- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 15, 1941
- Place of Birth
- Helsby, Cheshire, England, UK
- Died
- July 1, 2017
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 Ghaf…
Filmography
movieWhale Nation
2023 · Author
movieSignal to Noise
2018 · The Director
movieCity of Ember
2008 · Sadge Merrall
movieNostradamus
2006 · Pepe
movieBasic Instinct 2
2006 · Jakob Gerst
movieThe Reckoning
2004 · Undertaker
tvJudge John Deed
2001
movieAll Forgotten
2001 · Dr. Looshin
movieHotel
2001 · Bosala, Adaptation
movieRevelation
2001 · New Age Man
movieThe Sandman
2000
movieHonest
2000 · Professor
movieMiss Julie
1999 · Servant
movieThe Escort
1999 · Ann's Father
movieToy Boys
1999 · Mr. Chambers
movieAlice in Wonderland
1999 · Mr. Eaglet
movieAlegría
1999 · Marcello
movieThe Legend of 1900
1998 · Doctor Klauserman
movieCousin Bette
1998 · Nucingen
movieThe Tango Lesson
1997 · Builder
movieThe IMAX Nutcracker
1997 · 'Uncle' Drosselmeier
movieBring Me the Head of Mavis Davis
1997 · Jeff
movieLooking for Richard
1996 · Self
movieThe Cold Light of Day
1996 · Stephan Nuslauer
movieBlue Juice
1995 · Shaper
movieThe Steal
1995 · Jeremiah
movieW.S.H.: The Myth of the Urban Myth
1994
tvFriends
1994 · Older Guest
movieThe Browning Version
1994 · Dr. Lake
movieOrlando
1992 · Nick Greene / Publisher
movieThe Local Stigmatic
1990 · Writer
movieHere Is the News
1989 · Dr. Boyle
movieStormy Monday
1988 · Peter Reed
movieLittle Dorrit
1987 · Dr. Haggage
movieNightshift
1981
movieThe Tempest
1979 · Prospero, the Right Duke of Milan
movieWet Dreams
1974 · Director
Malatesta
movieMalatesta
1970 · Josef Solokow, Writer