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Jack Shepherd: English Actor and Star of Wycliffe Dies at 85
Jack Shepherd, best known for ITV's Wycliffe, died peacefully after a short illness, leaving behind a family and a career spanning theatre, TV, and film.
- Jack Shepherd, the English actor best known for playing Det Supt Charles Wycliffe in the 1990s ITV detective drama Wycliffe, has died at the age of 85.
- Shepherd, who won multiple awards including an Olivier award for the original production of Glengarry Glen Ross in 1983, worked in various BBC productions and directed at Shakespeare's Globe.
- The Leeds-born TV star died in hospital following a short illness, with his wife Ann Scott and five children present.
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Jack Shepherd on his famous role as Wycliffe – and why it might have looked "terribly boring" to outsiders
This article was first published in July 1997 as part of RT's My Kind of Day series – it has been reproduced here in full following the sad news that actor Jack Shepherd has passed away, aged 85.During filming, Jimmy Yuill [DI Doug Kersey] and I have been sharing this converted schoolhouse near Perranporth in Cornwall. The school's been carefully adapted and renovated and makes a nice gothic residence with lots of atmosphere. It still has the si…
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