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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

40

Gender

Male

Birthday

1941-11-15

Day of Death

2017-07-01 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Helsby, Cheshire, England, UK

Also Known As

Heathcote Williams

Biography

John Henley Heathcote-Williams (15 November 1941 – 1 July 2017), known as Heathcote Williams, was an English poet, actor, political activist and dramatist. He wrote a number of book-length polemical poems including Autogeddon, Falling for a Dolphin and Whale Nation, which in 1988 was described by Philip Hoare as "the most powerful argument for the newly instigated worldwide ban on whaling." Williams invented his idiosyncratic "documentary/investigative poetry" style which he put to good purpose bringing a diverse range of environmental and political matters to public attention. His last published work, American Porn was a critique of the American political establishment and the election of President Donald Trump; its publication date was the day of Trump's inauguration (20 January 2017). In June 2015 he published a book-length investigative poem about the "Muslim Gandhi", Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Badshah Khan. As well as being a playwright and screenwriter, Williams appeared in a number of independent and Hollywood films and was among the celebrity guests in the last episode of season 4 of Friends, '"The One With Ross's Wedding"'. He played Prospero in Derek Jarman's The Tempest (1979) and appeared in several "arthouse" films, including Orlando (1992), as well as the Hollywood film Basic Instinct 2 (2006). Al Pacino played the part of a Williams fan in a spoof arts documentary, Every Time I Cross the Tamar I Get into Trouble. Williams also wrote lyrics, collaborating with Marianne Faithfull among others. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

Acting

Basic Instinct 2

2006

Basic Instinct 2

as

Jakob Gerst

Little Dorrit

1987

Little Dorrit

as

Dr. Haggage

The Cold Light of Day

1996

The Cold Light of Day

as

Stephan Nuslauer

Blue Juice

1995

Blue Juice

as

Shaper

Here Is the News

1989

Here Is the News

as

Dr. Boyle

Hotel

2001

Hotel

as

Bosala

The Tempest

1979

The Tempest

as

Prospero, the Right Duke of Milan

The Steal

1995

The Steal

as

Jeremiah

Stormy Monday

1988

Stormy Monday

as

Peter Reed

Alice in Wonderland

1999

Alice in Wonderland

as

Mr. Eaglet

Honest

2000

Honest

as

Professor

Orlando

1992

Orlando

as

Nick Greene / Publisher

Nostradamus

2006

Nostradamus

as

Pepe

Toy Boys

1999

Toy Boys

as

Mr. Chambers

The Browning Version

1994

The Browning Version

as

Dr. Lake

Malatesta

1970

Malatesta

as

Josef Solokow

City of Ember

2008

City of Ember

as

Sadge Merrall

The Reckoning

2004

The Reckoning

as

Undertaker

All Forgotten

2001

All Forgotten

as

Dr. Looshin

Revelation

2001

Revelation

as

New Age Man

Miss Julie

1999

Miss Julie

as

Servant

The Escort

1999

The Escort

as

Ann's Father

The Legend of 1900

1998

The Legend of 1900

as

Doctor Klauserman

Cousin Bette

1998

Cousin Bette

as

Nucingen

The IMAX Nutcracker

1997

The IMAX Nutcracker

as

'Uncle' Drosselmeier

The Tango Lesson

1997

The Tango Lesson

as

Builder

Signal to Noise

2018

Signal to Noise

as

The Director

Friends

Friends

as

Older Guest

Production

Crew

Directing