William Morgan Sheppard

William Morgan Sheppard (born 24 August 1932 -- died 6 January 2019), also known as Morgan Sheppard or W. Morgan Sheppard, is a British actor and voice actor.

He played Nicholas Galway, a retired priest with dementia, in the Showtime series DEXTER.

Appearances
Season Six:
 * "Sin of Omission"

Career
Films

His film credits include roles in Strongroom (1962); Marat/Sade (1967); Tell Me Lies (1968); The Duellists (1977); Hawk the Slayer (1980); The Elephant Man (1980); The Sea Wolves (1980); Nutcracker (1983); The Keep (1983); Lassiter (1984); The Doctor and the Devils (1985); Lady Jane (1986); Cry Freedom (1987); Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988); Wild at Heart (1990); Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991); There Goes the Neighbourhood (1992); Gettysburg (1993); Needful Things (1993); Nether World (1997); The Hungry Bachelors Club (1999); Treasure of Pirate's Point (1999);Gods and Generals (2003); Small Town Conspiracy (2003); The Prestige (2006); Transformers (2007); Japan (2008); Over Her Dead Body (2008); Star Trek (2009, Uncredited); For Christ's Sake (2010); Meeting Spencer (2010); and Last Man Club (2016).

TV Movies

His TV movie credits include roles in The Roses of Eyam (1973); Antony and Cleopatra (1974); The Nativity (1978); Camille (1984); The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood (1984); Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future (1985); The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission (1985); Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge (1987); The Lottery (1996); Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure (1998);The Escape (1998); Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle (2003); Love's Long Journey (2005); Love's Abiding Joy (2006); and A Stranger's Heart (2007).

Television

His TV credits include appearances on Minder; Shōgun; Masada; Max Headroom; Star Trek: The Next Generation; MacGyver; Designing Women; Biker Mice from Mars; Quantum Leap; seaQuest DSV; Babylon 5; Iron Man; Frasier; Murder, She Wrote; Gargoyles; American Gothic; Poltergeist: The Legacy; JAG; Star Trek: Voyager; Diagnosis: Murder; The Wild Thornberrys; Days of Our Lives; Justice League (Merlin’s (voice); Crossing Jordan; Charmed; Alias; Cold Case; Gilmore Girls; Biker Mice from Mars (Limburger voice); Criminal Minds; NCIS; Legend of the Seeker (The Keeper voice); Mad Men; Doctor Who; It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia; Young Justice (Sardath (voice); and The Librarians. 

Theatre

He spent twelve years as Associate Artist with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He appeared on Broadway in 1966 with Marat/Sade and in 1975 with Sherlock Holmes. He won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for The Homecoming in 1995, at the Matrix Theater.

Games
 * He voiced the narrator in the popular computer game Civilization 5.

Personal Life
He was born in London, England, to an Anglo-Irish family. Sheppard graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1958.

Trivia

 * He was the father of actor Mark Sheppard.