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|image      = William Morgan Sheppard.jpg
|image      = William Morgan Sheppard.jpg
|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]]
|non dwu    = ''Z-Cars'', ''Anthony & Cleopatra'', ''When the Boat Comes In'', ''The Onedin Line'', ''The Elephant Man'', ''The Day of the Triffids'', ''Camille'', ''Return to Treasure Island'', ''Cry Freedom'', ''Max Headroom'', ''Star Trek'', ''Fraiser'', ''Babylon 5'', ''Gargoyles'', ''Days of Our Lives'', ''Gilmore Girls'', ''The Prestige'', ''NCIS'', ''Mad Men'', ''Dexter''
|non dwu    =  
|imdb      = 0792003
|imdb      = 0792003
|job title = Actor
|time = 2011
}}
}}
'''William Morgan Sheppard''' ([[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.
'''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 ==
== External links ==
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== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==
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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]]