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

Early life

Marshall graduated from Saint Joseph High School in

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, 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 ''

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'' 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

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with the likes of

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and

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. While at Juilliard, he had his first professional experience with

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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 ''

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''. He appeared in ''

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'' with

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in 1979. In television, he played the

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's 1982 television miniseries ''

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'' and portrayed the character

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in the television series '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' from 1994 until 1997. Although appearing in such films such as ''

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'' (1979), '' The Skin'' (1981), and ''

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'' (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

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's ''

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''.

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

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marshall, Kenneth 1950 births American male film actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from New York City University of Michigan alumni