William Morgan Sheppard
Acting
Born August 24, 1932, London, England, UK
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), Max Headroom (1987-1988), MacGyver (1989-1990), and seaQuest DSV (1993-1994), among others. He also was a voice actor with roles in Biker Mice from Mars (1993-1996), Iron Man (1994-1996), Gargoyles (1995-1996), Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998), Atlantis: Milo's Return (2003), and Prep & Landing (2009). Sheppard voiced several characters in video games, including narration for the Medal of Honor video game series and Civilization V. Sheppard and his wife Regina are the parents of actor Mark Sheppard.
Filmography
- 2016Last Man Club — Will Hodges
- The Librarians — Teddy Chislington
- 2013April Apocalypse — Pops
- 2013Free Birds — (voice)
- 2013The Devil's Dozen
- 2012Mysterious Island — Captain Nemo
- 2012The Last Mark — Uncle Bill
- 2011For Christ's Sake — Father Monahan
- 2011Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice — Big Guy (voice)
- 2010Farewell Mr. Kringle — Kris Kringle
- 2010Meeting Spencer — Larry Lind
- 2010Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa — Big Guy (voice)
- Young Justice — Sardath (voice), In Memory Of
- 2009Prep & Landing — Big Guy (voice)
- 2009Star Trek — Vulcan Science Minister (uncredited)
- Legend of the Seeker — The Keeper (voice)
- 2008Over Her Dead Body — Father Marks
- 2007Along the Way — Mr. Hereck
- Mad Men — Robert Pryce
- 2007Transformers — Captain Witwicky
- Dexter
- 2006Love's Abiding Joy — Scottie
- 2006The Prestige — Merrit
- Criminal Minds — John Caulfield
- Doctor Who — Canton Delaware, Old Canton Delaware
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia — Father Cullen
- 2005Love's Long Journey — Scottie
- 2003Atlantis: Milo's Return — Erik Hellstrom (voice)
- 2003Gods and Generals — Gen. Isaac Trimble
- NCIS — Marcin 'Mr. Pain' Jerek
- 2003Small Town Conspiracy — Taylor
- Alias — Milo Sabine
- Crossing Jordan — Clive Alpert
- Justice League — Merlin (voice)
- Gilmore Girls — Town Elder
- 1999The Hungry Bachelors Club — Mr. Ringold
- Charmed — Merrill
- 1998Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure — Whiskers (credited as W. Morgan Sheppard)
- 1998Nether World — Old Timer
- 1998Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World — Additional Voice Talents (voice)
- 1998The Escape — Long
- The Wild Thornberrys — Lead Jackal (voice)
- Poltergeist: The Legacy — Grave Digger
- 1996Sometimes They Come Back... Again — Father Archer Roberts
- 1996The Lottery — Mayor Warner
- American Gothic — Mr. Emmett
- JAG — Maj. Viktor Lushov
- Star Trek: Voyager — Qatai
- Babylon 5 — The Soul Hunter, Warleader G'Sten
- 1994Following Her Heart — Father
- Gargoyles — Petros Xanatos (voice), King Kenneth (voice), Odin (voice), Odin/Petros Xanatos (voice), Radar/Security Guard (voice)
- 1994Good King Wenceslas — Tomas
- Iron Man — Dum Dum Dugan (voice)
- Biker Mice from Mars — Lawrence Limburger (voice)
- Diagnosis: Murder — Dr. Tom Arneberg
- Frasier — Mr. Drake
- 1993Gettysburg — Maj. Gen. Isaac R. Trimble / Narrator
- 1993Needful Things — Father Meehan
- 1993SeaQuest DSV — The Professor
- seaQuest DSV — The Professor
- 1992There Goes the Neighborhood — Trick Bissell
- 1991Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country — Klingon Commander
- 1990Wild at Heart — Mr. Reindeer
- Quantum Leap — Gooshie, the Miner
- 1988Elvira: Mistress of the Dark — Vincent Talbot
- 1988Lucky Stiff — Pa
- Crossbow
- 1987Cry Freedom — Policeman (as Morgan Sheppard)
- 1987Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge — Digger McCloud
- Max Headroom — Blank Reg
- Star Trek: The Next Generation — Dr. Ira Graves
- Designing Women
- 1986Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus — Chorus
- A.D. — Gracchus 1 episode, 1985
- MacGyver — Dr. Zito
- 1985Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future — Blank Reg
- 1985The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission — German General
- 1985The Doctor and the Devils — Landlord
- Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense — Mahaffy
- 1984Lassiter — Sweeny
- Murder, She Wrote — Dr. Fredrick Grundberg
- 1984Paint Me a Murder — Mahaffy
- 1984The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood — Saxon Thief
- 1983The Keep — Alexandru
- 1982Nutcracker — George Peacock
- Masada — Sergeant
- Sunday Night Thriller — Karpov
- The Day of the Triffids — Bill's Father
- 1980Carpathian Eagle — Hospital Gardener
- Hammer House of Horror — Hospital Gardener
- 1980Hawk the Slayer — Ranulf
- 1980Keep Smiling — Harry Cowper
- Shōgun — Specz
- 1980The Elephant Man — Man in Pub
- 1980The Sea Wolves — 'Patch' Lovecroft
- Minder — John
- Rebecca — Ben
- The Legend of King Arthur — Gorlois
- Enemy at the Door — Raymond Girard
- Out — Mr. Smith
- 1978The Nativity — Flavius
- Target — Barman
- 1977The Duellists — Fencing Master
- The Professionals — Malenski
- The New Avengers — Walters
- 1975Antony and Cleopatra — Scarus
- The Sweeney — Det. Chief Insp. Morrison
- Churchill's People — Sabinianus
- New Scotland Yard — Harry Haines
- Play for Today — Harry Cowper
- 1968Tell Me Lies
- 1967The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade — A Mad Animal
- 1962Strongroom — Alec (as Morgan Sheppard)
Appearances as themselves (2)
- 2025A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep' — Self
- 2019That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars — Self