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William Shakespeare (Character)
from Shakespeare in Love (1998)

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Alternate Names:
Ghost of William Shakespeare / Shakespeare / Will Shakespeare / William Shaksper Junior the Fifth

Filmography

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  1. Lives and Deaths of the Poets (2009) Played by John Geoffrion

  2. "Doctor Who"
        - The Shakespeare Code (2007) TV episode, Played by Dean Lennox Kelly (as Shakespeare)
  3. Miguel y William (2007) Played by Will Kemp
    ... aka Miguel and William (USA)
  4. A Midsummer Night's Rewrite (2006) Played by Tim Woodward (as Shakespeare)
  5. A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets (2005) (TV) Played by Rupert Graves
  6. Shakespeare's Happy Endings (2005) (TV) Played by Kevin Eldon (as Shakespeare)
  7. "Arrows of Desire"
        - William Shakespeare (2004) TV episode, Played by James Rhodes
  8. Shakespeare's Dilemma (2003) Played by William R. Vitanyi Jr. (as Shakespeare)
  9. Looney Tunes: Stranger Than Fiction (2003) (V) Played by Maurice LaMarche (as Ghost of William Shakespeare)
  10. Hamlet_X (2003) Played by Josef Bierbichler
  11. "The Drew Carey Show"
        - Drew's in a Coma (2001) TV episode, Played by Patrick Gorman
  12. "Sofies verden" (2000) TV series Played by Mark Tandy (as Shakespeare)

  13. Blackadder Back & Forth (1999) Played by Colin Firth
  14. Sofies verden (1999) Played by Mark Tandy
    ... aka Sofies värld (Sweden)
    ... aka Sophie's World
  15. Shakespeare in Love (1998) Played by Joseph Fiennes (as Will Shakespeare)
  16. The Fifteen Minute Hamlet (1995) Played by Xander Berkeley (as Shakespeare)
  17. Without Walls: The Night Show - A Midsummer Night's Scream (1994) (TV) Played by Gerard Logan (as Will Shakespeare)
  18. Le songe d'une nuit d'été (1994) (TV) Played by Alain Gabriel
  19. Kings and Queens of England Volume II (1994) (V) Played by Ian Brooker (as Shakespeare)
    ... aka Majesty Volume II (UK: alternative title)
  20. Kings and Queens of England Volume I (1993) (V) Played by Ian Brooker (as Shakespeare)
  21. "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)
  22. "A Different World"
        - The Power of the Pen (1990) TV episode, Played by John H. Francis

  23. King Lear (1987) Played by Peter Sellars (as William Shaksper Junior the Fifth)
    ... aka Jean-Luc Godard's King Lear (USA: video box title)
  24. The Comedy of Errors (1987) (TV) Played by Timothy Daniel Furst
  25. "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)
  26. "Fantasy Island"
        - The Tallowed Image/Room and Bard (1983) TV episode, Played by Robert Reed (as Shakespeare)

  27. "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
  28. "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)
  29. Alex and the Wonderful Doo-Wah Lamp (1978) Played by Dennis Ferden
  30. "The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People"
        - Henry Winkler Meets William Shakespeare (1977) TV episode, Played by Tom Aldredge
  31. "Monty Python's Flying Circus"
    ... aka Monty Python (UK: new title)
        - Archaeology Today (1970) TV episode, Played by Eric Idle
  32. Christoffel Marlowe (1970) (TV) Played by Jo De Meyere (as Shakespeare)

  33. Historia de la frivolidad (1967) (TV) Played by Agustín González (as Shakespeare)
  34. "I Dream of Jeannie"
        - The Girl Who Never Had a Birthday: Part 2 (1966) TV episode, Played by Martin Ashe (as Shakespeare)
  35. "Doctor Who"
        - The Executioners (1965) TV episode, Played by Hugh Walters
  36. "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
  37. "Sir Francis Drake"
    ... aka The Adventures of Sir Francis Drake
        - Johnnie Factotum (1962) TV episode, Played by Philip Guard

  38. The Story of Mankind (1957) Played by Reginald Gardiner
  39. "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre"
        - Will Shakespeare (1953) TV episode, Played by Peter Wyngarde (as Will Shakespeare)

  40. The Dark Lady of the Sonnets (1946) (TV) Played by Henry Oscar
  41. Time Flies (1944) Played by John Salew

  42. The Wooing of Anne Hathaway (1938) (TV) Played by Clement McCallin (as Will Shakespeare)
  43. Will Shakespeare (1938) (TV) Played by Henry Oscar (as Will Shakespeare)
  44. Master Will Shakespeare (1936) Played by Anthony Kemble-Cooper
  45. Immortal Gentleman (1935) Played by Basil Gill
  46. Elstree Calling (1930) Played by Gordon Begg (as Shakespeare)

  47. Old Bill Through the Ages (1924) Played by Austin Leigh

  48. Master Shakespeare, Strolling Player (1916) Played by Lawrence Swinburne
  49. The Life of Shakespeare (1914) Played by Albert Ward
    ... aka Loves and Adventures in the Life of Shakespeare (USA)
Archive Footage:
  1. "60/90"
        - La taquigrafia i la Viagra (2008) TV episode, Played by Joseph Fiennes (as Will Shakespeare)
  2. Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo (2008) (TV) Played by Joseph Fiennes (as Will Shakespeare)
  3. 51 premis Sant Jordi de cinematografia (2007) (TV) Played by Will Kemp (as Shakespeare)
  4. Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006) Played by Joseph Fiennes (as Will Shakespeare)

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Fun Stuff

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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