ACTOR · FROM LEEDS, UK
Jack Shepherd
1940–2025119 credits since 1965
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ABOUT JACK
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born29 October 1940
Died24 November 2025
BirthplaceLeeds, UK
Known forActing
On Cineora35 of 116 titles
Known for
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MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 35
- Average IMDb
- 6.7
- Highest rated
- Between the LinesIMDb 8.1
- Working since
- 1965
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2010s
7 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average
Movieas Eric Weeks
Seriesas Arthur Banville · 6 episodes
Seriesas General William Lowe · 5 episodes
as Howard
Seriesas Joe Hoynes · 3 episodes
as Melchior · 4 episodes
Seriesas Jim Thorne · 6 episodes
The 2000s
22 titles · IMDb 6.7 on average
Movieas Neville Chamberlain
Seriesas Charlie · 1 episode
Movieas Kuhn
Series1 episode
Movieas Master
as Bert
The Only Boy for Me
Not on Cineoraas Grandpa
1 episode
The 1990s
23 titles · IMDb 6.5 on average
Movieas Bill
as Dr. Edward Grove
Seriesas Magnus Soane · 1 episode
Series2 episodes
as Detective Superintendent Wycliffe · 36 episodes
as Prisoner
Movieas Dysart
as Nick · 2 episodes
The 1980s
25 titles · IMDb 7.5 on averageBall-Trap On The Cote Sauvage
Not on Cineoraas Joe Marriot
Nobody Here But Us Chickens
Not on Cineora4 Play
Not on Cineoraas Mr. Allsop · 1 episode
as Blake · 1 episode
as Johann Frink
as Brodi
as Doctor Price
Blind Justice
Not on Cineoraas Frank Cartwright · 5 episodes
The 1970s
26 titles · IMDb 7.5 on average
Two Days That Shook the Branch
Not on Cineoraas Des Hardy
as Mark Hawkins · 1 episode
as H1B
Movieas Renfield
as Renfield · 2 episodes
as H1B · 1 episode
as Bill Brand · 11 episodes
The 1960s
10 titles · IMDb 6.0 on averageMovieas Sgt Wellbeloved
Plays of Today
Not on Cineoraas Weaver · 1 episode
World in Ferment
Not on Cineoraas Doug Searchbaker · 6 episodes
Movieas Underwater Vicar
as Dwyer
as Jack Youngman · 1 episode
as Gaughin · 1 episode
as Tommy Smith · 1 episode
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Jack’s titles.
Shirley HendersonA Cock and Bull Story, Greed and 1 more
Michael WinterbottomDirector · A Cock and Bull Story, Greed and 1 more
Aidan GillenThorne and Lorna Doone
Ian McShaneThe Golden Compass and Lovejoy
Mark StrongThe Jury and The Martins
Steve CooganA Cock and Bull Story and Greed
Anton LesserCharlotte Gray and Lorna Doone
Helen McCroryFearless and The Jury
