Kenneth Marshall

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Kenneth Marshall
Born (1950-06-27) June 27, 1950 (age 73)
New York City, U.S.
Other namesKen Marshall
Education University of Michigan (BA, MA)
Juilliard School (GrDip)
OccupationActor
Years active1974–2003

Kenneth Marshall (born June 27, 1950) is a retired American actor.

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Early life

Marshall graduated from Saint Joseph High School in Saint Joseph, Michigan, in 1968. After playing violin in high school for musicals, Marshall tried his luck on stage, and was cast as Curley in his senior year's production of Oklahoma!

He went on to earn his bachelor's degree in pre-med/English literature, and master's in drama from the University of Michigan.

Career

After graduating, Marshall then spent four years in the drama department at The Juilliard School with the likes of Kelsey Grammer and Robin Williams.

While at Juilliard, he had his first professional experience with Joseph Papp's Shakespeare in the Park and spent the next 14 years in New York City doing theater, film and TV, including being cast as Tony in the first Broadway revival of West Side Story . He appeared in The Tempest with Anthony Hopkins in 1979. [1]

In television, he played the title role in Giuliano Montaldo's 1982 television miniseries Marco Polo and portrayed the character Michael Eddington in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine from 1994 until 1997.

Although appearing in such films such as Tilt (1979), The Skin (1981), and Feds (1988), he is perhaps best known for the starring role as Prince/King Colwyn in the fantasy adventure movie, Krull (1983). After a permanent move to L.A., he spent several seasons at the Old Globe Theater in San Diego in the world premiere of Stephen Metcalfe's Emily, his musical White Linen, and Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods .

Personal life

He lives with his wife, Linda, who also graduated in 1968 from Saint Joseph High School (SJHS). The couple have two children, Amanda and Allen. He was inducted to the SJHS Performing Arts Center Hall of Fame in 2019. [2]

Acting credits

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1979 How the West Was Won Pvt. Andrew WillowEpisode: "The Forgotten"
1979 Tilt Neil Gallagher
1981 The Skin Jimmy Wren
1982–83 Marco Polo Marco Polo Title role, miniseries
1983 Krull Colwyn
Journey to KrullHimself / Colwyn Documentary short film
On TrialHimself/GuestDocumentary
1988 Feds Brent Shepard
1989 Double Exposure: The Story of Margaret Bourke-White Chappie TV movie
In the Heat of the Night Stephen AinsleeEpisode: "Rape"
Baywatch ChuckEpisode: "The Drowning Pool"
1990 Over My Dead Body John StantonEpisode: "No Ifs, Ands or Butlers"
1991 Hunter Professor Gleason2 (combined) episodes:
"Fatal Obesession Part 1+2"
Quantum Leap Rodney OwensEpisode: "A Hunting We Will Go"
1992 The Commish Sullivan GodfreyEpisode: "True Believers"
1993Berlin '39Hans
Message from Nam Dr. George AndrewsTV movie
1994On TrialHimselfDocumentary
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All NedTV movie
Empty Nest Agent #1Episode: "Mrs. Clinton Comes to Town"
AmberwavesDean Deamon
1994–97 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Lt. Commander Michael Eddington 9 episodes
1993, 1997 Silk Stalkings Bill Marshall,
Egan / Babalocia
2 episodes
2000Dov'è mio figlioCameron EllisTV movie
2001 JAG Capt. O'BryanEpisode: "Liberty"
Shaka Zulu: The Citadel Henry Francis Fynn TV movie
2003 The District Bartender2 episodes

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
1974 Pericles 2nd Pirate/Lord Delacorte Theater
1975 Hamlet Stagehand
1977 Shenandoah SamTour
1979 West Side Story TonyMiami, Florida
1980Broadway
1986–87 Into the Woods Cinderella’s Prince Premiere at The Old Globe Theatre

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