William Marshall

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1924-08-19 (79 years old)

Deathday

2003-06-11

Place of Birth

Gary, Indiana, USA

William Marshall

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 performed in several Shakespearean plays on the stage in the U. S. and Europe, including the title role in at least six productions of Othello. Harold Hobso...

Acting

1995

Dinosaur Valley Girls

as Dr. Benjamin Michaels

1972

Blacula

as Blacula / Prince Mamuwalde

1964

To Trap a Spy

as Sekue Ashumen

1994

Maverick

as Riverboat Poker Player

1968

The Boston Strangler

as Atty. Gen. Edward W. Brooke

1995

Sorceress

as John Geiger

1973

Scream Blacula Scream

as Blacula / Prince Mamuwalde

2019

1974

1957

Something of Value

as Leader - Intellectual in Suit

1970

Zig Zag

as Morrie Bronson

1977

Twilight's Last Gleaming

as William Klinger - Attorney General

1974

Abby

as Bishop Garnet Williams

1996

1957

Sabu and the Magic Ring

as Ubal, the genie

1991

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

as Blacula (archive footage)

2000

The Many Faces of Dracula

as Blacula (archive footage)

1981

Othello

as Othello

1986

Beverly Hills Madam

as Jenny's Widower

1966

Making It

as Narrator

1970

The Mask of Sheba

as Capt. Condor Sekallie

1977

1952

Lydia Bailey

as King Dick

1969

Operation Heartbeat

as Dr. Harold Tawn

1970

Skullduggery

as Attorney General

1971

Honky

as Dr. Craig Smith

1968

1967

Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion

as Colonel Tatakombi

1987

Amazon Women on the Moon

as Pirate Captain (segment "Video Pirates")

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