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William Marshall

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Born

8/19/1924, Gary Indiana,USA

Died

6/11/2003

Birth Name

William Marshall

Gender

Male

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Bill Marshall

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Dynamic, African American leading actor of the "blaxploitation" era of the early 70's, Marshall's reputation as a Shakespearean-trained actor began in 1952 in the filmLydia Bailey. His performance eventually landed him in Demetrius and the Gladiators a year later. Marshall spent the next few years in supporting roles

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Star (9)

Role
- BMF: The Rise and Fall of a Hip Hop Drug Empire
  Star
  2011
- The Boston Strangler
  Star
  2006
- Pee-Wee's Playhouse
  King of Cartoons
  - S 5: Ep 10 Playhouse for Sale
    11/10/90
  - S 5: Ep 7 Fun, Fun, Fun
    10/20/90
  - S 5: Ep 5 Playhouse Day
    10/6/90
  - S 5: Ep 4 Tango Time
    9/29/90
  - S 5: Ep 1 Conky's Breakdown
    9/8/90
  - + 18 More Credits
- Pee-Wee's Playhouse
  King of Cartoons (seasons 2-5)
- Rosetti and Ryan
  Judge Black
  - S 1: Ep 6 Bedeviled Angel
    11/10/77
  - S 1: Ep 5 Everybody Into The Pool
    11/3/77
  - S 1: Ep 4 Ms. Bluebeard
    10/27/77
  - S 1: Ep 3 Is There A Lawyer In The House?
    10/20/77
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Ten-Second Client
    10/13/77
  - + 2 More Credits
- Scream Blacula Scream
  Star
  1973
- Blacula
  Blacula
  1972
- Calendar Girl
  Johnny Bennett
  1947
- Belle of the Yukon
  Star
  1944
Recurring Role (3)

Role
- Tarzan (1966)
  Likui
  - S 2: Ep 12 Mountains of the Moon (2)
    12/1/67
  - S 2: Ep 11 Mountains of the Moon (1)
    11/24/67
- Tarzan (1966)
  Tatakombi
  - S 2: Ep 5 The Blue Stone of Heaven (2)
    10/13/67
  - S 2: Ep 4 The Blue Stone of Heaven (1)
    10/6/67
- Tarzan (1966)
  Kasembi
  - S 1: Ep 25 Jungle Dragnet
    3/3/67
Guest Star (30)

Role
- Benson
  The Grim Reaper
  - S 7: Ep 4 The Stranger
    10/25/85
- The Jeffersons
  Joe Blake
  - S 9: Ep 7 A Date With Danger
    11/7/82
- Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends
  The Juggernaut
  - S 2: Ep 3 A Firestar Is Born
    9/25/82
- Meeting of Minds
  Othello, Moor of Venice
  - S 3: Ep 4 Shakespeare on Love, Part 2
    6/16/79
  - S 3: Ep 3 Shakespeare on Love, Part 1
    6/9/79
- The Tony Randall Show
  Judge Bradshaw
  - S 2: Ep 8 New Found Franklin
    11/12/77
- Police Woman (1978)
  Tutti Lawson
  - S 3: Ep 13 Once A Snitch
    1/4/77
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 26 Week of October 6, 1975
    10/6/75
- Police Woman (1978)
  Guest Star
- The Tomorrow Show (1973)
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 19 November 14, 1973
    11/14/73
- Soul Train
  himself
  - S 2: Ep 10 Friends of Distinction / The Persuaders / Doug Gibbs
    11/11/72
- Mannix
  Bolo
  - S 5: Ep 21 Lifeline
    2/16/72
- Insight
  Chand
  - S 11: Ep 37 Dry Command
    5/16/71
- Insight
  Frank
  - S 10: Ep 37 The Invincible Weapon
    5/15/70
- Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends
  Tony Stark
  - S 3: Ep 5 Origin Of The Spider-Friends
- Star Trek
  Dr. Richard Daystrom
  - S 2: Ep 24 The Ultimate Computer
    3/8/68
- The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
  Dr. Fabray
  - S 4: Ep 13 The Maze Affair
    12/18/67
- Daniel Boone
  Birch Kendall
  - S 3: Ep 21 The Long Way Home
    2/16/67
- Tarzan (1966)
  Tatakombi
- The Wild Wild West (1969)
  Amalek
- Ben Casey
  Dr. Henry Wellick
  - S 4: Ep 14 A Boy is Standing Outside the Door
    1/4/65
- Danger Man
  Prime Minister
  - S 2: Ep 4 The Galloping Major
    11/3/64
- The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
  Ashumen
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Vulcan Affair
    9/22/64
- Rawhide
  Sargeant Sam Turner
  - S 6: Ep 30 Incident at Seven Fingers
    5/7/64
- Bonanza
  Thomas Bowers
  - S 5: Ep 30 Enter Thomas Bowers
    4/26/64
- The Nurses (1962)
  Octave Mba
  - S 2: Ep 27 The Leopard Killer
    4/9/64
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
  Jahdoo
  - S 2: Ep 17 The Jar
    2/14/64
- Danger Man
  Khano
  - S 1: Ep 39 Deadline
    6/4/61
- The DuPont Show Of The Month
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Bridge of San Luis Rey
    1/21/58
- Omnibus
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 22 The Theatre Breaks Loose
    3/3/57
- Studio One
  Abdullah
  - S 8: Ep 34 The Genie of Sutton Place
    5/14/56
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- The Wild Wild West (1969)
  Amalek
  - S 4: Ep 8 The Night of the Egyptian Queen
    11/15/68
Director (2)

Role
- The Phantom Planet
  Director
  1961
- The Phantom Planet (In Color)
  Director
  1961

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- William co-starred with his cousin Paul Winfield in Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977).
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- William died exactly 4 years later, on the same day, as his Star Trek co-star DeForest Kelly, from when he guest-starred on the episode "The Ultimate Computer" as Dr. Richard Daystrom.
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- William appeared in television commercials for Pee-Wee's Playhouse when it was released on home video in 1996.
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- William took his role as "The King Of Cartoons" in Pee-Wee's Playhouse on the request of his grandchildren.
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- William was 6 feet 5 inches tall.
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- Marshall is the cousin of the late Paul Winfield.
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