British playwright and actor Jack Shepherd, 85, died on Nov. 24. Shepherd started his career at the Royal Court Theater, and was named "most promising actor of year" in 1967, for Arnold Middleton. He also appeared in such plays as 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, Ruling the Roost, The Three Arrows, Let's Murder Vivaldi, and Dracula. He also wrote numerous plays, including The Incredible Journey of Sir Francis Younghusband, In Lambeth, Real Time, Comic Cuts, Half Moon, Holding Fire!, Against the Tide, and The Valley of the Shadow. As an actor, Shepherd starred in the series Bill Brand and Wycliffe, and appeared in more than 100 other films and TV shows. Shepherd was married to producer and editor Ann Scott; one of his children, Catherine Shepherd, is an actress.
