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Nicol Williamson Biography (1938-)

Born September 14, 1938, in Hamilton, Scotland; son of Hugh and Mary (Storrie) Williamson; married Jill Townsend (an actress), July 17, 1973 (divorced, 1977); children: one son. Addresses: AGENTS--International Creative Management, 388 Oxford Street, London W1, England; Camden Artists, 2121 Avenue ofthe Stars, Suite 410, Los Angeles, CA 90067.

Nationality

Scottish

Gender

Female

Birth Details

September 14, 1938

Hamilton, Scotland

Famous Works

• Credits; STAGE APPEARANCES
• STAGE DEBUT--Dundee Repertory Theatre, Dundee, Scotland, 1960-61.
• LONDON DEBUT--I-ti, That's Us, Royal Court Theatre, 1961.
• BROADWAY DEBUT--Bill Maitland, Inadmissible Evidence, Belasco Theatre, 1965.
• I-ti, That's Us, Arts Theatre, Cambridge, U.K., 1961.
• Flute, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Malvolio, Twelfth Night, and man at theend, Spring Awakening, all Royal Court Theatre, London, 1962.
• S.A.C. Albert Meakin, Nil Carborundum, Satin, The Lower Depths, and Leantio, Women, Beware Women, all Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), New Arts Theatre, London, 1962.
• Kelly, Kelly's Eye, Royal Court Theatre, 1963.
• Sebastian Dangerfield, The Ginger Man, Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon, U.K., then Royal Court Theatre, both 1963.
• Bill Maitland, Inadmissible Evidence, Peter Wykeham, A Cuckoo in the Nest, and Vladimir, Waiting for Godot, all Royal Court Theatre, 1964.
• Bill Maitland, Inadmissible Evidence, Wyndham's Theatre, London, 1965.
• Joe Johnson, Miniatures, Royal Court Theatre, 1965.
• Sweeney, Sweeney Agonistes, Globe Theatre, London, 1965.
• Alexei Ivanovitch Poprichtchine, Diary of a Madman, Duchess Theatre, London, 1967.
• Sam Nash, "Visitor from Mamaroneck," Jesse Kiplinger, "Visitor from Hollywood," and Roy Hubley, "Visitor from Forest Hills" in Plaza Suite, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1968.
• title role, Hamlet, Round House Theatre, London, then Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City, both 1969.
• Ivan Voinitsky, Uncle Vanya, Circle in the Square/Joseph E. Levine Theatre, New York City, 1973.
• Nicol Williamson's Late Show (one-man show), Eastside Playhouse, New YorkCity, 1973.
• title role, Coriolanus, RSC, Aldwych Theatre, London, 1973.
• Midwinter Spring (one-man show), Aldwych Theatre, 1973.
• Malvolio, Twelfth Night and title role, Macbeth, both RSC, Stratford- on-Avon, U.K., 1974, then Aldwych Theatre, 1975.
• Ivan Voinitsky, Uncle Vanya, RSC, Other Place Theatre, Stratford-on- Avon, 1975.
• Henry VIII, Rex, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, 1976.
• Bill Maitland, Inadmissible Evidence, Royal Court Theatre, 1978, then Roundabout Theatre, New York City, 1981.
• title role, Macbeth, Circle in the Square, 1982.
• Archie Rice, The Entertainer, Roundabout Theatre, 1983.
• Henry Boot, The Real Thing, Plymouth Theatre, 1985.
• Credits; STAGE WORK
• Director, Uncle Vanya, Royal Shakespeare Company, Other Place Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon, U.K., 1975.
• director, Macbeth, Circle in the Square, 1982.
• Also director, The Lark, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 1983.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• Black Will, Arden of Faversham, U.K. cities, 1961.
• title role, Hamlet, U.S. cities, 1969-70.
• Credits; FILM APPEARANCES
• O'Rourke, The Bofors Gun, Universal, 1968.
• Bill Maitland, Inadmissible Evidence, Paramount, 1968.
• title role, Hamlet, Columbia, 1969.
• Sir Edward More, Laughter in the Dark, Lopert, 1969.
• Michael Marler, The Reckoning, Columbia, 1971.
• Professor Lang, The Jerusalem File, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1972.
• Duke, Le Moine (also known as The Monk), Maya, 1973.
• Major Horn, The Wilby Conspiracy, United Artists, 1975.
• Little John, Robin and Marian, Columbia, 1976.
• Sherlock Holmes, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, Universal, 1977.
• Oliver Fry, The Goodbye Girl, Warner Brothers, 1977.
• Colonel Schissel, The Cheap Detective, Columbia, 1978.
• Maurice Castle, The Human Factor, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1979.
• Merlin, Excalibur, Warner Brothers, 1981.
• Derek Bauer, I'm Dancing As Fast As I Can, Paramount, 1982.
• Commander William Bulloch, Venom, Paramount, 1982.
• Dr. Worley and Nome King, Return to Oz, Buena Vista, 1985.
• William Macauley, Black Widow, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987.
• TELEVISION APPEARANCES; MINI-SERIES Maertin de Vroome, The Word, CBS, 1978.
• King Ferdinand, Christopher Columbus, CBS, 1985.
• Louis Mountbatten, "Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy," Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1986.
• Credits; MOVIES
• Malyarov, Sakharov, HBO, 1984.
• Albert Coskins, Passion Flower, CBS, 1986.
• Credits; SPECIALS
• Lenny, Of Mice and Men, ABC, 1968.
• The Tom Jones Special, ABC, 1971.
• Richard M. Nixon, I Know What I Meant, Granada, 1974.
• title role, "Macbeth," The Shakespeare Plays, PBS, 1982.
• Masterpiece Theatre: Fifteen Years, PBS, 1986.
• Also appeared in title role, Arturo Ui, 1972; as Pierre, War and Peace; Warwick, The Lark; and in Terrible Jim Fitch.
• Credits; ALBUMS
• Nicol Williamson, CBS, 1971.