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Austin Stoker aka Alphonso Marshall, a veteran actor and panist passed away on his 92nd birthday on Friday October 7, 2022. Born in Trinidad in 1930, Marshall died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from renal failure according to reports.
Before he was more notably known for his acting career, with roles in films such as 1973’s “Battle for the Planet of the Apes,” John Carpenter’s “Assault on Precinct 13” and “Sheba, Baby” with Pam Grier in 1975 - Marshall was one of three steelpan players in a musical on Broadway in 1954.
According to Omowale Richard Ahye, the late legendary pan maker and tuner Bertie Marshall is the uncle of Alphonso Marshall.
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