William John Neeson is an actor from Northern Ireland. He has received several accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and two Tony Awards. In 2020, he was placed seventh on The Irish Times list of Ireland's 50 Greatest Film Actors. Neeson was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2000.
Neeson in 2012
Wax figures of Neeson as Qui-Gon Jinn fighting Darth Maul in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menance
Neeson (left) and Ralph Fiennes at a U2 concert in Madison Square Garden, October 2005
Neeson attending the premiere of The Other Man, September 2008
Excalibur is a 1981 epic medieval fantasy film directed, co-written and produced by John Boorman, that retells the legend of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table, based loosely on the 15th-century Arthurian romance Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas Malory. It stars Nigel Terry as Arthur, Nicol Williamson as Merlin, Nicholas Clay as Lancelot, Cherie Lunghi as Guenevere, Helen Mirren as Morgana, Liam Neeson as Gawain, Gabriel Byrne as Uther and Patrick Stewart as Leondegrance. The film is named after the legendary sword of King Arthur that features prominently in Arthurian literature. The film's soundtrack features the music of Richard Wagner and Carl Orff, along with an original score by Trevor Jones.
Theatrical release poster by Bob Peak
Autographed armor from the movie Excalibur in a pub in Cahir, Ireland, 2004
The film's sword Excalibur at the London Film Museum