Nicol Williamson

Acting

Birth date

September 14, 1936

Birth place

Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK

Death date

December 16, 2011

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.

Filmography