William Morgan Sheppard
W. Morgan Sheppard was a prolific British actor who appeared in scores of films and television shows over the course of a six-decade acting career that began in the early 1960s. Born and raised in London, Sheppard served in the British merchant navy and sold building equipment prior to turning his attention towards acting. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in the 1950s, graduating in 1958, and would later serve as an associate for the Royal Shakespeare Company. By the early 1960s Sheppard began appearing regularly in films and on television. One of his first big roles in the 1960s was in the film adaptation of "Marat/Sade" (1967); just the year prior in 1966 Sheppard appeared on Broadway in the original play. By the 1970s and 1980s, Sheppard's acting career really began picking up steam. He appeared on numerous British television shows, including "London Belongs to Me" (Thames Television, 1977) and "The Flame Trees of Thika" (BBC, 1981), as well the films like "The Elephant Man" (1980), "Hawk the Slayer" (1980), and "Nutcracker" (1982). By the late 1980s Sheppard starting getting some recognition in the states for playing Blank Reg on the science fiction series "Max Headroom" (ABC, 1987-88). Over the next two decades, Sheppard would go on to appear in several more science-fiction themed television shows and films, including "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country" (1991), "SeaQuest 2032" (NBC, 1993-96), "Star Trek Voyager" (UPN, 1995-2001), and "Babylon 5" (PTEN/TNT, 1994-98). Sheppard continued acting regularly well into the 2010s, most notably with roles in films like "April Apocalypse" (2013), "The Devil's Dozen" (2013), and "Last Man Club" (2016), the latter of which would prove to be his final film role. After several decades in show business and countless film and television roles to his credit, W. Morgan Sheppard passed away on January 6, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. He was 86.
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William Morgan Sheppard
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Designated Caretaker Redux | Michael Chekhov (Character) | - | 2017 |
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Last Man Club | Will (Character) | - | 2016 |
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April Apocalypse | Pops (Character) | - | 2013 |
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Jules Verne's The Mysterious Island | Captain Nemo (Character) | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Last Mark | Uncle Bill (Character) | - | 2012 |
33% |
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Meeting Spencer | Larry Lind (Character) | - | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | For Christ's Sake | Father Monahan (Character) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Farewell Mr. Kringle | Kris Kringle (Character) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mysterious Island | Captain Nemo (Character) | - | 2010 |
14% |
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Over Her Dead Body | Father Marks (Character) | $7.6M | 2008 |
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A Stranger's Heart | Fred Landreth (Character) | - | 2007 |
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Along the Way | Mr. Hereck (Character) | - | 2007 |
77% |
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The Prestige | Merrit (Character) | $53.1M | 2006 |
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Love's Long Journey | Scottie (Character) | - | 2005 |
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Atlantis: Milo's Return | Erik Hellstrom (Voice) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Florida City | Taylor (Character) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle | Denny (Character) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Hungry Bachelors Club | Mr. Ringold (Character) | - | 1999 |
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Goldrush: A Real-Life Alaskan Adventure | Whiskers (Character) | - | 1998 |
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Sometimes They Come Back... Again | Father Archer Roberts (Character) | - | 1996 |
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The Lottery | Mayor Warner (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Good King Wenceslas | Tomas (Character) | - | 1994 |
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Paydirt | Trick Bissell (Character) | $8.2K | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Seduction: Three Tales From the Inner Sanctum | Crane (Character) | - | 1992 |
65% |
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Wild at Heart | Mr. Reindeer (Character) | $14.5M | 1990 |
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Lucky Stiff | Pa (Character) | - | 1989 |
58% |
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Elvira, Mistress of the Dark | Vincent Talbot (Character) | $4.1M | 1988 |
53% |
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Lassiter | Sweeny (Character) | - | 1984 |
39% |
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The Keep | Alexandru (Character) | - | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Strongroom | Alec (Character) | - | 1962 |
TV
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89% | 88% | The Quest | Teddy Chislington (Guest Star) | 2016 |
71% | 81% | Dexter | Father Nicholas Galway (Guest Star) | 2011 |
90% | 64% | Doctor Who |
Canton Delaware (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2011 |
94% | 96% | Mad Men | Robert Pryce (Guest Star) | 2010 |
46% | 86% | Legend of the Seeker |
Unknown (Guest Voice), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2009-2010 |
No Score Yet | 84% | NCIS | Marcin "Mr. Pain" Jerek (Guest Star) | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Criminal Minds | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2007 |
No Score Yet | 88% | Gilmore Girls | Town Elder (Guest Star) | 2005 |
No Score Yet | 95% | Cold Case | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
86% | 88% | Alias | Milo Sabine (Guest Star) | 2005 |
No Score Yet | 97% | The Wild Thornberrys | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Diagnosis Murder | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
76% | 80% | Star Trek: Voyager | Qatai (Guest Star) | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | JAG | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
0% | No Score Yet | Timecop | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
63% | 100% | American Gothic | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
95% | 95% | Frasier | Mr. Drake (Guest Star) | 1995 |
No Score Yet | 92% | Babylon 5 | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1994 |
No Score Yet | 90% | Quantum Leap | Gooshie, the Miner (Guest Star) | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Designing Women | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1991 |
No Score Yet | 70% | MacGyver | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1989-1990 |
92% | 90% | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Dr. Ira Graves (Guest Star) | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hammer House of Horror | Unknown (Character) | 1980 |
79% | 91% | Shogun | Unknown (Character) | 1980 |