William Morgan Sheppard

ActorCrew Aug 24 (died age 86) London, England, UK 1962–2025 (63 year career)

6.5 avg rating

Biography

William Morgan Sheppard (August 24, 1932 - January 6, 2019), sometimes credited as W. Morgan Sheppard, was a British actor. In film, he appeared in supporting roles in The Duellists (1977), The Elephant Man (1980), The Keep (1983), Cry Freedom (1987), Wild at Heart (1990), Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), Needful Things (1993), Gettysburg (1993), The Prestige (2006), Transformers (2007), and Star Trek (2009). On television, Sheppard appeared in multiple episodes of Shōgun (1980), …

Known For

Film

The Prestige

Merrit

Film

Star Trek

Vulcan Science Minister (uncredited)

Film

The Elephant Man

Man in Pub

Film

Transformers

Captain Witwicky

Film

Young Justice

In Memory Of

Film

Wild at Heart

Mr. Reindeer

Film

Atlantis: Milo's Return

Erik Hellstrom (voice)

Film

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Klingon Commander

Filmography

Acting (113)

Movies (62)

A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'

2025

as Self

That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars

as Self

Last Man Club

as Will Hodges

Free Birds

as (voice)

April Apocalypse

as Pops

The Devil's Dozen

The Last Mark

as Uncle Bill

Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice

as Big Guy (voice)

For Christ's Sake

as Father Monahan

Mysterious Island

as Captain Nemo

Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa

as Big Guy (voice)

Farewell Mr. Kringle

as Kris Kringle

Meeting Spencer

as Larry Lind

Star Trek

as Vulcan Science Minister (uncredited)

Prep & Landing

as Big Guy (voice)

Over Her Dead Body

as Father Marks

Transformers

as Captain Witwicky

Along the Way

as Mr. Hereck

The Prestige

as Merrit

Love's Abiding Joy

as Scottie

Love's Long Journey

as Scottie

Atlantis: Milo's Return

2003

as Erik Hellstrom (voice)

6.3

Gods and Generals

2003

as Gen. Isaac Trimble

6.3

Small Town Conspiracy

2003

as Taylor

5.0

The Hungry Bachelors Club

1999

as Mr. Ringold

Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World

1998

as Additional Voice Talents (voice)

5.5

The Escape

1998

as Long

4.0

Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure

1998

as Whiskers (credited as W. Morgan Sheppard)

6.1

Sometimes They Come Back... Again

1996

as Father Archer Roberts

The Lottery

as Mayor Warner

Good King Wenceslas

as Tomas

Following Her Heart

as Father

Needful Things

as Father Meehan

Gettysburg

as Maj. Gen. Isaac R. Trimble / Narrator

6.9

There Goes the Neighborhood

1992

as Trick Bissell

5.3

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

as Klingon Commander

Wild at Heart

as Mr. Reindeer

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

as Vincent Talbot

Lucky Stiff

as Pa

Cry Freedom

as Policeman (as Morgan Sheppard)

7.0

Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge

1987

as Digger McCloud

6.4

Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus

1986

as Chorus

The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission

1985

as German General

6.3

The Doctor and the Devils

1985

as Landlord

6.2

Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future

as Blank Reg

Lassiter

as Sweeny

Paint Me a Murder

as Mahaffy

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

as Saxon Thief

The Keep

as Alexandru

Nutcracker

as George Peacock

The Elephant Man

as Man in Pub

The Sea Wolves

as 'Patch' Lovecroft

Hawk the Slayer

as Ranulf

Keep Smiling

as Harry Cowper

Carpathian Eagle

as Hospital Gardener

The Nativity

as Flavius

The Duellists

as Fencing Master

Antony and Cleopatra

as Scarus

Tell Me Lies

Marat/Sade

as A Mad Animal

Strongroom

as Alec (as Morgan Sheppard)

6.4

Nether World

as Old Timer

Television (51)

The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek

as Self

The Librarians

as Teddy Chislington

Young Justice

as Sardath (voice)

Legend of the Seeker

as The Keeper (voice)

Mad Men

as Robert Pryce

Dexter

Criminal Minds

as John Caulfield

Doctor Who

as Old Canton Delaware

7.6

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

2005

as Father Cullen

8.3

NCIS

2003

as Marcin 'Mr. Pain' Jerek

Crossing Jordan

as Clive Alpert

Justice League

as Merlin (voice)

Alias

as Milo Sabine

Gilmore Girls

as Town Elder

Charmed

as Merrill

The Wild Thornberrys

as Lead Jackal (voice)

7.0

Poltergeist: The Legacy

1996

as Grave Digger

6.2

JAG

1995

as Maj. Viktor Lushov

Star Trek: Voyager

as Qatai

American Gothic

as Mr. Emmett

Babylon 5

as The Soul Hunter

Gargoyles

as King Kenneth (voice)

8.1

Iron Man

1994

as Dum Dum Dugan (voice)

Diagnosis: Murder

as Dr. Tom Arneberg

Frasier

as Mr. Drake

seaQuest DSV

as The Professor

Biker Mice from Mars

as Lawrence Limburger (voice)

6.2

Quantum Leap

1989

as Gooshie, the Miner

8.0

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Dr. Ira Graves

Crossbow

Max Headroom

as Blank Reg

Designing Women

MacGyver

as Dr. Zito

A.D.

as Gracchus 1 episode, 1985

5.1

Murder, She Wrote

1984

as Dr. Fredrick Grundberg

7.5

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

as Mahaffy

Masada

as Sergeant

The Day of the Triffids

1981

as Bill's Father

6.5

Hammer House of Horror

as Hospital Gardener

Shōgun

as Specz

Minder

as John

The Legend of King Arthur

as Gorlois

Rebecca

as Ben

Out

as Mr. Smith

Enemy at the Door

as Raymond Girard

The Professionals

as Malenski

Target

as Barman

The New Avengers

as Walters

The Sweeney

as Det. Chief Insp. Morrison

Churchill's People

as Sabinianus

Play for Today

as Harry Cowper

Crew (1)

Television (1)

Young Justice

2010

In Memory Of

8.4