William Morgan Sheppard is an actor from London, England, UK, born 24 August 1932, who died on 6 January 2019. Filmoria lists 64 film credits on this page, running from Strongroom (1962) through to A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep' (2025). The best known are The Prestige (2006), Star Trek (2009) and The Elephant Man (1980). The Prestige (2006) is the highest rated of them, on 8.2/10 from 18,411 audience votes.
| Known for | Acting |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 August 1932 |
| Died | 6 January 2019 (aged 86) |
| Birthplace | London, England, UK |
| Film credits | 64 |
| First credit | Strongroom (1962) |
| Most recent | A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep' (2025) |
| Highest rated | The Prestige (2006) - 8.2/10 |
| Also known as | Morgan Sheppard, W. Morgan Sheppard, Morgan Shepard |
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.
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William Morgan Sheppard is an actor from London, England, UK, born 24 August 1932, who died on 6 January 2019. Filmoria lists 64 film credits on this page, running from Strongroom (1962) through to A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep' (2025). The best known are The Prestige (2006), Star Trek (2009) and The Elephant Man (1980). The Prestige (2006) is the highest rated of them, on 8.2/10 from 18,411 audience votes.
William Morgan Sheppard is best known for The Prestige (2006), Star Trek (2009) and The Elephant Man (1980). Those are the highest-profile titles in the filmography on this page, which is ordered so the most talked-about work comes first.
William Morgan Sheppard was born on 24 August 1932 and died on 6 January 2019, aged 86. The birthplace on record is London, England, UK.
William Morgan Sheppard was born in London, England, UK.
Filmoria lists 64 film credits for William Morgan Sheppard spanning 1962 to 2025. Every one of them is linked on this page, so you can go straight from here to the individual film.
The earliest credit on record is Strongroom (1962).
The most recently released credit is A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep' (2025). New releases are covered in Movie News and rated in Movie Reviews.
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By audience score, The Prestige (2006) comes out on top with 8.2/10 from 18,411 votes. That is a crowd verdict rather than a critical one - Filmoria's own scores live in Movie Reviews.
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