Jack Shepherd
Born
October 29, 1940 (age 85)
Died
November 24, 2025
Birthplace
Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK

Jack Shepherd

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

Greed
Greed
2019 ★ 5.6
Eric Weeks
Greyhawk
Greyhawk
2014 ★ 6.4
Howard
Into the Storm
Into the Storm
2009 ★ 6.3
Neville Chamberlain
God on Trial
God on Trial
2008 ★ 6.8
Kuhn
The Golden Compass
The Golden Compass
2007 ★ 6.1
Master
A Dad for Christmas
A Dad for Christmas
2006 ★ 6.6
Bert
The Only Boy for Me
The Only Boy for Me
2006 ★ 4.0
Grandpa
A Cock and Bull Story
A Cock and Bull Story
2005 ★ 6.1
Surgeon
Boudica
Boudica
2003 ★ 4.7
Claudius
The Other Boleyn Girl
The Other Boleyn Girl
2003 ★ 7.3
Thomas Boleyn
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
2002 ★ 4.9
Referee (Crossing the Line) (archive footage)
Man and Boy
Man and Boy
2002 ★ 4.5
Paddy Silver
Charlotte Gray
Charlotte Gray
2001 ★ 6.1
Pichon
The Martins
The Martins
2001 ★ 5.2
DI Tony Branch
Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone
2001 ★ 5.7
Reuben Huckaback
Wonderland
Wonderland
1999 ★ 6.4
Bill
The Scarlet Tunic
The Scarlet Tunic
1998 ★ 4.5
Dr. Edward Grove
Hope In The Year Two
Hope In The Year Two
1994
Prisoner
No Escape
No Escape
1994 ★ 6.3
Dysart
Trust Me
Trust Me
1992 ★ 7.0
Blake
Tales from Hollywood
Tales from Hollywood
1992 ★ 1.0
Bertolt Brecht
Blue Ice
Blue Ice
1992 ★ 5.0
Stevens
Blue Black Permanent
Blue Black Permanent
1992 ★ 5.5
Philip Lomax
Twenty-one
Twenty-one
1991 ★ 4.5
Kenneth
A Woman at War
A Woman at War
1991 ★ 4.0
Tobias Moszkiewiez
Misterioso
Misterioso
1991
Paul Webster
The Object of Beauty
The Object of Beauty
1991 ★ 5.3
Marty Slaughter
Crimestrike
Crimestrike
1990
Director of Public Prosecutions
The Big Man
The Big Man
1990 ★ 4.8
Referee
Shoot to Kill
Shoot to Kill
1990
DCC John Stalker
Ball-Trap On The Cote Sauvage
Ball-Trap On The Cote Sauvage
1989 ★ 4.4
Joe Marriot
Nobody Here But Us Chickens
Nobody Here But Us Chickens
1989
The Act
The Act
1989
Johann Frink
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
1989 ★ 5.7
Brodi
The Angry Earth
The Angry Earth
1989 ★ 2.0
Doctor Price
Lights and Shadows
Lights and Shadows
1988 ★ 5.8
Teo
The Party
The Party
1988
Malcolm Sloman
Body Contact
Body Contact
1987 ★ 4.2
Dickie Finn
Scoop
Scoop
1987 ★ 5.2
Corker
Escape from Sobibor
Escape from Sobibor
1987 ★ 7.2
Itzhak Lichtman
The Hospice
The Hospice
1987 ★ 6.0
Maybury
Hard Travelling
Hard Travelling
1986
Harry
A Room for the Winter
A Room for the Winter
1981 ★ 1.0
James van Stanten
Sons and Lovers
Sons and Lovers
1981
Baxter Dawes
The Unborn
The Unborn
1980
Colin
Nina
Nina
1978 ★ 4.8
Two Days That Shook the Branch
Two Days That Shook the Branch
1978
Des Hardy
Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat
Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat
1978
H1B
Count Dracula
Count Dracula
1977 ★ 7.0
Renfield
Ready When You Are, Mr McGill
Ready When You Are, Mr McGill
1976 ★ 10.0
Phil Parish - Director
Through the Night
Through the Night
1975
Dr Pearce
A Pint of Plain
A Pint of Plain
1975
Occupations
Occupations
1974
Antonio Gramsci
Pidgeon – Hawk or Dove?
Pidgeon – Hawk or Dove?
1974
Wallace Pidgeon
All Good Men
All Good Men
1974
The Ballad of Ben Bagot
The Ballad of Ben Bagot
1973
Willy Lit
Something to Hide
Something to Hide
1972 ★ 5.2
Joe Pepper
Roll On Four O'Clock
Roll On Four O'Clock
1970 ★ 6.0
Jack Youngman
The Virgin Soldiers
The Virgin Soldiers
1969 ★ 6.5
Sgt Wellbeloved
The Bed Sitting Room
The Bed Sitting Room
1969 ★ 5.9
Underwater Vicar
All Neat in Black Stockings
All Neat in Black Stockings
1969 ★ 3.0
Dwyer

TV Series

Fearless
Fearless
2017 ★ 6.7
Arthur Banville
6 Episodes
Rebellion
Rebellion
2016 ★ 7.0
General William Lowe
5 Episodes
The Politician's Husband
The Politician's Husband
2013 ★ 6.8
Joe Hoynes
3 Episodes
The Nativity
The Nativity
2010 ★ 8.8
Melchior
4 Episodes
Thorne
Thorne
2010 ★ 6.5
Jim Thorne
1 Episode
Moving On
Moving On
2009 ★ 7.1
Charlie
1 Episode
Fixer
Fixer
2008 ★ 6.6
1 Episode
The Chase
The Chase
2006 ★ 6.0
1 Episode
All About George
All About George
2005
6 Episodes
London
London
2004
Thomas de Quincey
3 Episodes
The Jury
The Jury
2002 ★ 6.9
Ron Maher
6 Episodes
Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead
2001 ★ 7.2
Ralph Palmer
2 Episodes
High Stakes
High Stakes
2001 ★ 6.0
6 Episodes
Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone
2000 ★ 7.7
Reuben Huckaback
2 Episodes
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
1997 ★ 7.5
Magnus Soane
1 Episode
Silent Witness
Silent Witness
1996 ★ 7.5
2 Episodes
Wycliffe
Wycliffe
1994 ★ 6.0
Detective Superintendent Wycliffe
36 Episodes
Calling the Shots
Calling the Shots
1994 ★ 8.0
Nick
2 Episodes
Between the Lines
Between the Lines
1992 ★ 5.2
1 Episode
Performance
Performance
1991 ★ 6.0
Bertolt Brecht
1 Episode
Shoot to Kill
Shoot to Kill
1990 ★ 5.5
DCC John Stalker
2 Episodes
The Play on One
The Play on One
1988 ★ 6.0
Malcolm Sloman
1 Episode
Lovejoy
Lovejoy
1986 ★ 7.3
Jamie
1 Episode
The Mysteries
The Mysteries
1985
Lucifer / Judas / Satan
3 Episodes
Scorpion Tales
Scorpion Tales
1978 ★ 6.0
Mark Hawkins
1 Episode
Count Dracula
Count Dracula
1977 ★ 9.0
Renfield
2 Episodes
BBC2 Play of the Week
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977 ★ 7.0
H1B
1 Episode
Bill Brand
Bill Brand
1976 ★ 6.3
Bill Brand
11 Episodes
The Girls of Slender Means
The Girls of Slender Means
1975 ★ 1.0
Rudi Bittesch
3 Episodes
Churchill's People
Churchill's People
1974 ★ 1.0
Cornet Henry Denne
1 Episode
Playhouse
Playhouse
1974 ★ 7.0
Colin Brent
1 Episode
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973 ★ 6.7
David Belcito
1 Episode
Full House
Full House
1972
Actor in Sketches
22 Episodes
Budgie
Budgie
1971 ★ 7.0
PC Donnelly
1 Episode
Play for Today
Play for Today
1970 ★ 6.3
William Waite
1 Episode
World in Ferment
World in Ferment
1969
Doug Searchbaker
6 Episodes
Omnibus
Omnibus
1967 ★ 7.2
Gaughin
1 Episode