William Morgan Sheppard

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), 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.

Known For

Mr. Reindeer

Wild at Heart

Landlord

The Doctor and the Devils

Man in Pub

The Elephant Man

Maj. Gen. Isaac R. Trimble / Narrator

Gettysburg

Long

The Escape

Scottie

Love's Long Journey

Scottie

Love's Abiding Joy

Ranulf

Hawk the Slayer

Alexandru

The Keep

Big Guy (voice)

Prep & Landing

Father Marks

Over Her Dead Body

Vulcan Science Minister (uncredited)

Star Trek

Blank Reg

Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future

Sweeny

Lassiter

Captain Nemo

Mysterious Island

Taylor

Small Town Conspiracy

Digger McCloud

Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge

Larry Lind

Meeting Spencer

George Peacock

Nutcracker

Big Guy (voice)

Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice

Big Guy (voice)

Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa

Kris Kringle

Farewell Mr. Kringle

Father Monahan

For Christ's Sake

The Devil's Dozen

Scarus

Antony and Cleopatra

Mr. Hereck

Along the Way

Additional Voice Talents (voice)

Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World

Gen. Isaac Trimble

Gods and Generals

Uncle Bill

The Last Mark

Flavius

The Nativity

Pops

April Apocalypse

Pa

Lucky Stiff

Merrit

The Prestige

Will Hodges

Last Man Club

Mahaffy

Paint Me a Murder

Father Meehan

Needful Things

Himself

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

'Patch' Lovecroft

The Sea Wolves

Father Archer Roberts

Sometimes They Come Back... Again

Vincent Talbot

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

Chorus

Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus

Mr. Ringold

The Hungry Bachelors Club

Mayor Warner

The Lottery

Saxon Thief

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

Tell Me Lies

Captain Witwicky

Transformers

A Mad Animal

Marat/Sade

Alec (as Morgan Sheppard)

Strongroom

Whiskers (credited as W. Morgan Sheppard)

Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure

Fencing Master

The Duellists

Harry Cowper

Keep Smiling

Hospital Gardener

Carpathian Eagle

Tomas

Good King Wenceslas

Self

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

Father

Following Her Heart

Erik Hellstrom (voice)

Atlantis: Milo's Return

Klingon Commander

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

(voice)

Free Birds

Trick Bissell

There Goes the Neighborhood

Old Timer

Nether World

Policeman (as Morgan Sheppard)

Cry Freedom

German General

The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

62

Gender

Male

Birthday

1932-08-24

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Also Known As

Morgan Sheppard