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Nicol Williamson was an enormously talented actor who was considered by some critics to be the finest actor of his generation in the late 1960s and the 1970s, rivaled only by Albert Finney, whom Williamson bested in the classics. Williamson's 1969 "Hamlet" at the Roundhouse Theatre was a sensation in London, considered by many to be the best limning of The Dane since the definitive 20th-century portrayal by John Gielgud, a performance in that period, rivaled in kudos only by Richard Burton's 1964 Broadway performance. In a sense, Williamson and Burton were the last two great Hamlets of the century. Finney's Hamlet was a failure, and while Derek Jacobi's turn as The Dane was widely hailed by English critics, he lacked the charisma and magnetism -- the star power -- of a Williamson or Burton.
Playwright John Osborne, whose play "Inadmissible Evidence" was a star vehicle for Williamson in London's West End and on Broadway, called him "the greatest actor since Marlon Brando." While it was unlikely that Williamson could ever achieved the film reputation of Brando (who but Brando did?) or the superstar status that Burton obtained and then lost, his inability to maintain a consistent film career most likely is a result of his own well-noted eccentricities than it is from any deficiency in acting skills.
The great critic and raconteur Kenneth Tynan (Laurence Olivier's first dramaturg at the National Theatre) wrote a 1971 profile of Williamson that elucidated the problem with this potentially great performer. Williamson's Hamlet had wowed Prime Minister Harold Wilson, and Wilson in turn raved about his performance to President Richard Nixon. Nixon invited Williamson to stage a one-man show at the White House, which was a success. However, in the same time period, Williamson's reputation was tarred by his erratic behavior during the North American tour of "Hamlet". In Boston he stopped during a performance and berated the audience, which led one cast member to publicly apologize to the Boston audience. Williamson would be involved in an even more famous incident on Broadway a generation later.
Even before the Boston incident, Williamson had made headlines when, during the Philadelphia tryout of "Inadmissible Evidence," he struck producer David Merrick whilst defending Anthony Page. In 1976 he slapped a fellow actor during the curtain call for the Broadway musical "Rex." Fifteen years later, his co-star in the Broadway production of "I Hate Hamlet" was terrified of him after Williamson whacked the actor on his buttocks with a sword, after the actor had abandoned the choreography.
A great stage actor, who also did a memorable "Macbeth" in London and on Broadway, Williamson was twice nominated for Tony Awards as Best Actor (Dramatic), in 1966 for Osborne's "Inadmissible Evidence" (a performance he recreated in the film version) and in 1974 for a revival of "Uncle Vanya." On film, Williamson was superb in many roles, such as the suicidal Irish soldier in The Bofors Gun (1968) and Tony Richardson's Hamlet (1969). He got his chance playing leads, such as Sherlock Holmes in The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976) and Castle in Otto Preminger's The Human Factor (1979), and was competent if not spectacular, likely diminished by deficiencies in the scripts rather than his own talent. Richardson also replaced Williamson's rival as Hamlet, Burton, in his adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's Laughter in the Dark (1969).
It was in supporting work that he excelled in film in the 1970s and 1980s. He was quite effective as a supporting actor, such as his Little John to Sean Connery's Robin Hood in Richard Lester's Robin and Marian (1976), was brilliant in I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982) and gave a performance for the ages (albeit in the scenery-chewing category as Merlin) in Excalibur (1981). His Merlin lives on as one of the most enjoyable performances ever caught on film.
Then it was over. While the film work didn't dry up, it didn't reach the heights anymore. He failed to harness that enormous talent and convert it into memorable film performances. He did good work as Louis Mountbatten in a 1986 TV-movie, but the roles became more sporadic, and after 1997 this great actor no longer appeared in motion pictures.
Williamson's eccentricities showed themselves again in the early 1990s. When appearing as the ghost of John Barrymore in the 1991 Broadway production of Paul Rudnick's "I Hate Hamlet" on Broadway in 1991, Williamson's co-star quit the play after being thumped on the buttocks with a sword during a stage fight. Although critics hailed the performances of the understudy as a "vast improvement" it caused a sensation in the press. Despite good reviews, the play lasted only 100 performances.
Surprisingly, Williamson never won an Oscar nomination, yet that never was a game he seemed to play. In 1970, after his Hamlet triumph, he turned down a six-figure salary to appear as Enobarbus in Charlton Heston's film of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra (1972)_. The role was played by Eric Porter, but his choice was justified in that the film was derided as a vanity production and savaged by critics).
Williamson had been a staple on Broadway, even using his fine singing voice to appear as Henry VIII in the Broadway musical "Rex" In 1976. He has not appeared on the Great White Way since his own one-man show about John Barrymore that he himself crafted, "Jack: A Night on the Town with John Barrymore," which had enormously successful runs, both at the Criterion Theater in London, and The Geffen Theater in Los Angeles playing to packed houses, before closing on Broadway after only 12 performances in 1996.
The "I Hate Hamlet" and "Jack" shows are still talked about on Broadway. Williamson has joined the ranks of Barrymore, Burton, and Brando, in that they have become phantoms who haunt the theater and film that they they served so admirably on the one hand but failed on the other. All enormously gifted artists, perhaps possessed of genius, they were discombobulated by that gift that became their curse, the burden of dreams -- the dreams of their audiences, their collaborators, their critics. While there is a wistfulness over the loss of such greatness, there is a relief offered, not so much from a moral tale, but as a release from guilt for the run-of-the-mill artists lacking such genius. One can be comforted by the fact that while one lacks the pearl of such a talent, they also lack the irritating genius that engenders that pearl.- Director
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George Sluizer was born on 25 June 1932 in Paris, France. He was a director and producer, known for The Vanishing (1988), La balsa de piedra (2002) and Dying to Go Home (1996). He was married to Anne Sluizer. He died on 20 September 2014 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Actor
Robby Müller was born on 4 April 1940 in Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for Breaking the Waves (1996), Paris, Texas (1984) and Repo Man (1984). He died on 3 July 2018 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Bea Meulman was born on 1 February 1949 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for Vrouwenvleugel (1993), Sam Sam (1994) and Medisch Centrum West (1988). She was married to Arthur Boni. She died on 6 July 2015 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Actress
- Director
- Writer
Dela Maria Vaags was born on 29 December 1956 in Aalten, Gelderland, Netherlands. She was an actress and director, known for Vrouwen van vandaag (1993), Vrouwenvleugel (1993) and Medisch Centrum West (1988). She died on 29 July 2011 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Music Department
- Composer
- Actor
Chet Baker started his career in the late forties. He became famous with the Gerry Mulligan Quartet in 1952. His solo in "My funny valentine" is a classic of the west coast jazz in the fifties. When Mulligan was arrested in 1953, Chet led the group until 1955, when he went to Europe. He also sang on many records. In Europe he recorded with many musicians in different countries. His career was interrupted many times for personal problems with drugs and he was arrested many times for his addiction. In 1974 he come back to music after three years in obscurity, playing in a concert in Carnegie Hall with his old friend, Gerry Mulligan. After this he started a "new career", but his problems with drugs were continuous. His death today is a mystery, one possibility is suicide but another says he was killed by trafficants in Amsterdam, Holland.- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Theo van Gogh was born on 23 July 1957 in Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was a director and writer, known for Blind Date (1996), May 6th (2004) and 1-900 (1994). He died on 2 November 2004 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Jeroen Willems was born on 15 November 1962 in Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Ocean's Twelve (2004), Majesteit (2010) and Die Patin - Kein Weg zurück (2008). He died on 3 December 2012 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Linda van Dyck was born on 18 May 1948 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for Ciske the Rat (1984), Zwarte tulp (2015) and De grens (1984). She was married to Jaap Nolst Trenité. She died on 17 December 2023 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- Wim Verstappen was born on 5 April 1937 in Gemert, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. He was a writer and director, known for De minder gelukkige terugkeer van Joszef Katus naar het land van Rembrandt (1966), Liefdesbekentenissen (1967) and Blue Movie (1971). He died on 24 July 2004 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Lex van Delden was born on 21 June 1947 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for De kleine zielen (1969), Hollands glorie (1977) and A Bridge Too Far (1977). He died on 6 October 2010 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Studied Dutch Modern Literature, Philosophy and Dramaturgy at the Amsterdam University [1990]. That same year he started to study at the Amsterdam Dramaschool, and finished it in 1994. From then on he has been working in both the theatre and film & television. After three years playing in one of Holland's most famous police-series "Grijpstra & de Gier", he decided to go back to the theatre, and to spend more time on other film- and tv-projects.
- Yojiro Harada was born on 6 August 1972 in Yokohama, Japan. He was an actor, known for Dele (2018), World Wide Tribe (2009) and Miami Ink (2005). He was married to Bridgette Harada and Bonnie Minkus. He died on 26 March 2019 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- Rufus Collins was born on 11 August 1935 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Hunger (1983), The Professionals (1977) and Shock Treatment (1981). He died on 4 November 1996 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Piet Römer was born on 2 April 1928 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor and producer, known for Baantjer (1995), 't Schaep Met De 5 Pooten (1969) and Citroentje met suiker (1972). He was married to Penina Siebers. He died on 17 January 2012 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Frédérique Huydts was born on 19 August 1967 in Scheveningen, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for Goede tijden, slechte tijden (1990), Het witte Ruuf and Baantjer (1995). She died on 3 April 2006 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Hans van Tongeren was born on 18 January 1955 in Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Spetters (1980), Summer Lovers (1982) and De smaak van water (1982). He died on 25 August 1982 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Actor
- Writer
Tom van Beek was born on 26 December 1931 in Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands. He was an actor and writer, known for A Bridge Too Far (1977), Soldier of Orange (1977) and Goede tijden, slechte tijden (1990). He died on 20 January 2002 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Rijk de Gooyer was born on 17 December 1925 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands. He was an actor and writer, known for In voor- en tegenspoed (1991), Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) and Beppie (1989). He was married to Tonny Domburg. He died on 2 November 2011 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Cox Habbema was born on 21 March 1944 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for Medisch Centrum West (1988), Eolomea (1972) and Die unverbesserliche Barbara (1977). She was married to Herman van Gunsteren, Rob van de Vijver and Eberhard Esche. She died on 18 April 2016 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Kitty Courbois was born on 30 July 1937 in Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for Op hoop van zegen (1986), Leedvermaak (1989) and Qui vive (2001). She died on 11 March 2017 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Jaap Stobbe was born on 7 November 1936 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor and producer, known for Medisch Centrum West (1988), Amsterdamned (1988) and Baantjer (1995). He died on 21 February 2020 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Michel van Dousselaere was born on 30 November 1947 in Gent, Flanders, Belgium. He was an actor, known for Aspe (2004), Vriendinnen (2014) and Ons geluk (1995). He was married to Irma Wijsman. He died on 26 July 2021 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Actor
- Director
- Soundtrack
Willem Nijholt was born on 19 July 1934 in Gombong, Kedoe, Dutch East Indies [now Gombong, Central Java, Indonesia]. He was an actor and director, known for Oebele (1968), Havinck (1987) and Rouw past Electra (1980). He died on 23 June 2023 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.- Producer
- Actress
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Josine van Dalsum was born on 14 July 1948 in Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. She was a producer and actress, known for Die Wache (1994), Kant aan m'n broek! (1978) and Rouw past Electra (1980). She was married to John van de Rest. She died on 17 November 2009 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Elisabeth Versluys was born on 27 December 1923 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for Toen was geluk heel gewoon (1994), Oorlogswinter (1975) and Oppassen!!! (1991). She died on 18 November 2011 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Lex Goudsmit was born on 15 March 1913 in Brussels, Belgium. He was an actor, known for Citroentje met suiker (1972), Q & Q (1974) and De Stichting Durmazon presenteerd: Dur mag zoveel niet. (1974). He was married to Ans Adelaar and Erna Weiss. He died on 10 December 1999 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Will van Kralingen was born on 1 October 1951 in Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for Havinck (1987), Storm in mijn hoofd (2001) and Flikken Maastricht (2007). She was married to Eric Schneider. She died on 9 November 2012 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Actor
- Director
- Soundtrack
Gijs de Lange was born on 3 November 1956 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor and director, known for Het klokhuis (1988), De gelukkige huisvrouw (2010) and Welkom bij de Romeinen (2014). He died on 25 May 2022 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.- Actor
- Director
- Soundtrack
André van den Heuvel was born on 4 June 1927 in Tegelen, Limburg, Netherlands. He was an actor and director, known for De weg (1983), Merijntje Gijzens jeugd (1974) and De verlossing (1975). He was married to Kitty Janssen. He died on 9 February 2016 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Writer
- Producer
- Director
Oswalt Kolle was born on 2 October 1928 in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. He was a writer and producer, known for Oswalt Kolle - Zum Beispiel: Ehebruch (1969). He was married to Marlies Kolle. He died on 24 September 2010 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Siem Vroom was born on 22 April 1931 in Beemster, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for A Bridge Too Far (1977), De Kris Pusaka (1977) and The Lift (1983). He died on 6 June 1985 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Robert Elston was born on 29 May 1932 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for George Washington (1984), Mark of the Witch (1970) and The Lieutenant (1963). He died on 10 December 1987 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Ruud van Hemert was born on 29 October 1938 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was a director and writer, known for I Love You Too (2001), Honneponnetje (1988) and Darlings! (1984). He died on 5 July 2012 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Suze Broks was born on 10 August 1942 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for Maria (1986), Turkish Delight (1973) and Moord in Extase (1984). She died on 26 May 2017 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Arend Hauer was born on 14 September 1909 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for De duivelsgrot (1963), De kleine waarheid (1970) and Swiebertje (1955). He was married to Teunke Hauer. He died on 27 January 1985 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Actor
- Script and Continuity Department
- Additional Crew
Donald Jones was born on 24 January 1932 in Harlem, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Dag dag heerlijke lach (1974), Mik-Mak (1962) and Obsessions (1969). He was married to Adèle Bloemendaal. He died on 5 November 2004 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Actor
- Writer
- Composer
Wim Sonneveld was born on 28 June 1917 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands. He was an actor and writer, known for Silk Stockings (1957), Het wonderlijke Leven van Willem Parel (1955) and Ferry (2021). He died on 8 March 1974 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Huib Broos was born on 29 August 1941 in Soerabaja, Soerabaja, Dutch East Indies [now Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia]. He was an actor, known for Duel in de diepte (1979), The Family (1973) and Soldier of Orange (1977). He died on 11 September 2011 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Director
- Editor
- Cinematographer
Johan van der Keuken was born on 4 April 1938 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was a director and editor, known for Face Value (1991), Amsterdam Global Village (1996) and The Eye Above the Well (1988). He was married to Noshka Van der Lely. He died on 7 January 2001 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Director
- Animation Department
- Art Department
Tony Kluck was born on 16 August 1947. Tony was a director, known for Duplex (2003), Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996) and The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003). Tony was married to Cecilia. Tony died on 24 April 2023 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Mimi Kok was born on 25 January 1934 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for De lachende scheerkwast (1981), Het is weer zo laat! (1978) and Opzoek naar Yolanda (1984). She died on 19 April 2014 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Carol van Herwijnen was born on 21 June 1941 in Laren, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Reagan: Let's Finish the Job (1986), We zijn weer thuis (1989) and Kant aan m'n broek! (1978). He died on 7 July 2008 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Ellen Vogel was born on 26 January 1922 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for Zonder ernst (1992), Bernhard, Schavuit van Oranje (2010) and Beatrix, Oranje onder Vuur (2012). She was married to Joan James Charles Maria Joseph Münninghoff, Fons Rademakers and Hans Jürgen Tobi. She died on 5 August 2015 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Actor
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Ischa Meijer was born on 14 February 1943 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor and writer, known for Oog in oog (1991), Ibiza, zon en zonde (1969) and Evenings (1989). He died on 14 February 1995 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Truus Dekker was born on 13 May 1922 in Wormerveer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for De lachende scheerkwast (1981), Opzoek naar Yolanda (1984) and Plafond over de vloer (1986). She died on 8 January 2022 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Director
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Heddy Honigmann was born on 1 October 1951 in Lima, Peru. She was a director and writer, known for Forever (2006), Oblivion (2008) and Crazy (1999). She was married to Frans van de Staak, Henk Timmermans and Gustavo Riofrio . She died on 21 May 2022 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.- Cor van Rijn was born on 29 April 1929 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for De zevensprong (1982), De brug (1990) and Het grote mes (1960). He died on 4 August 2018 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Production Manager
- Director
- Actor
Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen was born on 13 November 1957 in Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands. He was a production manager and director, known for Leef! (2005), Lepel (2005) and Familie (2001). He was married to Adriënne Wurpel. He died on 27 September 2005 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Actor
- Music Department
Luk van Mello was born on 1 September 1950 in Opbrakel, Flanders, Belgium. He was an actor, known for Medisch Centrum West (1988), Vrouwenvleugel (1993) and Wittekerke (1993). He died on 15 August 2020 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.