Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
29 Oktober 1940
Died
24 November 2025
Place of birth
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.
Bekannt für
6.8
Series
Wycliffe
Detective Superintendent Wycliffe
1994–1998
6.1
Film
The Golden Compass
Master
2007
6.5
Series
Thorne
Jim Thorne
2010
7.2
Film
Escape from Sobibor
Itzhak Lichtman
1987
6.2
Film
No Escape
Dysart
1994
5.1
Film
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
Referee (Crossing the Line) (archive footage)
2002
6.7
Series
Fearless
Arthur Banville
2017
7.3
Series
Bill Brand
Bill Brand
1976
7.7
Series
Lorna Doone
Reuben Huckaback
2000
8.8
Series
The Nativity
Melchior
2010
10.0
Series
London
Thomas de Quincey
2004
10.0
Series
World in Ferment
Doug Searchbaker
1969
6.5
Series
High Stakes
2001
9.0
Series
Count Dracula
Renfield
1977
3.7
Series
The Girls of Slender Means
Rudi Bittesch
1975
8.0
Series
Calling the Shots
Nick
1994
7.0
Series
Shoot to Kill
DCC John Stalker
1990
Acting credits 17 titles
Fearless
as Arthur Banville
6.7
2017
Thorne
as Jim Thorne
6.5
2010
The Nativity
as Melchior
8.8
2010
The Golden Compass
as Master
6.1
2007
London
as Thomas de Quincey
10.0
2004
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
as Referee (Crossing the Line) (archive footage)
5.1
2002
High Stakes
6.5
2001
Lorna Doone
as Reuben Huckaback
7.7
2000
Wycliffe
as Detective Superintendent Wycliffe
6.8
1994–1998
Calling the Shots
as Nick
8.0
1994
No Escape
as Dysart
6.2
1994
Shoot to Kill
as DCC John Stalker
7.0
1990
Escape from Sobibor
as Itzhak Lichtman
7.2
1987
Count Dracula
as Renfield
9.0
1977
Bill Brand
as Bill Brand
7.3
1976
The Girls of Slender Means
as Rudi Bittesch
3.7
1975
World in Ferment
as Doug Searchbaker
10.0
1969