William Marshall

William Marshall was born on Aug 19, 1924 in USA. William Marshall's big-screen debut came with Lydia Bailey directed by Jean Negulesco in 1952, strarring King Dick. William Marshall is known for Pee-wee's Playhouse directed by Paul Reubens, Ric Heitzman stars as Mr. Window and George McGrath as Globey. The upcoming new movie William Marshall plays is Dinosaur Valley Girls which will be released on Feb 08, 2002.

Dynamic African American leading man and characters actor William Marshall trained in Grand Opera, Broadway and Shakespeare. In films from the 50s and 60s including: Lydia Bailey (1952), Le carnaval des dieux (1957), To Trap a Spy (1964) and finally known for being in L'Étrangleur de Boston (1968) with Tony Curtis. Marshall really didn't hit it big until the "blaxplotation" era of the 70s. He starred in the contemporary vampire melodrama, Le vampire noir (1972), and its sequel, Scream Blacula Scream (1973), and the Exorcist-type film, Abby (1974). From the 80s, Marshall was seen as the "King of Cartoons" on the Saturday morning TV kiddie show, Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986), a job that he accepted on behalf of his grandchildren. Marshall has also appeared in Maverick (1994) and Dinosaur Valley Girls (1996). Marshall retired from acting afterwards and died of Alzheimer's disease in June, 2003.