"Wonder had gone away, and he had forgotten that all life is only a set of pictures in the brain, among which there is no difference betwixt those born of real things and those born of inward dreamings, and no cause to value the one above the other."
--H.P. Lovecraft, The Silver Key
Charles, I have not seen his other work, though I've heard Williamson played a magnificent Hamlet as well. Excalibur, and his unsurpassed reading of The Hobbit, are about all I know of his body of work, but these are enough for me to recognize his loss as a bitter one.
Eric, that's one of my favorite scenes from the film, with the circle of knights around him portending the round table:
And look upon this moment. Savor it! Rejoice with great gladness! Great gladness! Remember it always, for you are joined by it. You are One, under the stars.
He also gave one of my favorite portrayals of Sherlock Holmes, in the Seven Percent Solution. A great talent.
ReplyDelete"It is the doom of men that they forget."
ReplyDeleteNicol Williamson intoning that line on the hilltop in Excalibur remains one of the most enduring images and phrases of my life.
Charles, I have not seen his other work, though I've heard Williamson played a magnificent Hamlet as well. Excalibur, and his unsurpassed reading of The Hobbit, are about all I know of his body of work, but these are enough for me to recognize his loss as a bitter one.
ReplyDeleteEric, that's one of my favorite scenes from the film, with the circle of knights around him portending the round table:
And look upon this moment. Savor it! Rejoice with great gladness! Great gladness! Remember it always, for you are joined by it. You are One, under the stars.