Acting credits
88
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Jack Shepherd
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 57Series: 34Crew credits: 5
TMDB ID: 45587
IMDb ID: nm0791790
Known for: Acting
Born: October 29, 1940
Died: November 24, 2025
Age: 85
Place of birth: Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1967 - 2019
Years active: 53
Average TMDB rating: 6.36
Wikidata: Q1949101
Other jobs
Writer (4)Director (1)
Biography
Jack Shepherd was an English actor, playwright, theatre director, saxophone player and jazz pianist, who made his film debut in 1969 with All Neat in Black Stockings and The Virgin Soldiers. He is perhaps best known for his television roles, most notably the title role in detective drama Wycliffe. His daughter Catherine Shepherd is also an actress.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Jack Shepherd.
5.6
Greed
as Eric Weeks
2019 Movie
6.4
Greyhawk
as Howard
2014 Movie
6.3
Into the Storm
as Neville Chamberlain
2009 Movie
6.8
God on Trial
as Kuhn
2008 Movie
6.1
The Golden Compass
as Master
2007 Movie
6.6
A Dad for Christmas
as Bert
2006 Movie
All About George
as Gordon
2005 Movie
6.1
A Cock and Bull Story
as Surgeon
2005 Movie
4.7
Boudica
as Claudius
2003 Movie
7.3
The Other Boleyn Girl
as Thomas Boleyn
2003 Movie
4.9
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
as Referee (Crossing the Line) (archive footage)
2002 Movie
4.5
Man and Boy
as Paddy Silver
2002 Movie
6.1
Charlotte Gray
as Pichon
2001 Movie
5.2
The Martins
as DI Tony Branch
2001 Movie
5.7
Lorna Doone
as Reuben Huckaback
2001 Movie
6.4
Wonderland
as Bill
1999 Movie
Hope In The Year Two
as Prisoner
1994 Movie
6.2
No Escape
as Dysart
1994 Movie
In Lambeth
Writer
1993 Movie
7.0
Trust Me
as Blake
1992 Movie
1.0
Tales from Hollywood
as Bertolt Brecht
1992 Movie
5.0
Blue Ice
as Stevens
1992 Movie
5.5
Blue Black Permanent
as Philip Lomax
1992 Movie
4.5
Twenty-one
as Kenneth
1991 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Jack Shepherd.
6.7
Fearless
as Arthur Banville • 6 eps
2017 Series
7.0
Rebellion
as General William Lowe • 5 eps
2016 Series
6.8
The Politician's Husband
as Joe Hoynes • 3 eps
2013 Series
8.8
The Nativity
as Melchior • 4 eps
2010 Series
6.5
Thorne
as Jim Thorne • 6 eps
2010 Series
7.1
Moving On
as Charlie • 1 eps
2009 Series
6.6
Fixer
1 eps
2008 Series
6.5
The Chase
1 eps
2006 Series
All About George
6 eps
2005 Series
6.8
The Jury
as Ron Maher • 6 eps
2002 Series
7.2
Waking the Dead
as Ralph Palmer • 2 eps
2001 Series
6.0
High Stakes
6 eps
2001 Series
7.7
Lorna Doone
as Reuben Huckaback • 2 eps
2000 Series
7.5
Midsomer Murders
as Magnus Soane • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.5
Silent Witness
2 eps
1996 Series
6.0
Wycliffe
as Detective Superintendent Wycliffe • 36 eps
1994 Series
8.0
Calling the Shots
as Nick • 2 eps
1994 Series
5.2
Between the Lines
1 eps
1992 Series
6.0
Performance
as Bertolt Brecht • 1 eps
1991 Series
5.5
Shoot to Kill
as DCC John Stalker • 2 eps
1990 Series
6.0
The Play on One
as Malcolm Sloman • 1 eps
1988 Series
7.3
Lovejoy
as Jamie • 1 eps
1986 Series
The Mysteries
as Lucifer / Judas / Satan • 3 eps
1985 Series
6.0
Scorpion Tales
as Mark Hawkins • 1 eps
1978 Series