Actor
Jack Shepherd
29 October 1940† 24 November 2025 (aged 85) Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
- Directed
- 1
- Written
- 5
- Movies
- 62
- Shows
- 51
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.
Known For
- 2019
- Greed · Film · Eric Weeks
- 2017
- Fearless · Series · Arthur Banville
- 2016
- Rebellion · Series · General William Lowe
- 2014
- Greyhawk · Film · Howard
- 2013
- The Politician's Husband · Series · Joe Hoynes
- 2010
- The Nativity · Series · Melchior
- Thorne · Series · Jim Thorne
- 2009
- Into the Storm · Film · Neville Chamberlain
- Moving On · Series · Charlie
- 2008
- God on Trial · Film · Kuhn
- The Fixer · Series
- 2007
- The Golden Compass · Film · Master
- 2006
- A Dad for Christmas · Film · Bert
- The Only Boy for Me · Film · Grandpa
- The Chase · Series
- 2005
- A Cock and Bull Story · Film · Surgeon
- All About George · Series
- 2004
- London · Series · Thomas de Quincey
- 2003
- Boudica · Film · Claudius
- The Other Boleyn Girl · Film · Thomas Boleyn
- 2002
- Ultimate Fights from the Movies · Film · Referee (Crossing the Line)
- Man and Boy · Film · Paddy Silver
- The Jury · Series · Ron Maher
- 2001
- Charlotte Gray · Film · Pichon
- The Martins · Film · DI Tony Branch
- Lorna Doone · Film · Reuben Huckaback
- Waking the Dead · Series · Ralph Palmer
- High Stakes · Series
- 2000
- Lorna Doone · Series · Reuben Huckaback
- 1999
- Wonderland · Film · Bill
- 1998
- The Scarlet Tunic · Film · Dr. Edward Grove
- 1997
- Midsomer Murders · Series · Magnus Soane
- 1996
- Silent Witness · Series
- 1994
- Hope in the Year Two · Film · Prisoner
- No Escape · Film · Dysart
- Wycliffe · Series · Detective Superintendent Wycliffe
- Calling the Shots · Series · Nick
- Wycliffe · Series · Director
- 1993
- In Lambeth · Film · Writer
- 1992
- Trust Me · Film · Blake
- Tales from Hollywood · Film · Bertolt Brecht
- Blue Ice · Film · Stevens
- Blue Black Permanent · Film · Philip Lomax
- Between the Lines · Series
- 1991
- Twenty-One · Film · Kenneth
- A Woman at War · Film · Tobias Moszkiewiez
- Misterioso · Film · Paul Webster
- The Object of Beauty · Film · Marty Slaughter
- Performance · Series · Bertolt Brecht
- 1990
- Crimestrike · Film · Director of Public Prosecutions
- The Big Man · Film · Referee
- Van Gogh · Film · Paul Gaugin
- Shoot to Kill · Film · DCC John Stalker
- Shoot to Kill · Series · DCC John Stalker
- 1989
- Ball-Trap On The Cote Sauvage · Film · Joe Marriot
- Nobody Here But Us Chickens · Film
- The Act · Film · Johann Frink
- Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story · Film · Brodi
- The Angry Earth · Film · Doctor Price
- 4 Play · Series · Mr. Allsop
- Screen One · Series · Blake
- 1988
- Lights and Shadows · Film · Teo
- The Party · Film · Malcolm Sloman
- Blind Justice · Series · Frank Cartwright
- The Play on One · Series · Malcolm Sloman
- 1987
- Body Contact · Film · Dickie Finn
- Scoop · Film · Corker
- Escape from Sobibor · Film · Itzhak Lichtman
- The Hospice · Film · Maybury
- Tickets for the Titanic · Series · Rev David Williams
- 1986
- Hard Travelling · Film · Harry
- ScreenPlay · Series · Johann Frink
- Lovejoy · Series · Jamie
- 1985
- The Mysteries · Series · Lucifer · Judas · Satan
- Screen Two · Series · Harry
- 1982
- American Playhouse · Series · Bertolt Brecht
- 1981
- A Room for the Winter · Film · James van Stanten
- Sons and Lovers · Film · Baxter Dawes
- Clapperclaw · Film · Writer
- 1980
- The Unborn · Film · Colin
- 1978
- Nina · Film
- Two Days That Shook the Branch · Film · Des Hardy
- Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat · Film · H1B
- Scorpion Tales · Series · Mark Hawkins
- 1977
- Count Dracula · Film · Renfield
- Count Dracula · Series · Renfield
- BBC2 Play of the Week · Series · H1B
- 1976
- Ready When You Are, Mr McGill · Film · Phil Parish · Director
- Bill Brand · Series · Bill Brand
- Red Letter Day · Series · Phil Parish · Director
- 1975
- Through the Night · Film · Dr Pearce
- A Pint of Plain · Film
- The Girls of Slender Means · Series · Rudi Bittesch
- 1974
- Occupations · Film · Antonio Gramsci
- Pidgeon – Hawk or Dove? · Film · Wallace Pidgeon
- All Good Men · Film
- Churchill's People · Series · Cornet Henry Denne
- Playhouse · Series · Colin Brent
- Playhouse · Series · Writer
- The Actual Woman · Film · Writer
- 1973
- The Ballad of Ben Bagot · Film · Willy Lit
- Something to Hide · Film · Joe Pepper
- Second City Firsts · Series · Gordon
- Orson Welles' Great Mysteries · Series · David Belcito
- Second City Firsts · Series · Writer
- 1972
- Full House · Series · Actor in Sketches
- 1971
- Budgie · Series · PC Donnelly
- 1970
- Roll On Four O'Clock · Film · Jack Youngman
- Play for Today · Series · William Waite
- 1969
- The Virgin Soldiers · Film · Sgt Wellbeloved
- The Bed Sitting Room · Film · Underwater Vicar
- All Neat in Black Stockings · Film · Dwyer
- Plays of Today · Series · Weaver
- World in Ferment · Series · Doug Searchbaker
- ITV Saturday Night Theatre · Series · Jack Youngman
- 1967
- Omnibus · Series
- ITV Playhouse · Series · Tommy Smith
- Trapped · Series · Webber
- 1965
- Thirty-Minute Theatre · Series · 'Wing Nut' Williams