• Born: Aug 19, 1924 in Gary, Indiana
• Died: Jun 16, 2003
• Occupation: Actor
• Active: '50s-'80s
• Major Genres: Drama, Adventure
• Career Highlights: The Tragedy of Othello, Blacula, To Trap a Spy
• First Major Screen Credit: Lydia Bailey (1952)

Biography

Dynamic African American leading man and character actor William Marshall trained in both grand opera and Shakespeare. In films from 1952, the NYU-educated Marshall didn't really hit it big until the "blaxploitation" era of the 1970s. He starred in the better-than-you'd-think contemporary vampire melodrama Blacula (1972) and its just-as-bad-as-it-sounds sequel, Scream Blacula Scream (1973). From 1987 to 1989, William Marshall was seen as the King of Cartoons on the Saturday morning TV kiddie show Pee-wee's Playhouse, a job he accepted on behalf of his grandchildren, who weren't yet permitted to see the Blacula flicks. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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