Heathcote Williams

Heathcote Williams

Birthday: 1941-11-15

Deathday: 2017-07-01

Place of birth: Helsby, Cheshire, England, UK

Also known as:

imdb_id: nm0930748

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

Played in movies:

Nightshift

Score: 10.0

The Legend of 1900

Score: 8.3

Orlando

Score: 6.9

Looking for Richard

Score: 6.8

The Browning Version

Score: 6.6

Alegría: An Enchanting Fable

Score: 6.6

The Tango Lesson

Score: 6.5

Little Dorrit

Score: 6.5

The Reckoning

Score: 6.4

City of Ember

Score: 6.3

Alice in Wonderland

Score: 6.2

The Sandman

Score: 6.0

Miss Julie

Score: 5.8

The Tempest

Score: 5.8

Cousin Bette

Score: 5.7

Malatesta

Score: 5.7

Stormy Monday

Score: 5.7

The Steal

Score: 5.5

The Escort

Score: 5.3

Basic Instinct 2

Score: 5.0

The Cold Light of Day

Score: 4.9

Revelation

Score: 4.8

All Forgotten

Score: 4.3

Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis

Score: 4.1

Blue Juice

Score: 3.9

Hotel

Score: 3.3

Honest

Score: 1.7

Nostradamus

Score: 1.0

Signal to Noise

Score: 0.0

The IMAX Nutcracker

Score: 0.0

Toy Boys

Score: 0.0

W.S.H.: The Myth of the Urban Myth

Score: 0.0

Here Is the News

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Friends

Score: 8.4

Judge John Deed

Score: 6.7