Nicol Williamson

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Nationality: Scottish
Birthdate: 09/14/1938
Birthplace: Hamilton, Scotland, United Kingdom

biography

A volatile actor considered the Hamlet of his generation, Nicol Williamson has garnered nearly as much press for some unflattering public moments as for his thespian talents. Prior to his Broadway debut in 1965 as the promiscuous, boorish lawyer whose world collapses in John Osborne's "Inadmissible Evidence", the forceful performer made headlines for decking producer David Merrick during its Philadelphia tryout. He would slap a fellow actor during the curtain call for the 1976 Broadway musical "Rex" and make news once again for whacking his co-star hard on the backside with a sword in a 1991 Continued

Credits

Cogliostro
1997
Little John
1976
Oliver Fry
Seigneur Jehan d'Auferre
Merlin
William Macauley
Sherlock Holmes
Commander William Bulloch
Duke
Sir Edward More
Bill Maitland
Maurice Castle
Gunner Danny O'Rourke
Michael Marler
Hamlet
Nome King

milestones

Year
Milestone
1960 
Theatrical debut with Dundee Repertory Company, Scotland
1961 
London debut, "That's Us"
1962 
Became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company
1963 
Short film acting debut in "The Six-Sided Triangle"
1965 
Broadway debut in John Osborne's "Inadmissable Evidence"; earned Tony nomination
Continued

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