William Marshall

Personal Info

Birthday

August 19, 1924

Day of Death

2003-06-11

(78 years old)

Place of Birth

Gary, Indiana, USA

Also Known As

Bill Marshall

Wiliam Marshall

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.

Known For

Star Trek

Bonanza

Tarzan

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Danger Man

Pee-wee's Playhouse

Scream Blacula Scream

Maverick

Filmography

2019
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Monster Madness: The Counter Culture To Blockbusters
as (archive footage)
2004
Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted
as Self
2000
The Many Faces of Dracula
as Blacula (archive footage)
1996
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
as Narrator / Self
1995
Sorceress
as John Geiger
Dinosaur Valley Girls
as Dr. Benjamin Michaels
1994
Maverick
as Riverboat Poker Player
1991
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Blacula (archive footage)
1988
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
as King of Cartoons
1987
Amazon Women on the Moon
as Pirate Captain (segment "Video Pirates")
1986
Beverly Hills Madam
as Jenny's Widower
Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter
as Dr. Dean
1983
Frederick Douglass: Slave and Statesman
as Frederick Douglas
1981
Othello
as Othello
1980
The Great Skycopter Rescue
as Mr. Jason
1977
Rosetti and Ryan: Men Who Love Women
as Judge Marcus Black
Twilight's Last Gleaming
as William Klinger - Attorney General
1974
Abby
as Bishop Garnet Williams
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
as Self (archive footage)
1973
Scream Blacula Scream
as Blacula / Prince Mamuwalde
1972
Blacula
as Blacula / Prince Mamuwalde
1971
Honky
as Dr. Craig Smith
1970
Zig Zag
as Morrie Bronson
The Mask of Sheba
as Capt. Condor Sekallie
Skullduggery
as Attorney General
1969
Operation Heartbeat
as Dr. Harold Tawn
1968
The Boston Strangler
as Atty. Gen. Edward W. Brooke
The Hell with Heroes
as Al Poland
1967
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
as Colonel Tatakombi
1966
Making It
as Narrator
1964
To Trap a Spy
as Sekue Ashumen
1957
Sabu and the Magic Ring
as Ubal, the genie
Something of Value
as Leader - Intellectual in Suit
1954
Demetrius and the Gladiators
as Glycon
1952
Lydia Bailey
as King Dick