Deceased

When Did Jack Shepherd Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 85

GenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn29/10/1940Born inLeeds, Yorkshire, England, UKDied24/11/2025WikidataQ1949101 ↗TMDb#45587 ↗

Jack Shepherd was an English actor, playwright and theatre director. He was known for his television roles, most notably the title roles in Trevor Griffiths' political drama Bill Brand (1976), and the detective series Wycliffe (1993–1998). His film appearances included All Neat in Black Stockings (1969), Wonderland (1999) and The Golden Compass (2007). He won the 1983 Society of London Theatre Award for Actor of the Year in a New Play for the original production of Glengarry Glen Ross.

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Filmography48 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2019	GreedMovie	Eric Weeks	79
2017	FearlessSeries	Arthur Banville	77
2016	RebellionSeries	General William Lowe	76
2010	ThorneSeries	Jim Thorne	70
2009	Into the StormMovie	Neville Chamberlain	69
2009	Moving OnSeries	Charlie	69
2007	The Golden CompassMovie	Master	67
2005	A Cock and Bull StoryMovie	Surgeon	65
2003	BoudicaMovie	Claudius	63
2002	The JurySeries	Ron Maher	62
2002	Ultimate Fights from the MoviesMovie	Referee (Crossing the Line) (archive footage)	62
2001	Waking the DeadSeries	Ralph Palmer	61
2001	Lorna DooneMovie	Reuben Huckaback	61
2001	High StakesSeries	—	61
2001	Charlotte GrayMovie	Pichon	61
2000	Lorna DooneSeries	Reuben Huckaback	60
1997	Midsomer MurdersSeries	Magnus Soane	57
1996	Silent WitnessSeries	—	56
1994	WycliffeSeries	Detective Superintendent Wycliffe	54
1992	Between the LinesSeries	—	52
1992	Blue IceMovie	Stevens	52
1991	PerformanceSeries	Bertolt Brecht	51
1991	The Object of BeautyMovie	Marty Slaughter	51
1991	MisteriosoMovie	Paul Webster	51
1990	Shoot to KillMovie	DCC John Stalker	50
1990	The Big ManMovie	Referee	50
1989	Screen OneSeries	Blake	49
1989	Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal StoryMovie	Brodi	49
1989	Ball-Trap On The Cote SauvageMovie	Joe Marriot	49
1988	The Play on OneSeries	Malcolm Sloman	48
1987	Escape from SobiborMovie	Itzhak Lichtman	47
1986	LovejoySeries	Jamie	46
1986	ScreenPlaySeries	Johann Frink	46
1977	BBC2 Play of the WeekSeries	H1B	37
1976	Bill BrandSeries	Bill Brand	36
1975	Through the NightMovie	Dr Pearce	35
1974	PlayhouseSeries	Colin Brent	34
1974	Churchill's PeopleSeries	Cornet Henry Denne	34
1974	OccupationsMovie	Antonio Gramsci	34
1973	Orson Welles' Great MysteriesSeries	David Belcito	33
1973	Second City FirstsSeries	Gordon	33
1971	BudgieSeries	Det. Constable Leadbetter	31
1970	Play for TodaySeries	Wallace Pidgeon	30
1969	ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries	Jack Youngman	29
1969	The Virgin SoldiersMovie	Sgt Wellbeloved	29
1969	The Bed Sitting RoomMovie	Underwater Vicar	29
1967	ITV PlayhouseSeries	Des Hardy	27
1967	OmnibusSeries	Gaughin	27