Heathcote Williams

Known for ActingBorn 1941-11-15Died 2017-07-01Helsby, Cheshire, England, UK

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 encyclopediaRead more

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Toy Boys

The IMAX Nutcracker

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

Friends

The Legend of 1900

The Odyssey

Orlando

Judge John Deed

Looking for Richard

Alegría

Nightshift

Malatesta

City of Ember

The Reckoning

The Browning Version

The Sandman

Little Dorrit

Alice in Wonderland

The Tango Lesson

Whale Nation

The Steal

Miss Julie

The Tempest

Stormy Monday

Wet Dreams

Cousin Bette

The Escort

Revelation

Basic Instinct 2

The Local Stigmatic

The Cold Light of Day

Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis

All Forgotten

Blue Juice

Hotel

Honest

Nostradamus

Signal to Noise

Here Is the News