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Jack Shepherd
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 1All crew 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: 1965 - 2019
Years active: 55
Average TMDB rating: 6.35
Wikidata: Q1949101
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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.
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Most viewed series linked with Jack Shepherd.
as Magnus Soane • 1 eps
Midsomer Murders
1997 • Series
as William Waite • 1 eps
Play for Today
1970 • Series
2 eps
Silent Witness
1996 • Series
as Harry • 1 eps
Screen Two
1985 • Series
as Bertolt Brecht • 1 eps
American Playhouse
1982 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Playhouse
1974 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Omnibus
1967 • Series
as H1B • 1 eps
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977 • Series
as Ralph Palmer • 2 eps
Waking the Dead
2001 • Series
as Tommy Smith • 1 eps
ITV Playhouse
1967 • Series
as 'Wing Nut' Williams • 1 eps
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Wycliffe
1994 • Series
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Other Crew Work in Series
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Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Jack Shepherd.
as Eric Weeks
Greed
2019 • Movie
as Howard
Greyhawk
2014 • Movie
as Neville Chamberlain
Into the Storm
2009 • Movie
as Kuhn
God on Trial
2008 • Movie
as Master
The Golden Compass
2007 • Movie
as Bert
A Dad for Christmas
2006 • Movie
as Gordon
All About George
2005 • Movie
as Surgeon
A Cock and Bull Story
2005 • Movie
as Claudius
Boudica
2003 • Movie
as Thomas Boleyn
The Other Boleyn Girl
2003 • Movie
as Referee (Crossing the Line) (archive footage)
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
2002 • Movie
as Paddy Silver
Man and Boy
2002 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Jack Shepherd.
as Arthur Banville • 6 eps
Fearless
2017 • Series
as General William Lowe • 5 eps
Rebellion
2016 • Series
as Joe Hoynes • 3 eps
The Politician's Husband
2013 • Series
as Melchior • 4 eps
The Nativity
2010 • Series
as Jim Thorne • 6 eps
Thorne
2010 • Series
as Charlie • 1 eps
Moving On
2009 • Series
1 eps
The Fixer
2008 • Series
1 eps
The Chase
2006 • Series
6 eps
All About George
2005 • Series
as Ron Maher • 6 eps
The Jury
2002 • Series
as Ralph Palmer • 2 eps
Waking the Dead
2001 • Series
6 eps
High Stakes
2001 • Series