Williamson on dreadcentral.com
personal data
SURNAME Williamson, Nicol
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actor
DATE OF BIRTH September 14, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamilton , Scotland
DATE OF DEATH December 16, 2011
Place of death Amsterdam , Netherlands