Jack Shepherd
Known For
Acting
Born
October 29, 1940
Place of Birth
Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
Died
November 24, 2025

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.

Known For

Midsomer Murders
7.5

Midsomer Murders

1997 · TV

Silent Witness
7.6

Silent Witness

1996 · TV

Screen Two
7.1

Screen Two

1985 · TV

Play for Today
6.6

Play for Today

1970 · TV

Omnibus
7.2

Omnibus

1967 · TV

Waking the Dead
7.2

Waking the Dead

2001 · TV

Playhouse
7.0

Playhouse

1974 · TV

ITV Playhouse
7.0

ITV Playhouse

1967 · TV

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
7.0

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969 · TV

Thirty-Minute Theatre
4.2

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965 · TV

ScreenPlay
6.0

ScreenPlay

1986 · TV

Wycliffe
6.8

Wycliffe

1994 · TV

Performance
6.3

Performance

1991 · TV

Screen One
7.2

Screen One

1989 · TV

Lovejoy
7.4

Lovejoy

1986 · TV

Moving On
7.3

Moving On

2009 · TV

BBC2 Play of the Week
7.0

BBC2 Play of the Week

1977 · TV

Between the Lines
5.5

Between the Lines

1992 · TV

Churchill's People
5.0

Churchill's People

1974 · TV

The Play on One
6.0

The Play on One

1988 · TV

The Golden Compass
6.1

The Golden Compass

2007 · Movie

Budgie
7.2

Budgie

1971 · TV

Rebellion
7.0

Rebellion

2016 · TV

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
6.8

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

1973 · TV

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