William Marshall (actor)

Biography

William Horace Marshall (August 19, 1924 – June 11, 2003) was an American actor, director and opera singer. He played the title role in the 1972 blaxploitation classic Blacula and its 1973 sequel Scream Blacula Scream. He has appeared as the King of Cartoons on the 1980s television show Pee-wee's Playhouse, as Dr. Richard Daystrom on the television series Star Trek, and as Thomas Bowers on the television series Bonanza. He was 6‘5” (1.96 m) tall and was known for his bass voice.

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