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William Horace Marshall was an American actor, director and opera singer. He played the title role in the 1972 blaxploitation classic Blacula and its sequel Scream Blacula Scream (1973), and appeared as the King of Cartoons on the 1980s television show Pee-wee's Playhouse and as Dr. Richard Daystrom on the Star Trek television series. He was 6‘5” tall and was known for his bass voice.
Birth Name
William Horace Marshall
Born
Tuesday, 19 August 1924
Died
Wednesday, 11 June 2003
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror | Self - Actor, Blacula / (archive footage) | 2019 |
| Monster Madness: The Counter Culture to Blockbusters | (archive footage) | 2015 |
| Missing Reel | Blacula | 2014 |
| The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features | 2012 | |
| Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted | Self | 2004 |
| The Many Faces of Dracula | Blacula / Blacula (archive footage) | 2000 |
| Sorceress | John Geiger | 1995 |
| Dinosaur Valley Girls | Dr. Benjamin Michaels | 1995 |
| Maverick | Riverboat Poker Player | 1994 |
| Running the Halls | Sherman Renfield | 1993 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror | Self - Actor, Blacula / (archive footage) | 2019 |
| Monster Madness: The Counter Culture to Blockbusters | (archive footage) | 2015 |
| Missing Reel | Blacula | 2014 |
| The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features | 2012 | |
| Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted | Self | 2004 |
| The Many Faces of Dracula | Blacula / Blacula (archive footage) | 2000 |
| Sorceress | John Geiger | 1995 |
| Dinosaur Valley Girls | Dr. Benjamin Michaels | 1995 |
| Maverick | Riverboat Poker Player | 1994 |
| Running the Halls | Sherman Renfield | 1993 |
| Christmas at Pee-wee's Playhouse | King Of Cartoons | 1988 |
| Amazon Women on the Moon | Pirate Captain (segment "Video Pirates") / Pirate Captain | 1987 |
| Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter | Dr. Dean | 1986 |
| The Real Ghostbusters | Master of Shadows | 1986 |
| Pee-wee's Playhouse | King of Cartoons | 1986 |
| Beverly Hills Madam | Widower of Jenny | 1986 |
| Pryor's Place | Bookstore Owner | 1984 |
| Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends | Juggernaut / Cain Marko / Tony Stark | 1981 |
| The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice | Othello | 1981 |
| The Great Skycopter Rescue | Mr. Jason | 1980 |
| Benson | The Grim Reaper | 1979 |
| Rosetti and Ryan | Judge Marcus Black | 1977 |
| Twilight's Last Gleaming | William Klinger - Attorney General | 1977 |
| Meeting of Minds | Othello | 1977 |
| The Lost Years | Narrator - Legend of St. Issa | 1977 |
| The Tony Randall Show | Judge Bradshaw | 1976 |
| NBC Special Treat | Don Cheek | 1975 |
| The Jeffersons | Joe Blake | 1975 |
| Abby | Bishop Garnet Williams | 1974 |
| Police Woman | Tutti Lawson | 1974 |
| Scream Blacula Scream | Blacula / Prince Mamuwalde | 1973 |
| Blacula | Blacula / Mamuwalde | 1972 |
| Honky | Dr. Craig Smith | 1971 |
| Soul Train | Guest | 1971 |
| Primus | Prime Minister Melina | 1971 |
| Zig Zag | Morris Bronson / Morrie Bronson | 1970 |
| Skullduggery | Attorney General | 1970 |
| The Boston Strangler | Edward W. Brooke / Atty. Gen. Edward W. Brooke | 1968 |
| The Hell with Heroes | Al Poland | 1968 |
| Black Journal | Self | 1968 |
| Mannix | Bolo | 1967 |
| Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion | Tatakombi / Colonel Tatakombi | 1967 |
| Tarzan | Likui / Colonel Takakombi / Kasembi | 1966 |
| Star Trek | Daystrom | 1966 |
| The Wild Wild West | Amalek | 1965 |
| Secret Agent | The Prime Minister K.W.Kamunga | 1964 |
| Daniel Boone | Birch Kendall | 1964 |
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Dr. James Febray / Premier Sekue Ashumen | 1964 |
| To Trap a Spy | Premier Sekue Ashumen / Sekue Ashumen | 1964 |
| Piedra de toque | Padre Antonio | 1963 |
| The Doctors and the Nurses | Octave Mba | 1962 |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Jahdoo | 1962 |
| Password | Self | 1961 |
| Ben Casey | Dr. Henry Wellick | 1961 |
| Drama 61-67 | Sutlej | 1961 |
| Danger Man | Saul Khano | 1960 |
| Man from Interpol | Captain | 1960 |
| Bonanza | Thomas Bowers | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Sgt. Sam Turner | 1959 |
| Oh Boy! | Self | 1958 |
| La fille de feu | Stork / Storck | 1958 |
| Sabu and the Magic Ring | Ubal / Ubal, the genie | 1957 |
| The Seven Lively Arts | Bugs | 1957 |
| Captain David Grief | King | 1957 |
| Something of Value | Leader - Intellectual in Suit | 1957 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Judge Samuel Addison | 1955 |
| Demetrius and the Gladiators | Glycon | 1954 |
| Lydia Bailey | King Dick | 1952 |
| Showtime, U.S.A. | Self | 1950 |
| Studio One | Abdullah | 1948 |
