Jack Shepherd

Jack Shepherd

Profile info

Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday29 October 1940
Died24 November 2025 (age 85)
Place of birthLeeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
Known credits116

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.

Greed
Greed
2019 · Eric Weeks
Fearless
Fearless
2017 · Arthur Banville
Rebellion
Rebellion
2016 · General William Lowe
Greyhawk
Greyhawk
2014 · Howard
The Politician's Husband
The Politician's Husband
2013 · Joe Hoynes
The Nativity
The Nativity
2010 · Melchior
Thorne
Thorne
2010 · Jim Thorne
Into the Storm
Into the Storm
2009 · Neville Chamberlain
Moving On
Moving On
2009 · Charlie
God on Trial
God on Trial
2008 · Kuhn
The Fixer
The Fixer
2008
The Golden Compass
The Golden Compass
2007 · Master
A Dad for Christmas
A Dad for Christmas
2006 · Bert
The Only Boy for Me
2006 · Grandpa
The Chase
The Chase
2006
All About George
All About George
2005
All About George
All About George
2005 · Gordon
A Cock and Bull Story
A Cock and Bull Story
2005 · Surgeon
London
2004 · Thomas de Quincey
Boudica
Boudica
2003 · Claudius
The Other Boleyn Girl
The Other Boleyn Girl
2003 · Thomas Boleyn
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
2002 · Referee (Crossing the Line) (archive footage)
Man and Boy
Man and Boy
2002 · Paddy Silver
The Jury
The Jury
2002 · Ron Maher
Charlotte Gray
Charlotte Gray
2001 · Pichon
The Martins
The Martins
2001 · DI Tony Branch
Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead
2001 · Ralph Palmer
High Stakes
High Stakes
2001
Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone
2001 · Reuben Huckaback
Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone
2000 · Reuben Huckaback
Wonderland
Wonderland
1999 · Bill
The Scarlet Tunic
The Scarlet Tunic
1998 · Dr. Edward Grove
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
1997 · Magnus Soane
Silent Witness
Silent Witness
1996
Wycliffe
Wycliffe
1994 · Detective Superintendent Wycliffe
Wycliffe
Wycliffe
1994 · Director
Hope in the Year Two
Hope in the Year Two
1994 · Prisoner
No Escape
No Escape
1994 · Dysart
Calling the Shots
Calling the Shots
1994 · Nick
In Lambeth
In Lambeth
1993 · Writer
Trust Me
Trust Me
1992 · Blake
Tales from Hollywood
Tales from Hollywood
1992 · Bertolt Brecht
Blue Ice
Blue Ice
1992 · Stevens
Between the Lines
Between the Lines
1992
Blue Black Permanent
Blue Black Permanent
1992 · Philip Lomax
Performance
Performance
1991 · Bertolt Brecht
Twenty-One
Twenty-One
1991 · Kenneth
A Woman at War
A Woman at War
1991 · Tobias Moszkiewiez
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