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|name              =William Morgan Sheppard
|image      = William Morgan Sheppard.jpg
|image            =William Morgan Sheppard.jpg
|aka        = W. Morgan Sheppard
|birth date       =[[24 August]] [[1932]]
|birth date = [[24 August (people)|24 August]] [[1932 (people)|1932]]
|death date       =
|death date = [[6 January (people)|6 January]] [[2019 (people)|2019]]
|aka            =W. Morgan Sheppard
|story     = ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]''
|story           =[[The Impossible Astronaut]]
|role       = [[Canton Delaware]]
|role             =[[Canton Delaware]] (2011)
|non dwu    =  
|job title        =
|imdb      = 0792003
|non dwu            =
|job title = Actor
|non dwu            =''[[Star Trek (franchise)|Star Trek]]''<br />''Max Headroom''<br />''Escape from Monkey Island''
|time = 2011
|imdb          =nm0792003
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'''William Morgan Sheppard''' (born 24 August 1932) is a British-born American film, television and voice actor. He played the older version of [[Canton Delaware]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story ''[[The Impossible Astronaut]]''. His son, [[Mark Sheppard]], played the young version of Canton Delaware.
'''William Morgan Sheppard''' ([[24 August (people)|24 August]] [[1932 (people)|1932]]-[[6 January (people)|6 January]] [[2019 (people)|2019]]<ref>[https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/w-sheppard.html Famous Birthdays]</ref>) was a British film, television and voice actor. He played the older version of [[Canton Everett Delaware III]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]''.


Outside ''Doctor Who'', he's best known for his numerous appearances in other science-fiction series, including ''[[Star Trek (franchise)|Star Trek]].'' In 2000, he provided voices for the video game ''[[Star Wars]]: Force Commander'' and also played the role of Ignatius Cheese in the video game ''Escape from Monkey Island''. In the mid-1980s, Sheppard played Blank Reg in both the original UK production of ''Max Headroom'' and its later American remake.
== Career ==
 
Outside ''Doctor Who'', he was best known for his numerous appearances in other science-fiction series, including ''[[Star Trek (franchise)|Star Trek]]''. In 2000, he provided voices for the video game ''[[Star Wars]]: Force Commander'' and also played the role of Ignatius Cheese in the video game ''Escape from Monkey Island''. In the mid-1980s, Sheppard played Blank Reg in both the original UK production of ''Max Headroom'' and its later American remake. He also had a major part as the evil Plutarkian businessman Lawrence Lactavious Limburger in cult 1990s American sci-fi cartoon ''Biker Mice from Mars'' and its 2006 sequel series of the same name.
 
== Personal life ==
His son, [[Mark Sheppard]], played the younger version of Canton Delaware in ''The Impossible Astronaut'' and ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]''.


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{imdb name|id=0792003|name=William Morgan Sheppard}}
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* [[memoryalpha:W. Morgan Sheppard|William Morgan Sheppard]] at Memory Alpha, a ''Star Trek'' wiki
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[[Category:Actors who appeared in the Star Wars franchise]]
[[Category:Actors who appeared in the Star Trek franchise]]
[[Category:Doctor Who guest actors]]
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[[Category:Actors who appeared in Babylon 5]]
[[Category:Actors interviewed on Doctor Who Confidential]]
[[Category:Actors who appeared in the Transformers franchise]]
[[Category:Actors who portrayed companions of the Doctor]]

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William Morgan Sheppard (24 August 1932-6 January 2019[1]) was a British film, television and voice actor. He played the older version of Canton Everett Delaware III in the Doctor Who story The Impossible Astronaut.

Career[[edit] | [edit source]]

Outside Doctor Who, he was best known for his numerous appearances in other science-fiction series, including Star Trek. In 2000, he provided voices for the video game Star Wars: Force Commander and also played the role of Ignatius Cheese in the video game Escape from Monkey Island. In the mid-1980s, Sheppard played Blank Reg in both the original UK production of Max Headroom and its later American remake. He also had a major part as the evil Plutarkian businessman Lawrence Lactavious Limburger in cult 1990s American sci-fi cartoon Biker Mice from Mars and its 2006 sequel series of the same name.

Personal life[[edit] | [edit source]]

His son, Mark Sheppard, played the younger version of Canton Delaware in The Impossible Astronaut and Day of the Moon.

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]