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Jack Shepherd

Jack Shepherd

Actor · Died November 24, 2025, aged 85 · Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 29, 1940
Died
November 24, 2025 (aged 85)
From
Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
34 on MovieCove · 117 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 49% in 30 days

What are Jack Shepherd's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
30%
Bonds
26%
Self
13%
Survival
13%
Power
7%
Society
7%
Ideas
3%
Survival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 6 · Dark 7

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 10 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 6 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 7

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 7 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 7
Mentor
2 of 7
Shadow
1 of 7
Threshold guardian
1 of 7
Herald
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Melancholic
8
Dread
4
Contemplative
4
Bittersweet
4
Other
12

How their films linger

Bittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jack Shepherd's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jack Shepherd's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

117 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page.

  • Greed(2019)

    as Eric Weeks

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Fearless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · as Arthur Banville

  • Rebellion(2016)

    Show 5 episodes · as General William Lowe

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Greyhawk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Howard

  • The Politician's Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as Joe Hoynes

  • The Nativity(2010)

    Show 4 episodes · as Melchior

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Thorne: Sleepyhead(2010)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jim Thorne

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Into the Storm(2009)

    as Neville Chamberlain

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Moving On(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Charlie

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • God on Trial(2008)

    as Kuhn

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Fixer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Golden Compass(2007)

    as Master

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • A Dad for Christmas(2006)

    as Bert

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Only Boy for Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Grandpa

  • The Chase(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • All About George (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 6 episodes · as Gordon

  • Tristram Shandy(2005)

    as Surgeon

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 3 episodes · as Thomas de Quincey

  • Warrior Queen(2003)

    as Claudius

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Other Boleyn Girl(2003)

    as Thomas Boleyn

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Ultimate Fights from the Movies(2002)

    as Referee (Crossing the Line) (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Man and Boy(2002)

    as Paddy Silver

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Jury(2002)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ron Maher

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Charlotte Gray(2001)

    as Pichon

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Martins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as DI Tony Branch

  • Waking the Dead(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ralph Palmer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • High Stakes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Lorna Doone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Reuben Huckaback

  • Lorna Doone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Reuben Huckaback

  • Wonderland(1999)

    as Bill

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Scarlet Tunic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Dr. Edward Grove

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Magnus Soane

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Silent Witness(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Wycliffe(1993)

    Show 36 episodes · Director · as Detective Superintendent Wycliffe

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Hope In The Year Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Prisoner

  • No Escape(1994)

    as Dysart

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Calling the Shots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as Nick

  • In Lambeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Writer

  • Wycliffe and the Cycle of Death(1993)

    as Det. Chief Supt. Wycliffe

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Trust Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Blake

  • Tales from Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Bertolt Brecht

  • Blue Ice(1992)

    as Stevens

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Between the Lines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Blue Black Permanent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Philip Lomax

  • Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Bertolt Brecht

  • Twenty-One(1991)

    as Kenneth

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • A Woman at War(1991)

    as Tobias Moszkiewiez

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Misterioso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Paul Webster

  • The Object of Beauty(1991)

    as Marty Slaughter

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Crimestrike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Director of Public Prosecutions

  • Crossing the Line(1990)

    as Referee

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Van Gogh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Paul Gaugin

  • Shoot to Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as DCC John Stalker

  • Shoot to Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · as DCC John Stalker

  • Ball-Trap On The Cote Sauvage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Joe Marriot

  • Nobody Here But Us Chickens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • 4 Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Allsop

  • Screen One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Blake

  • The Act (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Johann Frink

  • Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story(1989)

    as Brodi

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Angry Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Doctor Price

  • Blind Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 5 episodes · as Frank Cartwright

  • Lights and Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Teo

  • The Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Malcolm Sloman

  • The Play on One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Malcolm Sloman · as Paul

  • Body Contact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Dickie Finn

  • Scoop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Corker

  • Escape from Sobibor(1987)

    as Itzhak Lichtman

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Tickets for the Titanic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Rev David Williams

  • The Hospice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Maybury

  • ScreenPlay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Johann Frink

  • Hard Travelling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Harry

  • Lovejoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Jamie

  • The Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 3 episodes · as Lucifer / Judas / Satan

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry · as Prisoner

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Bertolt Brecht

  • A Room for the Winter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as James van Stanten

  • Clapperclaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Writer

  • Sons and Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Baxter Dawes

  • The Unborn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Colin

  • Nina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • Two Days That Shook the Branch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Des Hardy

  • Scorpion Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Mark Hawkins

  • Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as H1B

  • Count Dracula(1977)

    as Renfield

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Count Dracula (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · as Renfield

  • BBC2 Play of the Week (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as H1B

  • Bill Brand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 11 episodes · as Bill Brand

  • Ready When You Are, Mr McGill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Phil Parish - Director

  • Red Letter Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Phil Parish - Director

  • Through the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Dr Pearce

  • The Girls of Slender Means (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 3 episodes · as Rudi Bittesch

  • A Pint of Plain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • Churchill's People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Cornet Henry Denne

  • Occupations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Antonio Gramsci

  • Pidgeon – Hawk or Dove? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Wallace Pidgeon

  • Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Writer · as Colin Brent

  • The Actual Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Writer

  • All Good Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • The Ballad of Ben Bagot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Willy Lit

  • Second City Firsts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · Writer · as Gordon

  • Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as David Belcito

  • Full House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 22 episodes · as Actor in Sketches

  • Something to Hide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Joe Pepper

  • Budgie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 3 episodes · as Det. Constable Leadbetter · as PC Donnelly

  • Roll On Four O'Clock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Jack Youngman

  • Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Wallace Pidgeon · as William Waite

  • The Virgin Soldiers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Sgt Wellbeloved

  • Plays of Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Weaver

  • World in Ferment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 6 episodes · as Doug Searchbaker

  • The Bed Sitting Room(1969)

    as Underwater Vicar

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • All Neat in Black Stockings(1969)

    as Dwyer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • ITV Saturday Night Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack Youngman

  • Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Gaughin · as Self

  • ITV Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Des Hardy · as Tommy Smith

  • Trapped (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Webber

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as 'Wing Nut' Williams

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 116 titles from 1965 to 2019; peak year 2008.

Biggest box office

No Escape (1994)

$15M worldwide

Highest rated

Escape from Sobibor (1987)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Wycliffe (1993)

Film career

19652019

Peak 2008 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting113 of 116: 110 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thDirecting1 of 116: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting5 of 116: 3 only writing, 2 with another role

116 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1960s10 · acting1970s27 · 26 acting · 3 crew1980s26 · 25 acting · 1 crew1990s24 · 23 acting · 2 crew2000s22 · acting2010s7 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 15 roles
6994

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Jack Shepherd's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 24; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 34 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 34 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

Ultimate Fights from the Movies (2002)

81st percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

God on Trial (2008)

Midcredits 93rd · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jack Shepherd's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Jack Shepherd work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jack Shepherd's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David M. Thompson shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Producers