Nicol Williamson
Actor
Hamlet (1969)
- Dir. Tony Richardson
Feat. Nicol Williamson, Gordon Jackson, Anthony Hopkins…
- The predominant use of close–ups enhances Nicol Williamson's bold performance as an impulsive, roguish young Hamlet.
Wilby Conspiracy, The (1975)
- Dir. Ralph Nelson
Feat. Sidney Poitier, Michael Caine, Nicol Williamson…
- Activists Poitier and Caine are stalked by a sadistic policeman in this Apartheid–era suspenser, in which thrills take precedence over politics.
Robin and Marian (1976)
- Dir. Richard Lester
Feat. Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn, Robert Shaw…
- Hearty adventurism envisions Robin Hood as an aging 40–something, who upon returning from the Crusades, rekindles his rivalry with the Sheriff…
Seven Percent Solution, The (1976)
- Dir. Nicholas Meyer
Feat. Alan Arkin, Vanessa Redgrave, Robert Duvall…
- Intriguing re–imagining of the Sherlock Holmes legend has the master sleuth fighting his own drug addiction under the guidance of Sigmund…
Human Factor, The (1979)
- Dir. Otto Preminger
Feat. Richard Attenborough, John Gielgud, Derek Jacobi…
- Otto Preminger last film is a mild espionage affair, concerning a low–level British informant suspected of being a double agent. A hefty cast…
Excalibur (1981)
- Dir. John Boorman
Feat. Nigel Terry, Nicol Williamson, Nicholas Clay…
- The King Arthur legend is given a fanciful, dynamic spin by a director at his creative peak in an epic fantasy tale of sorcery and magic.
Macbeth (1983)
- Dir. Jack Gold
Feat. Nicol Williamson, Jane Lapotaire
- One of the BBC's celebrated series of Shakespeare adaptations, with Nicol Williamson putting in a strong showing as the tortured Scottish usurper.…
Return to Oz (1985)
- Dir. Walter Murch
Feat. Fairuza Balk, Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh
- This unusually–conceived sequel to THE WIZARD OF OZ is almost too scary for kids, with a disturbed Dorothy (Fairuza Balk) blown by a storm from…
Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy (TV Mini-series) (1986)
- Dir. Tom Clegg
Feat. Nicol Williamson, Janet Suzman, Nigel Davenport…
- Epic mini–series tracing the life and influence of 'Lord Mountbatten' choosing to focus on the final days of the Indian British Empire and his…
Advocate, The (Hour Of the Pig) (1993)
- Dir. Leslie Megahey
Feat. Colin Firth, Donald Pleasence, Nicol Williamson…
- Polished, wry and most unusual medieval fact–based tale. Colin Firth plays a lawyer summonsed to act for the defence a pig (yes, an animal) for…
Wind in the Willows, The (1996)
- Dir. Terry Jones
Feat. Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Nicol Williamson…
- With the cream of British comic acting talent, this live–action adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's classic children's story is quite possibly the…
John Osborne and the Gift of Friendship (2006)
- Dir. Tony Palmer
Feat. John Osborne, Tony Richardson, Laurence Olivier…
- Exemplary presentation traces the life and works of groundbreaking British playwright John Osborne, whose 1956 play 'Look Back in Anger' changed the…