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

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

Filmography

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  1. William (2012) Played by Nicholas Watson
  2. Lives and Deaths of the Poets (2011) Played by John Geoffrion
  3. Anonymous (2011/I) Played by Rafe Spall
  4. Gnomeo & Juliet (2011) Played by Patrick Stewart (as Bill Shakespeare)
  5. The Bard (2010) Played by Jaimie Bust

  6. Shakespeare Sonette (2009) (TV) Played by Inge Keller (as Shakespeare)
  7. Killing Mark Twain (2008) Played by B.T. Wall (as Shakespeare)
  8. "Doctor Who"
        - The Shakespeare Code (2007) TV episode, Played by Dean Lennox Kelly (as Shakespeare)
  9. Miguel and William (2007) Played by Will Kemp
    ... aka "Miguel y William" - Spain (original title)
  10. A Midsummer Night's Rewrite (2006) Played by Tim Woodward (as Shakespeare)
  11. A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets (2005) (TV) Played by Rupert Graves
  12. Shakespeare's Happy Endings (2005) (TV) Played by Kevin Eldon (as Shakespeare)
  13. Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (2005) Played by Ross Atley (as Shakespeare)
  14. "Arrows of Desire"
        - William Shakespeare (2004) TV episode, Played by James Rhodes
  15. Elizabeth Rex (2004) (TV) Played by Peter Hutt (as Will Shakespeare)
  16. Shakespeare's Dilemma (2003) Played by William R. Vitanyi Jr. (as Shakespeare)
  17. Looney Tunes: Stranger Than Fiction (2003) (V) Played by Maurice LaMarche (as Ghost of William Shakespeare)
  18. Hamlet_X (2003) Played by Josef Bierbichler
  19. "The Zack Files"
        - Zackeo and Juliet (2002) TV episode, Played by Stephen Ouimette (as Shakespeare)
  20. "The Drew Carey Show"
        - Drew's in a Coma (2001) TV episode, Played by Patrick Gorman
  21. "Sofies verden" (2000) TV series Played by Mark Tandy (as Shakespeare)

  22. Blackadder Back & Forth (1999) Played by Colin Firth
  23. "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch"
    ... aka "Sabrina" - USA (promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka "Sabrina Goes to College" - USA (promotional title)
        - Jealousy (1999) TV episode, Played by David Stifel (as Shakespeare)
  24. Sofies verden (1999) Played by Mark Tandy
  25. Shakespeare in Love (1998) Played by Joseph Fiennes (as Will Shakespeare)
  26. Tromeo and Juliet (1996) Played by Brian Fox (as Bill Shakespeare)
  27. "Ghostbusters of East Finchley"
        - Episode #1.4 (1995) TV episode, Played by Richard Clifford
  28. The Fifteen Minute Hamlet (1995) Played by Xander Berkeley (as Shakespeare)
  29. "Without Walls"
        - The Night Show - A Midsummer Night's Scream (1994) TV episode, Played by Gerard Logan (as Will Shakespeare)
  30. Kings and Queens of England Volume II (1994) (V) Played by Ian Brooker (as Shakespeare)
  31. Le songe d'une nuit d'été (1994) (TV) Played by Alain Gabriel
  32. Kings and Queens of England Volume I (1993) (V) Played by Ian Brooker (as Shakespeare)
  33. "The Simpsons"
        - Treehouse of Horror III (1992) TV episode, Played by Dan Castellaneta (as Shakespeare)
  34. "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)
  35. "Theatre Night"
        - Bingo: Scenes of Money and Death (1990) TV episode, Played by David Suchet
  36. "A Different World"
        - The Power of the Pen (1990) TV episode, Played by John H. Francis

  37. Hysteria 2! (1989) (TV) Played by Hugh Laurie (as Bill Shakespeare)
  38. King Lear (1987) Played by Peter Sellars (as William Shaksper Junior the Fifth)
    ... aka "Jean-Luc Godard's King Lear" - USA (video box title)
  39. The Comedy of Errors (1987) (TV) Played by Timothy Daniel Furst
  40. "The Twilight Zone"
        - Act Break/The Burning Man/Dealer's Choice (1985) TV episode, Played by Bob Dishy
  41. "Fantasy Island"
        - The Tallowed Image/Room and Bard (1983) TV episode, Played by Robert Reed (as Shakespeare)

  42. "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
  43. "The Muppet Show"
        - Episode #3.23 (1979) TV episode, Played by Richard Hunt
  44. "Life of Shakespeare"
    ... aka "Will Shakespeare" - UK (alternative title), USA (DVD 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)
  45. Alex and the Wonderful Doo-Wah Lamp (1978) Played by Dennis Ferden
  46. "The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People"
        - Henry Winkler Meets William Shakespeare (1977) TV episode, Played by Tom Aldredge
  47. "Rentaghost"
        - Episode #2.3 (1976) TV episode, Played by Johnnie Clayton
  48. "Witness to Yesterday"
        - William Shakespeare (1973) TV episode, Played by Barry Morse
  49. "Monty Python's Flying Circus"
        - Archaeology Today (1970) TV episode, Played by Eric Idle
  50. Christoffel Marlowe (1970) (TV) Played by Jo De Meyere (as Shakespeare)
  51. "It's Tommy Cooper"
        - Episode #1.5 (1970) TV episode, Played by Tommy Cooper

  52. Doctor Dolittle (1967) Played by Geoffrey Holder (as William Shakespeare X)
  53. Historia de la frivolidad (1967) (TV) Played by Agustín González (as Shakespeare)
  54. "I Dream of Jeannie"
        - The Girl Who Never Had a Birthday: Part 2 (1966) TV episode, Played by Martin Ashe (as Shakespeare)
  55. "Doctor Who"
        - The Executioners (1965) TV episode, Played by Hugh Walters
  56. "Twilight Zone"
    ... aka "The Twilight Zone" - USA (original title)
        - The Bard (1963) TV episode, Played by John Williams
  57. "Sir Francis Drake"
        - Johnnie Factotum (1962) TV episode, Played by Philip Guard

  58. The Story of Mankind (1957) Played by Reginald Gardiner
  59. Tygers Hart (1954) (TV) Played by Alan MacNaughton
  60. "You Are There"
        - The First Command Performance of Romeo and Juliet (1597) (1954) TV episode, Played by Douglass Watson
  61. "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre"
        - Will Shakespeare (1953) TV episode, Played by Peter Wyngarde (as Will Shakespeare)

  62. "Kraft Theatre"
    ... aka "Kraft Television Theatre" - USA (original title)
    ... aka "Kraft Mystery Theatre" - USA (new title)
        - To Dream Again (1949) TV episode, Played by Lauren Gilbert
  63. The Dark Lady of the Sonnets (1946) (TV) Played by Henry Oscar
  64. Time Flies (1944) Played by John Salew

  65. The Dark Lady of the Sonnets (1939) (TV) Played by Henry Oscar
  66. The Wooing of Anne Hathaway (1938) (TV) Played by Clement McCallin (as Will Shakespeare)
  67. Will Shakespeare (1938) (TV) Played by Henry Oscar (as Will Shakespeare)
  68. Master Will Shakespeare (1936) Played by Anthony Kemble-Cooper
  69. Immortal Gentleman (1935) Played by Basil Gill
  70. Elstree Calling (1930) Played by Gordon Begg (as Shakespeare)

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

  72. Master Shakespeare, Strolling Player (1916) Played by Lawrence Swinburne
  73. The Real Thing at Last (1916) Played by Leslie Henson
  74. Loves and Adventures in the Life of Shakespeare (1914) Played by Albert Ward
    ... aka "The Life of Shakespeare" - UK (original title)

  75. La mort de Jules César (1907) Played by Georges Méliès
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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Quotes:
From Shakespeare in Love (1998)
William Shakespeare: I have a wife, yes, and I cannot marry the daughter of Sir Robert De Lesseps. You needed no wife come from Stratford to tell you that, and yet, you let me come to your bed.
Viola De Lesseps: Calf-love. I loved the writer and gave up the prize for a sonnet.
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