W. Morgan Sheppard
Sheppard in 2015
Born	William Morgan Sheppard (1932-08-24)24 August 1932 London, England
Died	6 January 2019(2019-01-06) (aged 86) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other names	Morgan Sheppard
Alma mater	Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1961–2017
Spouse	Regina Lisa Scherer ​ (m. 1963)​
Children	Mark Sheppard

William Morgan Sheppard (24 August 1932 – 6 January 2019), also credited by his full name or asMorgan Sheppard, was an English actor who appeared in over 100 films and television programmes, in a career that spanned over 50 years.

William Morgan Sheppard was born on 24 August 1932.^{[citation needed]}

He served in theBritish Merchant Navy during theKorean War (1950-1953).^[1]

Sheppard graduated from theRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) inLondon in 1958.^[2]

After graduating from RADA, Sheppard spent 12 years as an associate artist with theRoyal Shakespeare Company.

He appeared onBroadway inMarat/Sade (1966) and inSherlock Holmes (1975).^[3]

In 1995 he won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award forThe Homecoming.^{[citation needed]}

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Sheppard appeared in several episodes of different series ofStar Trek, notablyThe Next Generation's "The Schizoid Man" andVoyager's "Bliss". In the feature filmStar Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, his role was the warden of a Klingon gulag and in the 2009 rebootStar Trek, he played a member of the Vulcan High Council, but was uncredited.^[4] Outside ofStar Trek, he is best known for his role as Blank Reg onMax Headroom and his role as the Confederate generalIsaac R. Trimble in the filmsGettysburg andGods and Generals.

Sheppard appeared in two roles on the science-fiction seriesBabylon 5, in the episode titled "Soul Hunter", playing the eponymous character and also played Narn war leader G'Sten, an uncle of main character G'Kar, in "The Long Twilight Struggle". He was also a runner-up for the role of AmbassadorG'Kar on the series, though the role eventually went toAndreas Katsulas.

Sheppard was one of severalStar Trek actors who voiced characters on the animated seriesGargoyles, wherein he played the father ofJonathan Frakes' characterDavid Xanatos and the Norse godOdin.

Sheppard and his son,Mark Sheppard, acted together in a few productions. Sheppard appeared in the television seriesNCIS, in the season six episode "Broken Bird", where he played the older version of a man named Marcin Jerek, while his son played the younger version.^[2] He appeared in the opening episode of series six ofDoctor Who, "The Impossible Astronaut", playing the character Canton Everett Delaware III. He portrayed an older version of Delaware, while his son portrayed the younger version in the same episode. He and his son are among the few actors who have appeared in both theStar Trek andDoctor Who franchises.^[2]

In December 2009, Sheppard voiced the part of Santa in Disney's Christmas specialPrep & Landing. Following that, he returned as the voice of Santa in the sequels,Prep & Landing: Operation: Secret Santa andPrep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice. On 4 December 2010, Sheppard appeared onHallmark Channel Original FilmsFarewell Mr. Kringle as Kris Kringle.

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Sheppard voiced several characters invideo games.

He narrated the introductions and mission briefings for the first four instalments of theMedal of Honor video game series. He was cast in the 1996 adventure gameZork Nemesis, playing the live-action role of Bishop Francois Malveaux, one of the four alchemists central to the plot of the game.

In 2000, he voiced the character Ignatius Cheese in the gameEscape from Monkey Island. Sheppard voiced over for the characterJohn Adams in theWii gameThe Conduit. He provided the voice for the character Lucky in the 2002Xbox (console) gameWhacked!.

Sheppard was the voice actor for the video gameCivilization V.^[5] and provided the voice overs for loading screens, victory screens, built wonders, and newly researched technologies.

Sheppard and his wife Regina are the parents of actorMark Sheppard.^[6][7] W. Morgan Sheppard died on 6 January 2019, inLos Angeles, California, aged 86.^[3][7][2][8]

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