William Marshall

William Marshall

Actor Aug 19 (died age 78) Gary, Indiana, USA 1952–2015 (63 year career)

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Biography

William Marshall was an American actor, director, and opera singer. He is best known for his title role in Blacula and its sequel Scream Blacula Scream as well as his role on Pee-wee's Playhouse. Marshall made his Broadway debut in 1944 in Carmen Jones. In 1950, he understudied Boris Karloff as Captain Hook in the Broadway production of Peter Pan. He played the leading role of De Lawd in the 1951 revival of The Green Pastures, a role he repeated in 1958 in a BBC telecast of the play. He perfor…

Known For

Maverick

Maverick

Riverboat Poker Player

The Boston Strangler

The Boston Strangler

Atty. Gen. Edward W. Brooke

Amazon Women on the Moon

Amazon Women on the Moon

Pirate Captain (segment "Video Pirates")

Pee-wee's Playhouse

Pee-wee's Playhouse

The King of Cartoons

Demetrius and the Gladiators

Demetrius and the Gladiators

Glycon

Blacula

Blacula

Blacula / Prince Mamuwalde

Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

King of Cartoons

Twilight's Last Gleaming

Twilight's Last Gleaming

William Klinger - Attorney General

Filmography

Acting (44)

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Movies (37)

Monster Madness: The Counter Culture To Blockbusters

Monster Madness: The Counter Culture To Blockbusters

as (archive footage)

The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features

The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features

Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted

Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted

as Self

The Many Faces of Dracula

The Many Faces of Dracula

as Blacula (archive footage)

Vampires: Thirst for the Truth

Vampires: Thirst for the Truth

as Narrator / Self

Sorceress

Sorceress

as John Geiger

Dinosaur Valley Girls

Dinosaur Valley Girls

as Dr. Benjamin Michaels

Maverick

Maverick

as Riverboat Poker Player

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

as Blacula (archive footage)

Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

as King of Cartoons

Killer Instinct

Killer Instinct

Amazon Women on the Moon

Amazon Women on the Moon

as Pirate Captain (segment "Video Pirates")

Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter

Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter

as Dr. Dean

Beverly Hills Madam

Beverly Hills Madam

as Jenny's Widower

Frederick Douglass: Slave and Statesman

as Frederick Douglas

Othello

Othello

as Othello

The Great Skycopter Rescue

The Great Skycopter Rescue

as Mr. Jason

Twilight's Last Gleaming

Twilight's Last Gleaming

as William Klinger - Attorney General

Rosetti and Ryan: Men Who Love Women

Rosetti and Ryan: Men Who Love Women

as Judge Marcus Black

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

as Self (archive footage)

Abby

Abby

as Bishop Garnet Williams

Scream Blacula Scream

Scream Blacula Scream

as Blacula / Prince Mamuwalde

Blacula

Blacula

as Blacula / Prince Mamuwalde

Honky

Honky

as Dr. Craig Smith

The Mask of Sheba

The Mask of Sheba

as Capt. Condor Sekallie

Skullduggery

Skullduggery

as Attorney General

Zig Zag

Zig Zag

as Morrie Bronson

Operation Heartbeat

Operation Heartbeat

as Dr. Harold Tawn

The Boston Strangler

The Boston Strangler

as Atty. Gen. Edward W. Brooke

The Hell with Heroes

The Hell with Heroes

as Al Poland

Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion

Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion

as Colonel Tatakombi

Making It

Making It

as Narrator

To Trap a Spy

To Trap a Spy

as Sekue Ashumen

Sabu and the Magic Ring

as Ubal, the genie

Something of Value

Something of Value

as Leader - Intellectual in Suit

Demetrius and the Gladiators

Demetrius and the Gladiators

as Glycon

Lydia Bailey

Lydia Bailey

as King Dick

Television (7)

Pee-wee's Playhouse

Pee-wee's Playhouse

as The King of Cartoons

Star Trek

as Dr. Richard Daystrom

Tarzan

Tarzan

as Colonel Takakombi

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as Premier Sekue Ashumen

Drama 61-67

as Sutlej

Danger Man

Danger Man

as Saul Khano

Bonanza

Bonanza

as Thomas Bowers