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from Shakespeare in Love (1998)
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Overview
Alternate Names:
Ghost of William Shakespeare / Shakespeare / Will Shakespeare / William Shaksper Junior the Fifth
Filmography
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- Lives and Deaths of the Poets (2009) Played by John Geoffrion
- "Doctor Who"
- The Shakespeare Code (2007) TV episode, Played by Dean Lennox Kelly (as Shakespeare) - Miguel y William (2007) Played by Will Kemp
... aka Miguel and William (USA) - A Midsummer Night's Rewrite (2006) Played by Tim Woodward (as Shakespeare)
- A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets (2005) (TV) Played by Rupert Graves
- Shakespeare's Happy Endings (2005) (TV) Played by Kevin Eldon (as Shakespeare)
- "Arrows of Desire"
- William Shakespeare (2004) TV episode, Played by James Rhodes - Shakespeare's Dilemma (2003) Played by William R. Vitanyi Jr. (as Shakespeare)
- Looney Tunes: Stranger Than Fiction (2003) (V) Played by Maurice LaMarche (as Ghost of William Shakespeare)
- Hamlet_X (2003) Played by Josef Bierbichler
- "The Drew Carey Show"
- Drew's in a Coma (2001) TV episode, Played by Patrick Gorman - "Sofies verden" (2000) TV series Played by Mark Tandy (as Shakespeare)
- Blackadder Back & Forth (1999) Played by Colin Firth
- Sofies verden (1999) Played by Mark Tandy
... aka Sofies värld (Sweden)
... aka Sophie's World - Shakespeare in Love (1998) Played by Joseph Fiennes (as Will Shakespeare)
- The Fifteen Minute Hamlet (1995) Played by Xander Berkeley (as Shakespeare)
- Without Walls: The Night Show - A Midsummer Night's Scream (1994) (TV) Played by Gerard Logan (as Will Shakespeare)
- Le songe d'une nuit d'été (1994) (TV) Played by Alain Gabriel
- Kings and Queens of England Volume II (1994) (V) Played by Ian Brooker (as Shakespeare)
... aka Majesty Volume II (UK: alternative title) - Kings and Queens of England Volume I (1993) (V) Played by Ian Brooker (as Shakespeare)
- "Tiny Toon Adventures"
... aka Steven Spielberg Presents... Tiny Toon Adventures (USA: alternative title)
- Weirdest Story Ever Told (1991) TV episode, Played by Clive Revill (as Shakespeare) - "A Different World"
- The Power of the Pen (1990) TV episode, Played by John H. Francis - King Lear (1987) Played by Peter Sellars (as William Shaksper Junior the Fifth)
... aka Jean-Luc Godard's King Lear (USA: video box title) - The Comedy of Errors (1987) (TV) Played by Timothy Daniel Furst
- "The Twilight Zone"
... aka The New Twilight Zone (Australia)
- Act Break/The Burning Man/Dealer's Choice (1985) TV episode, Played by Bob Dishy (as Shakespeare) - "Fantasy Island"
- The Tallowed Image/Room and Bard (1983) TV episode, Played by Robert Reed (as Shakespeare) - "Meeting of Minds"
... aka Steve Allen's Meeting of Minds (USA: complete title)
- Shakespeare on Love: Part 1 (1979) TV episode, Played by Harris Yulin
- Shakespeare on Love: Part 2 (1979) TV episode, Played by Harris Yulin - "Life of Shakespeare"
... aka Will Shakespeare (UK: alternative title) (USA: DVD title)
... aka William Shakespeare, His Life & Times (video title)
- The Living Record (1978) TV episode, Played by Tim Curry
- Rebellion's Masterpiece (1978) TV episode, Played by Tim Curry
- The Loved Boy (1978) TV episode, Played by Tim Curry
- Of Comfort and Despair (1978) TV episode, Played by Tim Curry
- Alms for Oblivion (1978) TV episode, Played by Tim Curry
(1 more) - Alex and the Wonderful Doo-Wah Lamp (1978) Played by Dennis Ferden
- "The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People"
- Henry Winkler Meets William Shakespeare (1977) TV episode, Played by Tom Aldredge - "Monty Python's Flying Circus"
... aka Monty Python (UK: new title)
- Archaeology Today (1970) TV episode, Played by Eric Idle - Christoffel Marlowe (1970) (TV) Played by Jo De Meyere (as Shakespeare)
- Historia de la frivolidad (1967) (TV) Played by Agustín González (as Shakespeare)
- "I Dream of Jeannie"
- The Girl Who Never Had a Birthday: Part 2 (1966) TV episode, Played by Martin Ashe (as Shakespeare) - "Doctor Who"
- The Executioners (1965) TV episode, Played by Hugh Walters - "The Twilight Zone"
... aka The Twilight Zone: The Original Series (Australia)
... aka Twilight Zone (USA: new title)
- The Bard (1963) TV episode, Played by John Williams - "Sir Francis Drake"
... aka The Adventures of Sir Francis Drake
- Johnnie Factotum (1962) TV episode, Played by Philip Guard - The Story of Mankind (1957) Played by Reginald Gardiner
- "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre"
- Will Shakespeare (1953) TV episode, Played by Peter Wyngarde (as Will Shakespeare) - The Dark Lady of the Sonnets (1946) (TV) Played by Henry Oscar
- Time Flies (1944) Played by John Salew
- The Wooing of Anne Hathaway (1938) (TV) Played by Clement McCallin (as Will Shakespeare)
- Will Shakespeare (1938) (TV) Played by Henry Oscar (as Will Shakespeare)
- Master Will Shakespeare (1936) Played by Anthony Kemble-Cooper
- Immortal Gentleman (1935) Played by Basil Gill
- Elstree Calling (1930) Played by Gordon Begg (as Shakespeare)
- Old Bill Through the Ages (1924) Played by Austin Leigh
- Master Shakespeare, Strolling Player (1916) Played by Lawrence Swinburne
- The Life of Shakespeare (1914) Played by Albert Ward
... aka Loves and Adventures in the Life of Shakespeare (USA)
Video-game:
- The Simpsons Game (2007) (VG) Played by Maurice LaMarche
- Carmen Sandiego's Great Chase Through Time (1999) (VG) Played by Charles Martinet
Archive Footage:
- "60/90"
- La taquigrafia i la Viagra (2008) TV episode, Played by Joseph Fiennes (as Will Shakespeare) - Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo (2008) (TV) Played by Joseph Fiennes (as Will Shakespeare)
- 51 premis Sant Jordi de cinematografia (2007) (TV) Played by Will Kemp (as Shakespeare)
- Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006) Played by Joseph Fiennes (as Will Shakespeare)
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Quotes:
From Shakespeare in Love (1998)
William Shakespeare: Follow that boat!
First Boatman: Right you are, guv'nor!... I know your face. Are you an actor?
William Shakespeare: [oh God, here we go again] Yes.
First Boatman: Yes, I've seen you in something. That one about a king.
William Shakespeare: Really?
First Boatman: I had that Christopher Marlowe in my boat once.
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William Shakespeare: Follow that boat!
First Boatman: Right you are, guv'nor!... I know your face. Are you an actor?
William Shakespeare: [oh God, here we go again] Yes.
First Boatman: Yes, I've seen you in something. That one about a king.
William Shakespeare: Really?
First Boatman: I had that Christopher Marlowe in my boat once.
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