William Morgan Sheppard

William Morgan Sheppard
Other names:	W. Morgan Sheppard
Birth date:	1932
Death date:	6 January 2019
Work in the DWU
Main roles:	Canton Delaware
Stories:	TV: The Impossible Astronaut
Career highlights
Notable non-DWU work:	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
IMDb profile

William Morgan Sheppard (24 August 1932 - 6 January 2019) 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.

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.

External links

• William Morgan Sheppard at the Internet Movie Database
• William Morgan Sheppard at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek canon wiki