Scottish actor Nicol Williamson, best known for his role as the wizard Merlin in the 1981 film Excalibur, has died aged 75, his family has announced.
The actor passed away of oesophageal cancer shortly before Christmas in Amsterdam, where he lived.
A much respected stage actor, he was nominated for his first Tony Award in 1966 for Inadmissible Evidence.
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