Whose passing just before Christmas was just announced by his family (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16727853). Williamson was considered one of the stage actors of his time, though a variety of conflicts truncated his career (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0932116/).
He'll always be Merlin to me: mad, wise, powerful, sad, conniving, startled, and all too human in his power. #ddtb
And to go with it, Williamson reading "The Hobbit" ('The Hobbit', Audio Book- Part I of III) and as Hamlet (Hamlet – Act V: Scene 1 (Nicol Williamson) Gravedigger scene).