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Nicol Williamson

1936 - 2011

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Thomas Nicol Williamson (14 September 1936 – 16 December 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nicol Williamson is the 4,045th most popular actor (down from 3,312th in 2019), the 3,463rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,765th in 2019) and the 486th most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Nicol Williamson ranks 4,045 out of 13,578. Before him are Ayelet Zurer, Isaach de Bankolé, Ian Keith, Christopher McDonald, Marlon Wayans, and Ichirō Nagai. After him are Mark Moses, Mena Massoud, Peter Haber, Tommy Cooper, Mykelti Williamson, and John Thaw.

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Among people born in 1936, Nicol Williamson ranks 344. Before him are Conchita Bautista, Òscar Ribas Reig, Carlos Fonseca, James C. Scott, Sancho Gracia, and Klaus Doldinger. After him are Michel Rousseau, German Apukhtin, Tony Lo Bianco, August Schellenberg, John Madden, and Norman Manea. Among people deceased in 2011, Nicol Williamson ranks 264. Before him are Sargent Shriver, Maurice Guigue, Martial Célestin, Géza Alföldy, Mike Barrett, and Wilson Greatbatch. After him are Klaus-Dieter Sieloff, Leonid Abalkin, Ludo Martens, Kurt Nielsen, Tore Sjöstrand, and John Patrick Foley.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Nicol Williamson ranks 3,464 out of 8,785. Before him are Ralph Copeland (1837), Rosemary Sutcliff (1920), Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer (1798), Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney (1075), Charles Townshend (1725), and Cyril Scott (1879). After him are John Aston Jr. (1947), Tommy Cooper (1921), Mark Wright (1963), John Thaw (1942), Gwen John (1876), and Alan Cumming (1965).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Nicol Williamson ranks 486. Before him are Ben Whishaw (1980), Nicholas Galitzine (1994), Marina Sirtis (1955), Sarah Marshall (1933), Barry Morse (1918), and Caroline Munro (1949). After him are Tommy Cooper (1921), John Thaw (1942), Alan Cumming (1965), Rory McCann (1969), Nicholas Clay (1946), and Philip Jackson (1948).

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