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Also known as John Henley Heathcote Williams, John Henley Heathcote-Williams, Jasper

English poet, actor and dramatist (1941-2017)

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Works
22

Top works

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  • Boris Johnson : The Beast of Brexit
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  • Forbidden Fruit
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Film & TV

Helsby, 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."…

Known for

  • Signal to Noise — The Director2018
  • City of Ember — Sadge Merrall2008
  • Basic Instinct 2 — Jakob Gerst2006
  • Nostradamus — Pepe2006
  • The Reckoning — Undertaker2004
  • Hotel — Bosala2001
  • All Forgotten — Dr. Looshin2001
  • Revelation — New Age Man2001
  • Judge John Deed2001
  • Honest — Professor2000

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Williams
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Helsby
Place of death
Oxford
Occupation
film director
Languages spoken
English language
Image
Heathcote Williams appearing on "After Dark", 30 July 1988.jpg
Number of children
3
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Commons category
Heathcote Williams
unmarried partner
Polly Samson
date of birth
1941-11-15
date of death
2017-07-01
start of work period
1964-00-00
writing language
English language
short name
Heathcote Williams
name in native language
John Henley Heathcote-Williams
nickname
Jasper
birth name
John Henley Heathcote-Williams
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