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|aka        = W. Morgan Sheppard
|aka        = W. Morgan Sheppard
|birth date = [[1932 (people)|1932]]
|birth date = [[24 August (people)|24 August]] [[1932 (people)|1932]]
|death date = [[6 January (people)|6 January]] [[2019 (people)|2019]]
|death date = [[6 January (people)|6 January]] [[2019 (people)|2019]]
|story      = [[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]''
|story      = ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]''
|role      = [[Canton Delaware]]
|role      = [[Canton Delaware]]
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|imdb      = 0792003
|imdb      = 0792003
}}'''William Morgan Sheppard''' ([[24 August (people)|24 August]] [[1932 (people)|1932]] - [[6 January (people)|6 January]] [[2019 (people)|2019]]<ref>https://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz-tv/hot-tv/751947/breaking-doctor-who-cast-william-morgan-sheppard-dead-star-trek-mad-men</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]]''. His son, [[Mark Sheppard]], played the younger version of Canton Delaware.
|job title = Actor
|time = 2011
}}
'''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 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.
== 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 ==
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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]]