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Jack Shepherd (actor)

January 26, 2023

For the actor born 1988, see Jack P. Shepherd.

Jack Shepherd (born 29 October 1940) is an English actor, playwright, theatre director, saxophone player and jazz pianist. He is known for his television roles, most notably the title role in Trevor Griffiths' series about a young Labour MP Bill Brand (1976), and the detective drama Wycliffe (1993–1998). His film appearances include All Neat in Black Stockings (1969), Wonderland (1999) and The Golden Compass (2007). He won the 1983 Olivier Award for Best Actor in a New Play for the original production of Glengarry Glen Ross.

Jack Shepherd
Born (1940-10-29) 29 October 1940 (age 82)
Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Occupation(s)Actor, writer
Years active1965–present
Spouse(s)Judy Harland (divorced)
Ann Scott
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(m. 1975)​
Children5, including Catherine

Biography

Early life

Shepherd attended Roundhay School in Leeds and then studied fine art at Kings College, Newcastle University. During his time in Newcastle he was an amateur actor with the People's Theatre. After gaining a BA he went on to study acting, first at the Central School of Speech and Drama and then as a student founder of the Drama Centre London, where he was a direct contemporary at both schools and fellow jazz band member of Deep Purple co-founder, Jon Lord.

He married Judy Harland; they had 2 children together, Jan and Jake. They later divorced.

In 1975 he married Ann Scott, television and film producer. Their children are Victoria, Catherine and Ben.

Career

He worked at the Royal Court Theatre from 1965 to 1969, making his first appearance on the London stage as an Officer of Dragoons in Serjeant Musgrave's Dance. In July 1967 he played Arnold Middleton in David Storey's The Restoration of Arnold Middleton, which transferred to the Criterion Theatre, a performance for which he received the Plays and Players London Critics' Award as most promising actor of the year. In 1969 he starred in the satirical comedy series World in Ferment.[1]

During the 1970s he appeared in many television dramas, including several appearances in the series Budgie (1971–72). In Ready When You Are, Mr McGill (1976) by Jack Rosenthal he played a television director struggling to maintain his composure during a doomed location shoot, and in Trevor Griffiths's Thames TV series Bill Brand (also 1976) a radical Labour MP. Both performances gained Shepherd Royal Television Society (RTS) Awards. He appeared as Renfield in Count Dracula (1977), with Louis Jourdan in the title role.

Shepherd also spent the decade running a drama studio in Kentish Town, north London along with fellow actor Richard Wilson, and during that time became interested in scriptwriting. He devised several plays for the theatre including The Sleep of Reason, Real Time, Clapperclaw and Half Moon.

In 1972 he was a founding member, along with Ian McKellen and Edward Petherbridge, of the democratically run Actors' Company, playing Vasques in 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, Inspector of Police in Ruling the Roost (Edinburgh Festival and tour) and Okano in The Three Arrows at the Arts, Cambridge in October 1972. In December 1972 he played Ben in David Mercer's Let's Murder Vivaldi at The King's Head Theatre, and in January 1973 took the title role in Dracula at the Bush Theatre, also collaborating in the writing. His television work in the 70s included All Good Men, Through the Night and Occupations, all by Trevor Griffiths From 1977 to 1985 he was a member of Bill Bryden's Cottesloe Theatre Company at the National Theatre, playing Teach in American Buffalo, Judas in The Passion, Boamer in Lark Rise, Thomas Clarkeson in The World Turned Upside Down, Smitty in The Long Voyage Home, The Correspondent in Dispatches and Hickey in The Iceman Cometh. Shepherd originated the stage role of Richard Roma in Glengarry Glen Ross at the Cottesloe in 1983, for which he received a Society of West End Theatre award (later known as the Laurence Olivier Awards) as Actor of the Year in a New Play.

His first written work for the stage was In Lambeth, an imaginary conversation about revolution between the poet and artist William Blake, his wife Catherine and Thomas Paine, author of The Rights of Man. He first directed it at the Partisan Theatre in July 1989 before its transfer to the Donmar Warehouse, winning the 1989 Time Out Awards for Best Directing and Best Writing.

Shepherd's work in television during the 1980s and 1990s included "Blind Justice", a miniseries by Peter Flannery, and culminated in his acclaimed role as the eponymous Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe in the HTV television series Wycliffe from 1993 to 1998. He appeared as Butler the Butler in the 1996 television miniseries Over Here.[2][3]

As a theatre director he has staged several productions at the Shakespeare's Globe, including his lively 'Prologue Production' of The Two Gentlemen of Verona starring Mark Rylance as Proteus, which opened the Globe to the theatregoing public in August 1996, a year before the formal opening Gala. In 1998 at the Globe he played a sad Antonio in Richard Olivier's production of The Merchant of Venice.

Shepherd's epic drama about the Chartist movement, Holding Fire! was commissioned by the Shakespeare's Globe Theatre as part of its Renaissance and Revolution season, and was first staged there by Mark Rosenblatt in August 2007.[4]

He played the part of the Father in Rupert Goold's production of Six Characters in Search of an Author in 2009, the Doctor in The Master Builder at the Almeida, and Melchior, one of the Magi, in the four-part TV drama The Nativity, broadcast on BBC One in December 2010. He played Ralph Palmer (from a 1980s case) in the 2011 episode "Solidarity” of TV series Waking the Dead. In 2013 he played Harry in "Home" by David Storey at the Arcola Theatre and Joe in the BBC TV seriesThe Politician's Husband. In 2014 Serebryakov in "Uncle Vanya at the St James Theatre. Also in 2014/15 he toured in 3 ghost stories, Whistle and I'll Come to You, and The Signalman for Middleground Theatre Company, and in 2015/6 with the same company he toured in a stage adaptation of the film The Verdict. 2017/2018 he played Art Hockstadder in Gore Vidal's play The Best Man, first on tour and then at the Playhouse Theatre London.

His interest in community theatre led to adaptations of "Dorian Gray" and of Hardy's "Under the Greenwood Tree" for the Players Collective in Lewes. His version of "Under the Greenwood Tree" was performed by the Hardy Players in Dorchester in Dec 2016.

He has written and directed a new play, The Cutting Edge, which runs at the Arcola Theatre Feb-Mar 2020.

Plays

Plays by Jack Shepherd include:

  • The Incredible Journey of Sir Francis Younghusband (Royal Court Upstairs)
  • The Sleep of Reason (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh) 1973
  • Clapperclaw (BBC Two) 1981
  • Real Time (directed and devised with the Joint Stock Theatre Company) 1982
  • Revelations (Bridge Lane, London) 1983s.
  • In Lambeth (Partisan Theatre and Donmar Warehouse) 1989. Published by Methuen.
  • Comic Cuts (Derby Playhouse, Salisbury Theatre and Lyric Studio, Hammersmith) 1995
  • Chasing the Moment (Southwark Playhouse) 1994 and (BAC1 London) 1995 dir. Janos Bruck, (revived Arcola, Dalston) 2007 dir. Mehmet Ergen. Published by First Write
  • Half Moon (Southwark Playhouse) 1998
  • Through a Cloud (Birmingham Rep and Drum, Plymouth) 2004), revived Arcola) 2005. Published by Nick Hern Books.
  • Man Falling Down: A Mask Play (devised and co-written with Oliver Cotton, Shakespeare's Globe) 2005
  • Holding Fire! (Shakespeare's Globe) 2007. Published by Nick Hern Books
  • The Cutting Edge (Arcola Theatre) 2020

Co-wrote with Keith Dewhurst "Impossible Plays", an account of his years in Bill Bryden's Cottesloe Company at the National Theatre. Published by Methuen.

His two recently completed plays are Against the Tide, about William Morris, and The Valley of the Shadow, about World War I.

Filmography

Further reading

  • Impossible Plays: Adventures With the Cottesloe Company by Keith Dewhurst and Jack Shepherd, Methuen Drama (2006) ISBN 0-413-77585-2

References

  1. ^ Marjorie Bilbow (3 July 1969). "TELEVISION TODAY; Reviews: In a rare class of comedy show". The Stage and Television Today (4603): 12.
  2. ^ "Over Here (TV Movie 1996) - IMDb". IMDb.
  3. ^ . British Comedy Guide. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  4. ^ Holding Fire! – Times Online

External links

  • Jack Shepherd at IMDb

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For the actor born 1988 see Jack P Shepherd Jack Shepherd born 29 October 1940 is an English actor playwright theatre director saxophone player and jazz pianist He is known for his television roles most notably the title role in Trevor Griffiths series about a young Labour MP Bill Brand 1976 and the detective drama Wycliffe 1993 1998 His film appearances include All Neat in Black Stockings 1969 Wonderland 1999 and The Golden Compass 2007 He won the 1983 Olivier Award for Best Actor in a New Play for the original production of Glengarry Glen Ross Jack ShepherdBorn 1940 10 29 29 October 1940 age 82 Leeds West Riding of Yorkshire EnglandOccupation s Actor writerYears active1965 presentSpouse s Judy Harland divorced Ann Scott m 1975 wbr Children5 including Catherine Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Career 2 Plays 3 Filmography 4 Further reading 5 References 6 External linksBiography EditEarly life Edit Shepherd attended Roundhay School in Leeds and then studied fine art at Kings College Newcastle University During his time in Newcastle he was an amateur actor with the People s Theatre After gaining a BA he went on to study acting first at the Central School of Speech and Drama and then as a student founder of the Drama Centre London where he was a direct contemporary at both schools and fellow jazz band member of Deep Purple co founder Jon Lord He married Judy Harland they had 2 children together Jan and Jake They later divorced In 1975 he married Ann Scott television and film producer Their children are Victoria Catherine and Ben Career Edit He worked at the Royal Court Theatre from 1965 to 1969 making his first appearance on the London stage as an Officer of Dragoons in Serjeant Musgrave s Dance In July 1967 he played Arnold Middleton in David Storey s The Restoration of Arnold Middleton which transferred to the Criterion Theatre a performance for which he received the Plays and Players London Critics Award as most promising actor of the year In 1969 he starred in the satirical comedy series World in Ferment 1 During the 1970s he appeared in many television dramas including several appearances in the series Budgie 1971 72 In Ready When You Are Mr McGill 1976 by Jack Rosenthal he played a television director struggling to maintain his composure during a doomed location shoot and in Trevor Griffiths s Thames TV series Bill Brand also 1976 a radical Labour MP Both performances gained Shepherd Royal Television Society RTS Awards He appeared as Renfield in Count Dracula 1977 with Louis Jourdan in the title role Shepherd also spent the decade running a drama studio in Kentish Town north London along with fellow actor Richard Wilson and during that time became interested in scriptwriting He devised several plays for the theatre including The Sleep of Reason Real Time Clapperclaw and Half Moon In 1972 he was a founding member along with Ian McKellen and Edward Petherbridge of the democratically run Actors Company playing Vasques in Tis Pity She s a Whore Inspector of Police in Ruling the Roost Edinburgh Festival and tour and Okano in The Three Arrows at the Arts Cambridge in October 1972 In December 1972 he played Ben in David Mercer s Let s Murder Vivaldi at The King s Head Theatre and in January 1973 took the title role in Dracula at the Bush Theatre also collaborating in the writing His television work in the 70s included All Good Men Through the Night and Occupations all by Trevor Griffiths From 1977 to 1985 he was a member of Bill Bryden s Cottesloe Theatre Company at the National Theatre playing Teach in American Buffalo Judas in The Passion Boamer in Lark Rise Thomas Clarkeson in The World Turned Upside Down Smitty in The Long Voyage Home The Correspondent in Dispatches and Hickey in The Iceman Cometh Shepherd originated the stage role of Richard Roma in Glengarry Glen Ross at the Cottesloe in 1983 for which he received a Society of West End Theatre award later known as the Laurence Olivier Awards as Actor of the Year in a New Play His first written work for the stage was In Lambeth an imaginary conversation about revolution between the poet and artist William Blake his wife Catherine and Thomas Paine author of The Rights of Man He first directed it at the Partisan Theatre in July 1989 before its transfer to the Donmar Warehouse winning the 1989 Time Out Awards for Best Directing and Best Writing Shepherd s work in television during the 1980s and 1990s included Blind Justice a miniseries by Peter Flannery and culminated in his acclaimed role as the eponymous Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe in the HTV television series Wycliffe from 1993 to 1998 He appeared as Butler the Butler in the 1996 television miniseries Over Here 2 3 As a theatre director he has staged several productions at the Shakespeare s Globe including his lively Prologue Production of The Two Gentlemen of Verona starring Mark Rylance as Proteus which opened the Globe to the theatregoing public in August 1996 a year before the formal opening Gala In 1998 at the Globe he played a sad Antonio in Richard Olivier s production of The Merchant of Venice Shepherd s epic drama about the Chartist movement Holding Fire was commissioned by the Shakespeare s Globe Theatre as part of its Renaissance and Revolution season and was first staged there by Mark Rosenblatt in August 2007 4 He played the part of the Father in Rupert Goold s production of Six Characters in Search of an Author in 2009 the Doctor in The Master Builder at the Almeida and Melchior one of the Magi in the four part TV drama The Nativity broadcast on BBC One in December 2010 He played Ralph Palmer from a 1980s case in the 2011 episode Solidarity of TV series Waking the Dead In 2013 he played Harry in Home by David Storey at the Arcola Theatre and Joe in the BBC TV seriesThe Politician s Husband In 2014 Serebryakov in Uncle Vanya at the St James Theatre Also in 2014 15 he toured in 3 ghost stories Whistle and I ll Come to You and The Signalman for Middleground Theatre Company and in 2015 6 with the same company he toured in a stage adaptation of the film The Verdict 2017 2018 he played Art Hockstadder in Gore Vidal s play The Best Man first on tour and then at the Playhouse Theatre London His interest in community theatre led to adaptations of Dorian Gray and of Hardy s Under the Greenwood Tree for the Players Collective in Lewes His version of Under the Greenwood Tree was performed by the Hardy Players in Dorchester in Dec 2016 He has written and directed a new play The Cutting Edge which runs at the Arcola Theatre Feb Mar 2020 Plays EditPlays by Jack Shepherd include The Incredible Journey of Sir Francis Younghusband Royal Court Upstairs The Sleep of Reason Traverse Theatre Edinburgh 1973 Clapperclaw BBC Two 1981 Real Time directed and devised with the Joint Stock Theatre Company 1982 Revelations Bridge Lane London 1983s In Lambeth Partisan Theatre and Donmar Warehouse 1989 Published by Methuen Comic Cuts Derby Playhouse Salisbury Theatre and Lyric Studio Hammersmith 1995 Chasing the Moment Southwark Playhouse 1994 and BAC1 London 1995 dir Janos Bruck revived Arcola Dalston 2007 dir Mehmet Ergen Published by First Write Half Moon Southwark Playhouse 1998 Through a Cloud Birmingham Rep and Drum Plymouth 2004 revived Arcola 2005 Published by Nick Hern Books Man Falling Down A Mask Play devised and co written with Oliver Cotton Shakespeare s Globe 2005 Holding Fire Shakespeare s Globe 2007 Published by Nick Hern Books The Cutting Edge Arcola Theatre 2020Co wrote with Keith Dewhurst Impossible Plays an account of his years in Bill Bryden s Cottesloe Company at the National Theatre Published by Methuen His two recently completed plays are Against the Tide about William Morris and The Valley of the Shadow about World War I Filmography EditTwo and Two Make Six 1962 Grand Hotel Night Receptionist uncredited All Neat in Black Stockings 1969 Dwyer The Bed Sitting Room 1969 Under Water Vicar The Virgin Soldiers 1969 Sergeant Wellbeloved Special Branch 1969 Peter Watson The Last Valley 1971 Eskesen Budgie 1971 TV Series PC Donnelly Something to Hide 1972 Joe Pepper Ready When You Are Mr McGill 1976 TV Series Phil Parish Director Count Dracula 1977 TV Movie Renfield The Devil s Crown 1978 TV Series Thomas Becket Scoop 1987 TV Movie The Journey Corker Escape from Sobibor 1987 TV Movie Itzhak Lichtman Body Contact 1987 Dickie Finn Lights and Shadows 1988 Murderers Among Us The Simon Wiesenthal Story 1989 TV Movie Brodi Ball Trap on the Cote Sauvage 1989 TV Movie Joe Marriot Shoot to Kill 1990 TV Movie John Stalker The Big Man 1990 Referee Crimestrike 1990 The Object of Beauty 1991 Mr Slaughter Twenty One 1991 Kenneth Blue Ice 1992 Stevens Blue Black Permanent 1992 Philip Lomax Wycliffe 1993 1998 TV Series Det Supt Wycliffe No Escape 1994 Dysart Over Here 1996 TV Movie Butler The Scarlet Tunic 1998 Dr Edward Grove Wonderland 1999 Bill The Martins 2001 DI Tony Branch Charlotte Gray 2001 Paul Pichon Silent Witness episode Closed Ranks 2002 ACC Richard Dyer Boudica 2003 Claudius A Cock and Bull Story Tristram Shandy 2005 Surgeon Lipstick 2005 Short Man All About George 2005 TV Series Gordon Kinsey A Dad from Christmas 2006 TV Movie Bert The Golden Compass 2007 Master God on Trial 2008 TV Movie Khun Thorne 2010 TV series Jim Thorne The Nativity 2010 TV Mini Series Melchior The Politician s Husband 2013 TV Mini Series Joe Hoynes Greyhawk 2014 Howard New Tricks 2014 TV Series William Taskerland Midsomer Murders 2015 TV Series Magnus Soane Manhunt The Night Stalker Part 2 2021 TV Series Dave SuttonFurther reading EditImpossible Plays Adventures With the Cottesloe Company by Keith Dewhurst and Jack Shepherd Methuen Drama 2006 ISBN 0 413 77585 2References EditWho s Who in the Theatre 17th edition Gale Publishing 1981 ISBN 0 8103 0235 7 Halliwell s Film Guide Halliwell s Who s Who in the Movies Theatre Record indexes Marjorie Bilbow 3 July 1969 TELEVISION TODAY Reviews In a rare class of comedy show The Stage and Television Today 4603 12 Over Here TV Movie 1996 IMDb IMDb Over Here BBC1 Comedy Drama British Comedy Guide Archived from the original on 22 December 2016 Retrieved 17 December 2016 Holding Fire Times OnlineExternal links EditJack Shepherd at IMDb His theatrical agent s Jack Shepherd page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jack Shepherd actor amp oldid 1124651475, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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