Joseph Marcell | |
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Born | Castries, Saint Lucia | 14 August 1948
Alma mater | University of Sheffield Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian |
Years active | 1969–present |
Spouse(s) | Judith M. Midtby (m. 1975; div. 1980) Joyce T. Walsh (m. 1995) |
Children | 2 |
Joseph Marcell (born 14 August 1948) is a Saint Lucian-British actor and comedian. [1] He is best known for his role as Geoffrey Butler, the butler on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air from September 1990 until the show ended in May 1996.
Born in Saint Lucia, [1] he moved to the United Kingdom when he was nine years old and grew up in Peckham, South London. Marcell currently lives in Banstead, Surrey.
He studied speech and dance at the Central School of Speech and Drama.
Marcell grew up in Peckham, South East London. As a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he appeared in productions of Othello and A Midsummer Night's Dream . He has also appeared in feature films and on television in Britain. He serves on the board of the Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London where he featured in a nationwide production of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing and King Lear . [2] [3]
He played Gonzalo in Shakespeare’s play The Tempest at Sam Wanamaker Playhouse in May 2016. [4] [5] He also played Solly Two Kings in the play by August Wilson, Gem of the Ocean at the Tricycle Theatre, in London, in January 2016. [6] Marcell began rehearsals as Titus Andronicus, in July 2017, for the La Grande Shakespeare Company, in La Grande, Oregon. [7]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1974 | Antony and Cleopatra | Eros | TV movie |
1978 | Real Live Audience | Second Man in Audience | TV movie |
1987 | Playing Away | Robbo | |
Cry Freedom | Moses | ||
1990 | The Loser | Bartender | Short |
1993 | David Copperfield | Mr. Micawber (voice) | TV movie |
1994 | Sioux City | Dr. Darryl Reichert | |
2004 | A Beautiful Life | Juan | Short |
2006 | Diamond Real Estate | Mr. Rodeo | Short |
2007 | Rough Crossings | David George | TV movie |
That Samba Thing | Nelson | ||
Man, Broken | George | Short | |
2010 | The Santa Trap | Santa | Short |
2012 | Much Ado About Nothing | Leonato | |
2013 | Fedz | Eddie "Fast Eddie" | |
2014 | Return to Zero | Dr. Harrington | |
2016 | The Complete Walk: King Lear | King Lear | Short |
The Complete Walk: Henry V | Chorus (voice) | Short | |
2017 | Wrapped up in Christmas | Jim Nash | TV movie |
2018 | Battledream Chronicles: A New Beginning | Zeus Thunderking | TV movie |
2019 | The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind | Chief Wembe | |
Hero: Inspired by the Extraordinary Life and Times of Mr. Ulric Cross | C.L.R. James | ||
2020 | The Man in the Hat | The Old Man | |
2021 | The Exorcism of God | Father Michael Lewis | |
2022 | Folding | Errol | Short |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1978–79 | Empire Road | Walter Isaacs | Main cast |
1980 | Fancy Wanders | Alastair | Episode: "With a Little Bit of Luck" |
1981 | Crown Court | - | Episode: "Cold Turkey: Part 1" |
1983 | The Professionals | Nero | Episode: "The Untouchables" |
Rumpole of the Bailey | Freddy Ruingo | Episode: "Rumpole and the Golden Thread" | |
1984 | The Kit Curran Radio Show | Constantine | Recurring cast: season 1 |
End of the Line | Harry | Main cast | |
1985 | Juliet Bravo | Bold | Episode: "Hostage to Fortune" |
1987 | First Sight | Mik | Episode: "Some Day Man" |
1988 | Doctor Who | John | Episode: "Remembrance of the Daleks: Part Two" |
The Return of Shelley | Palmer | Episode: "Emergency Ward 9" | |
1989 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Doc Holmes | Episode: "Outpost" |
Boon | Charlie Fowkes | Episode: "Arms and the Dog" | |
The Bill | Wilmot | Episode: "Pressure" | |
1990 | Desmond's | Matthew McFarlane | Episode: "Porkpies" |
Die Kinder | Joe | Episode: "Catastrophe Theory" | |
1990–96 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Geoffrey Butler | Main cast |
1992 | EastEnders | Adrian Bell | Episode: 782 & 783 |
1993 | Runaway Bay | Samuel | Episode: "The Robbery" |
1997 | Living Single | Reese | Episode: "Moonlight Savings Time" |
McLibel! | Robert Beavers | Episode: "Episode #1.1" | |
1998 | Renford Rejects | Arthur Rodrigues | Episode: "Bowled Over" |
In the House | Minister | Episode: "My Pest Friend's Wedding" | |
The Bill | Vernon Johnson | Episode: "One Man, Two Faces" | |
Brothers and Sisters | Pastor Gittens | Episode: "Episode #1.1" | |
2003–04 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Hudson | Regular cast |
2005 | Jericho | Clive Marlowe | Episode: "A Pair of Ragged Claws" |
2006 | EastEnders | Aubrey Valentine | Recurring Guest (8 episodes) |
2008 | A Touch of Frost | Joshua Ray | Episode: "Mind Games" |
Holby City | Professor Karl Webster | Episode: "You Do it to Yourself" & "Eighteen and a Half" | |
2014 | Death in Paradise | Alexander Jackson | Episode: "The Man with the Golden Gun" |
2020 | The Sandman | African Grandfather (voice) | Recurring cast |
Ratched | Len Bronley | Episode: "Ice Pick" & "The Dance" | |
2021, 2024 | Mammoth | Roger Buck | Main cast |
2022 | I Hate You | Ralph | Episode 1 |
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