W. Morgan Sheppard
| W. Morgan Sheppard | |
|---|---|
| Born |
William Morgan Sheppard 24 August 1932 London, England |
| Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1962–present |
| Children | Mark Sheppard |
William Morgan Sheppard (born 24 August 1932), sometimes credited as Morgan Sheppard or W. Morgan Sheppard, is a British actor.
Early life and career
Sheppard was born in London to an Anglo-Irish family but was educated in Ireland. During the Korean War, Sheppard was rejected for military service due to difficulties seeing out of one eye; this eye was later removed after Sheppard underwent a failed procedure with cortisone to correct his vision. For the remainder of his career, Sheppard wore an ocular prosthesis; he can be seen without the glass eye only rarely in certain television spots where a one eyed character was required.
During the Korean War, Sheppard served in the British Merchant Navy.
Film career
He graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art 1956-58 before spending 12 years as Associate Artist with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He appeared on Broadway in 1966 with Marat/Sade and later in 1975 with Sherlock Holmes. He won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for The Homecoming in 1995, at the Matrix Theatre. He is the father of actor Mark Sheppard.[1]
He appeared in several episodes of different series of Star Trek, notably "The Schizoid Man" and "Bliss", as well as the feature films Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (as the warden of a Klingon gulag) and in Star Trek (as a member of the Vulcan High Council, but was uncredited). Outside of Star Trek, he is probably best known for his roles as Blank Reg on Max Headroom and Confederate General Isaac Trimble in the films Gettysburg and Gods and Generals.
He has appeared in two roles on the science fiction series Babylon 5 (1994–1998), first as a "Soul Hunter" in the episode of the same name and secondly as Narn war leader G'Sten, an uncle of main character G'kar, in the "The Long Twilight Struggle". He was also a runner-up for the role of Ambassador G'Kar on the series, though the role eventually went to Andreas Katsulas. He also played a computer hologram for an A.I. programme during the first and second season of seaQuest DSV.
He was one of several Star Trek actors who voiced characters on the animated series Gargoyles, including playing the father of Jonathan Frakes' character David Xanatos and as the Norse god Odin.
He appeared in two notable episodes of MacGyver, as the incarcerated (and rather insane) serial killer "Dr. Zito" as well as appearing in the series Minder in Series 1 episode "Come in T-64, Your Time Is Ticking Away".
He appeared in the 1978 television film The Nativity.
He starred alongside John Terry in the 1980 fantasy film Hawk the Slayer.
He appeared in the 1992 comedy film There Goes the Neighbourhood.
He narrated the introductions and mission briefings for the first four installments of the Medal of Honor video game series.
He appeared in the 1988 comedy horror film Elvira, Mistress of the Dark as Elvira's Great-Uncle Vincent Talbot who was an evil warlock.
He played Father Meehan in the Stephen King movie Needful Things.
Sheppard was cast in the 1996 adventure game Zork Nemesis, playing the live-action role of Bishop Francois Malveaux, one of the four alchemists central to the plot of the game.
In 2000, he voiced the character Ignatius Cheese in the game Escape from Monkey Island.
In 2002, he voiced the wizard Merlin in the Justice League episode "A Knight of Shadows".
Sheppard played the role of Captain Archibald Witwicky in the 2007 live action film Transformers.
He voiced over for the character John Adams in the Wii game The Conduit, and provided the voice of the keeper of the underworld in the television series Legend of the Seeker throughout its second season.
Sheppard appeared in the television series NCIS, in the Season 6 episode "Broken Bird", where he played the older version of a man named "Marcin Jerek" while his son Mark Sheppard played the younger Marcin Jerek.[2]
On 4 August 2010, Sheppard was announced as the voice actor for the video game Civilization V.[3]
Sheppard appeared on Season 4 of Mad Men, Episode 10, "Hands and Knees", playing the part of Lane Pryce's father.
On 4 December 2010, Sheppard appeared on Hallmark Channel Original Films Farewell Mr. Kringle as Kris Kringle.
In December 2009, Sheppard voiced the part of Santa in Disney's Christmas special Prep & Landing. Following that, he returned as the voice of Santa in the sequels, Prep & Landing: Operation: Secret Santa and Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice.
He appeared in the opening episode of series six of Doctor Who, "The Impossible Astronaut", playing the character Canton Everett Delaware III. He portrays an older version of Delaware while his son Mark Sheppard portrays the younger version in the same episodes. He and his son are among the few actors to have appeared in both the Star Trek and Doctor Who franchises.
Sheppard appeared in a seventh-season episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia titled "How Mac Got Fat". He played a priest forced to listen to Mac's confession – which involved accepting no blame of his own while demanding that the priest smite his friends, claiming that they made him fat.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Strongroom | Alec | |
| 1967 | Marat/Sade | A Mad Animal | |
| 1973 | The Roses of Eyam | William Hancock | TV film |
| 1974 | Antony and Cleopatra | Scarus | TV film |
| 1977 | The Duellists | The fencing master | |
| 1978 | The Nativity | Flavius | TV film |
| 1980 | Hawk the Slayer | Ranulf | |
| The Elephant Man | Man In Pub | ||
| The Sea Wolves | 'Patch' Lovecroft | ||
| 1983 | Nutcracker | George Peacock | |
| The Keep | Alexandru | ||
| 1984 | Camille | Captain | TV film |
| Lassiter | Sweeny | ||
| The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood | Saxon thief | TV film | |
| 1985 | Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future | Blank Reg | TV film |
| The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission | German General | TV film | |
| The Doctor and the Devils | Landlord | ||
| 1986 | Lady Jane | Executioner | |
| 1987 | Cry Freedom | Policeman | |
| Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge | Digger McCloud | TV film | |
| 1988 | Elvira, Mistress of the Dark | Vincent Talbot | |
| 1990 | Wild at Heart | Mr. Reindeer | |
| 1991 | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country | Klingon prison warden | |
| 1992 | There Goes the Neighbourhood | Trick Bissell | |
| 1993 | Gettysburg | Maj. Gen. Isaac R. Trimble / Narrator | |
| Needful Things | Father Meehan | ||
| 1996 | The Lottery | Mayor Warner | TV film |
| 1997 | Nether World | Old Timer | |
| 1998 | Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure | Whiskers | TV film |
| The Escape | Long | TV film | |
| 1999 | The Hungry Bachelors Club | Mr. Ringold | |
| 2003 | Gods and Generals | Maj. Gen. Isaac Trimble | |
| Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle | Denny | TV film | |
| Small Town Conspiracy | Taylor | ||
| 2005 | Love's Long Journey | Scottie | TV film |
| 2006 | Love's Abiding Joy | Scottie | TV film |
| The Prestige | Merrit | ||
| 2007 | A Stranger's Heart | Fred Landreth | TV film |
| Transformers | Captain Archibald Witwicky | ||
| 2008 | Japan | The Voice | |
| Over Her Dead Body | Father Marks | ||
| 2009 | Star Trek | Vulcan Science Minister | |
| 2010 | For Christ's Sake | Father Monahan | |
| Meeting Spencer | Larry Lind | ||
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Minder | John | Series 1, episode 8: Come in T-64, Your Time Is Ticking Away |
| 1980 | Shōgun | Specz | |
| 1981 | Masada | Roman Sergeant | |
| 1987-1988 | Max Headroom | Blank Reg | Seven episodes |
| 1989 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Dr. Ira Graves | Season 2, episode 6: The Schizoid Man |
| 1989-1990 | MacGyver | Dr. Zito | Season 4, episode 7: Deadly Dreams and season 6, episode 6: Lesson in Evil |
| 1993-1996 | Biker Mice from Mars | Lawrence Limburger (voice) | 65 episodes |
| 1993 | Quantum Leap | Gooshie, the Miner | Season 5, episode 22: Mirror Image |
| 1993-1994 | seaQuest DSV | The Old Man, Professor Martinson | Seven episodes |
| 1994 | Babylon 5 | The Soul Hunter | Season 1, episode 2: Soul Hunter |
| 1995 | Babylon 5 | Warleader G'Sten | Season 2, episode 20: The Long, Twilight Struggle |
| 1995 | Frasier | Mr. Drake | Season 2, episode 18: The Club |
| 1995 | Murder, She Wrote | Dr. Fredrick Grundberg | Season 11, episode 15: Twice Dead |
| 1995-1996 | Gargoyles | Seven episodes, voiced several characters | |
| 1996 | American Gothic | Mr. Emmett | Episode 14: To Hell and Back |
| 1996 | Poltergeist: The Legacy | Grave Digger | Season 1, episode 1: The Fifth Sepulcher |
| 1998 | JAG | Maj. Viktor Lushov | Season 3, episode 24: To Russia with Love |
| 1999 | Star Trek: Voyager | Qatai | Season 5, episode 14: Bliss |
| 2000 | Diagnosis: Murder | Dr. Tom Arneberg | Season 7, episode 18: The Unluckiest Bachelor in L.A. |
| 2000 | The Wild Thornberrys | Lead Jackal (voice) | Season 2, episode 34: Cheetahs Never Prosper |
| 2000-2001 | Days of Our Lives | Charles | Three episodes |
| 2002 | Justice League | Merlin (voice) | Season 1, episode 20: A Knight of Shadows |
| 2002 | Crossing Jordan | Clive Alpert | Season 2, episode 3: The Truth Is Out There |
| 2003 | Charmed | Merrill | Season 5, episode 15: The Day the Magic Died |
| 2005 | Alias | Milo Sabine | Season 4, episode 8: Echoes |
| 2005 | Cold Case | Dan O'Brien | Season 2, episode 21: Creatures of the Night |
| 2005 | Gilmore Girls | Town Elder | Season 5, episode 21: Blame Booze and Melville |
| 2006-2007 | Biker Mice from Mars | Limburger (voice) | Season 1, three episodes |
| 2007 | Criminal Minds | John Caulfield | Season 3, episode 11: Birthright |
| 2009 | NCIS | Marcin Jerek / Mr. Pain | Season 6, episode 13: Broken Bird |
| 2010 | Legend of the Seeker | The Keeper (voice) | Season 2, three episodes |
| 2010 | Mad Men | Robert Pryce | Season 4, episode 10: Hands and Knees |
| 2011 | Doctor Who | Old Canton Everett Delaware III | Series 6, episode 1: The Impossible Astronaut |
| 2011 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Father Cullen | Season 7, episode 10: How Mac Got Fat |
| 2011 | Dexter | Father Nicholas Galway | Season 6, episode 8: Sin of Omission |
| 2012 | Young Justice | Sardath (voice) | Season 2, episode 2: Earthlings |
References
- ↑ Martin, Dan (23 April 2011). "Doctor Who: The Impossible Astronaut - Series 32, episode 1". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
...the older Canton on the beach is actually Mark Sheppard's dad, William Morgan Sheppard.
- ↑ ""NCIS" Broken Bird (TV episode 2009)". IMDb: The Internet Movie Database. Amazon.
- ↑ "Voice Actor Revealed". Civilization V – Community. Take-Two Interactive Software. August 4, 2010.
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