Kenneth Marshall (born June 27, 1950) is a retired American actor.
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
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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
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in 1979.
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.
Acting credits
Filmography
Theatre
References
External links
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1950 births
American male film actors
American male television actors
Living people
Male actors from New York City
University of Michigan alumni