Jack Shepherd

Jack Shepherd

Known for
Acting
Born
October 29, 1940
Died
November 24, 2025 (aged 85)
Birthplace
Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK

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

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Filmography

2019
Greed poster

Greed

Movie · as Eric Weeks

2017
Fearless poster

Fearless

TV · as Arthur Banville · 6 eps

2016
Rebellion poster

Rebellion

TV · as General William Lowe · 5 eps

2014
Greyhawk poster

Greyhawk

Movie · as Howard

2013
The Politician's Husband poster

The Politician's Husband

TV · as Joe Hoynes · 3 eps

2010
The Nativity poster

The Nativity

TV · as Melchior · 4 eps

2010
Thorne poster

Thorne

TV · as Jim Thorne · 6 eps

2009
Into the Storm poster

Into the Storm

Movie · as Neville Chamberlain

2009
Moving On poster

Moving On

TV · as Charlie · 1 ep

2008
God on Trial poster

God on Trial

Movie · as Kuhn

2008
The Fixer poster

The Fixer

TV · 1 ep

2007
The Golden Compass poster

The Golden Compass

Movie · as Master

2006
A Dad for Christmas poster

A Dad for Christmas

Movie · as Bert

2006
The Only Boy for Me

The Only Boy for Me

Movie · as Grandpa

2006
The Chase poster

The Chase

TV · 1 ep

2005
A Cock and Bull Story poster

A Cock and Bull Story

Movie · as Surgeon

2005
All About George poster

All About George

TV · as Gordon · 6 eps

2004
London

London

TV · as Thomas de Quincey · 3 eps

2003
The Other Boleyn Girl poster

The Other Boleyn Girl

Movie · as Thomas Boleyn

2003
Boudica poster

Boudica

Movie · as Claudius

2002
Man and Boy poster

Man and Boy

Movie · as Paddy Silver

2002
Ultimate Fights from the Movies poster

Ultimate Fights from the Movies

Movie · as Referee (Crossing the Line) (archive footage)

2002
The Jury poster

The Jury

TV · as Ron Maher · 6 eps

2001
Lorna Doone poster

Lorna Doone

Movie · as Reuben Huckaback

2001
Charlotte Gray poster

Charlotte Gray

Movie · as Pichon

2001
The Martins poster

The Martins

Movie · as DI Tony Branch

2001
High Stakes poster

High Stakes

TV · 6 eps

2001
Waking the Dead poster

Waking the Dead

TV · as Ralph Palmer · 2 eps

2000
Lorna Doone poster

Lorna Doone

TV · as Reuben Huckaback · 2 eps

1999
Wonderland poster

Wonderland

Movie · as Bill

1998
The Scarlet Tunic poster

The Scarlet Tunic

Movie · as Dr. Edward Grove

1997
Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders

TV · as Magnus Soane · 1 ep

1996
Silent Witness poster

Silent Witness

TV · 2 eps

1994
Hope in the Year Two poster

Hope in the Year Two

Movie · as Prisoner

1994
No Escape poster

No Escape

Movie · as Dysart

1994
Wycliffe poster

Wycliffe

TV · as Detective Superintendent Wycliffe · 36 eps

1994
Calling the Shots poster

Calling the Shots

TV · as Nick · 2 eps

1992
Trust Me poster

Trust Me

Movie · as Blake

1992
Blue Black Permanent poster

Blue Black Permanent

Movie · as Philip Lomax

1992
Blue Ice poster

Blue Ice

Movie · as Stevens

1992
Tales from Hollywood poster

Tales from Hollywood

Movie · as Bertolt Brecht

1992
Between the Lines poster

Between the Lines

TV · 1 ep

1991
Twenty-One poster

Twenty-One

Movie · as Kenneth

1991
A Woman at War poster

A Woman at War

Movie · as Tobias Moszkiewiez

1991
Misterioso poster

Misterioso

Movie · as Paul Webster

1991
The Object of Beauty poster

The Object of Beauty

Movie · as Marty Slaughter

1991
Performance poster

Performance

TV · as Bertolt Brecht · 1 ep

1990
Shoot to Kill poster

Shoot to Kill

Movie · as DCC John Stalker

1990
The Big Man poster

The Big Man

Movie · as Referee

1990
Crimestrike

Crimestrike

Movie · as Director of Public Prosecutions

1990
Van Gogh poster

Van Gogh

Movie · as Paul Gaugin

1990
Shoot to Kill poster

Shoot to Kill

TV · as DCC John Stalker · 2 eps

1989
Nobody Here But Us Chickens

Nobody Here But Us Chickens

Movie

1989
Ball-Trap On The Cote Sauvage

Ball-Trap On The Cote Sauvage

Movie · as Joe Marriot

1989
The Act poster

The Act

Movie · as Johann Frink

1989
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story poster

Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story

Movie · as Brodi

1989
The Angry Earth poster

The Angry Earth

Movie · as Doctor Price

1989
Screen One poster

Screen One

TV · as Blake · 1 ep

1989
4 Play

4 Play

TV · as Mr. Allsop · 1 ep

1988
Lights and Shadows poster

Lights and Shadows

Movie · as Teo

1988
The Party poster

The Party

Movie · as Malcolm Sloman

1988
The Play on One poster

The Play on One

TV · as Malcolm Sloman, Paul · 1 ep

1988
Blind Justice

Blind Justice

TV · as Frank Cartwright · 5 eps

1987
Body Contact poster

Body Contact

Movie · as Dickie Finn

1987
Escape from Sobibor poster

Escape from Sobibor

Movie · as Itzhak Lichtman

1987
The Hospice poster

The Hospice

Movie · as Maybury

1987
Scoop poster

Scoop

Movie · as Corker

1987
Tickets for the Titanic

Tickets for the Titanic

TV · as Rev David Williams · 1 ep

1986
Hard Travelling poster

Hard Travelling

Movie · as Harry

1986
Lovejoy poster

Lovejoy

TV · as Jamie · 1 ep

1986
ScreenPlay poster

ScreenPlay

TV · as Johann Frink · 1 ep

1985
The Mysteries poster

The Mysteries

TV · as Lucifer / Judas / Satan · 3 eps

1985
Screen Two poster

Screen Two

TV · as Harry, Prisoner · 1 ep

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as Bertolt Brecht · 1 ep

1981
Sons and Lovers poster

Sons and Lovers

Movie · as Baxter Dawes

1981
A Room for the Winter

A Room for the Winter

Movie · as James van Stanten

1980
The Unborn poster

The Unborn

Movie · as Colin

1978
Nina poster

Nina

Movie

1978
Two Days That Shook the Branch

Two Days That Shook the Branch

Movie · as Des Hardy

1978
Mr. and Ms. Bureaucrat poster

Mr. and Ms. Bureaucrat

Movie · as H1B

1978
Scorpion Tales poster

Scorpion Tales

TV · as Mark Hawkins · 1 ep

1977
Count Dracula poster

Count Dracula

Movie · as Renfield

1977
Count Dracula poster

Count Dracula

TV · as Renfield · 2 eps

1977
BBC2 Play of the Week poster

BBC2 Play of the Week

TV · as H1B · 1 ep

1976
Ready When You Are, Mr McGill

Ready When You Are, Mr McGill

Movie · as Phil Parish - Director

1976
Bill Brand poster

Bill Brand

TV · as Bill Brand · 11 eps

1976
Red Letter Day poster

Red Letter Day

TV · as Phil Parish - Director · 1 ep

1975
A Pint of Plain poster

A Pint of Plain

Movie

1975
Through the Night poster

Through the Night

Movie · as Dr Pearce

1975
The Girls of Slender Means poster

The Girls of Slender Means

TV · as Rudi Bittesch · 3 eps

1974
All Good Men poster

All Good Men

Movie

1974
Occupations poster

Occupations

Movie · as Antonio Gramsci

1974
Pidgeon – Hawk or Dove? poster

Pidgeon – Hawk or Dove?

Movie · as Wallace Pidgeon

1974
Playhouse poster

Playhouse

TV · as Colin Brent · 1 ep

1974
Churchill's People poster

Churchill's People

TV · as Cornet Henry Denne · 1 ep

1973
The Ballad of Ben Bagot poster

The Ballad of Ben Bagot

Movie · as Willy Lit

1973
Something to Hide poster

Something to Hide

Movie · as Joe Pepper

1973
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries poster

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

TV · as David Belcito · 1 ep

1973
Second City Firsts

Second City Firsts

TV · as Gordon · 1 ep

1972
Full House

Full House

TV · as Actor in Sketches · 22 eps

1971
Budgie poster

Budgie

TV · as PC Donnelly, Det. Constable Leadbetter · 1 ep

1970
Roll On Four O'Clock poster

Roll On Four O'Clock

Movie · as Jack Youngman

1970
Play for Today poster

Play for Today

TV · as William Waite, Wallace Pidgeon · 1 ep

1969
All Neat in Black Stockings poster

All Neat in Black Stockings

Movie · as Dwyer

1969
The Virgin Soldiers poster

The Virgin Soldiers

Movie · as Sgt Wellbeloved

1969
The Bed Sitting Room poster

The Bed Sitting Room

Movie · as Underwater Vicar

1969
World in Ferment

World in Ferment

TV · as Doug Searchbaker · 6 eps

1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre poster

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

TV · as Jack Youngman · 1 ep

1969
Plays of Today

Plays of Today

TV · as Weaver · 1 ep

1967
Omnibus poster

Omnibus

TV · as Self, Gaughin · 1 ep

1967
ITV Playhouse poster

ITV Playhouse

TV · as Tommy Smith, Des Hardy · 1 ep

1967
Trapped

Trapped

TV · as Webber · 1 ep

1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre poster

Thirty-Minute Theatre

TV · as 'Wing Nut' Williams · 1 ep

1965
The Troubleshooters poster

The Troubleshooters

TV · as Police Constable · 1 ep