
Jack Shepherd
Born
1940-10-29
Place of birth
Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
Died
2025-11-24
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

The Golden Compass
Master

No Escape
Dysart

Midsomer Murders
Magnus Soane

Escape from Sobibor
Itzhak Lichtman

Charlotte Gray
Pichon

Greed
Eric Weeks

A Cock and Bull Story
Surgeon

Silent Witness
TV Series

Into the Storm
Neville Chamberlain

God on Trial
Kuhn

Rebellion
General William Lowe

The Other Boleyn Girl
Thomas Boleyn

Lovejoy
Jamie

The Bed Sitting Room
Underwater Vicar

The Object of Beauty
Marty Slaughter