Heathcote Williams

Heathcote Williams

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

Born: Helsby, Cheshire, England, UK, 1941-11-15

Died: 2017-07-01

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1970	Malatesta	Josef Solokow	57
2	1979	The Tempest	Prospero, the Right Duke of Milan	58
3	1981	Nightshift		100
4	1987	Little Dorrit	Dr. Haggage	65
5	1988	Stormy Monday	Peter Reed	57
6	1989	Here Is the News	Dr. Boyle	0
7	1992	Orlando	Nick Greene / Publisher	69
8	1994	The Browning Version	Dr. Lake	65
9	1994	W.S.H.: The Myth of the Urban Myth		0
10	1995	The Steal	Jeremiah	55
11	1995	Blue Juice	Shaper	39
12	1996	The Cold Light of Day	Stephan Nuslauer	49
13	1996	Looking for Richard	Self	68
14	1997	Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis	Jeff	41
15	1997	The IMAX Nutcracker	'Uncle' Drosselmeier	0
16	1997	The Tango Lesson	Builder	65
17	1998	Cousin Bette	Nucingen	57
18	1998	The Legend of 1900	Doctor Klauserman	83
19	1999	Alegría: An Enchanting Fable	Marcello	66
20	1999	Alice in Wonderland	Mr. Eaglet	62
21	1999	Toy Boys	Mr. Chambers	0
22	1999	The Escort	Ann's Father	53
23	1999	Miss Julie	Servant	58
24	2000	Honest	Professor	17
25	2000	The Sandman		60
26	2001	Revelation	New Age Man	48
27	2001	Hotel	Bosala	33
28	2001	All Forgotten	Dr. Looshin	42
29	2004	The Reckoning	Undertaker	64
30	2006	Basic Instinct 2	Jakob Gerst	50
31	2006	Nostradamus	Pepe	10
32	2008	City of Ember	Sadge Merrall	63
33	2018	Signal to Noise	The Director	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1994	Friends	Older Guest	84
2	2001	Judge John Deed		66

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