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Jan Shepard(1928-2025)

  • Actress
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Dirk London and Jan Shepard in Death Valley Days (1952)
A backwoods game warden and a local doctor discover that giant leeches are responsible for disappearances and deaths in a local swamp, but the local police don't believe them.
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Jan Shepard was born on 19 March 1928 in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966), Captain Midnight (1954) and Waterfront (1954). She was married to Dirk London. She died on 17 January 2025 in Burbank, California, USA.
BornMarch 19, 1928
DiedJanuary 17, 2025(96)
BornMarch 19, 1928
DiedJanuary 17, 2025(96)
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Known for

Elvis Presley in Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966)
Paradise, Hawaiian Style
5.5
  • Betty Kohana
  • 1966
Richard Webb in Captain Midnight (1954)
Captain Midnight
7.6
TV Series
  • Marcia Stanhope(uncredited)
Preston Foster in Waterfront (1954)
Waterfront
7.7
TV Series
  • Julie
  • Betty Palmer
  • Madge O'Hara
Then Came Bronson (1969)
Then Came Bronson
8.0
TV Series
  • Helen Casper

Credits

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Actress

  • The Rookies (1972)
    The Rookies
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Claire Amazeen
    • 1973
  • Martin Sheen, Hal Holbrook, and Scott Jacoby in That Certain Summer (1972)
    That Certain Summer
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • Jody Bonner
    • 1972
  • Bruce Lee and James Franciscus in Longstreet (1971)
    Longstreet
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Alice Paige
    • 1972
  • This Is the Life (1952)
    This Is the Life
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Sarah
    • 1952–1970
  • Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
    Marcus Welby, M.D.
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Anita Rivera
    • 1970
  • Then Came Bronson (1969)
    Then Came Bronson
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Helen Casper
    • 1970
  • James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)
    The Virginian
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Claire
    • Laura Cooper
    • Connie Burns ...
    • 1965–1969
  • Stefan Arngrim, Gary Conway, Kurt Kasznar, Deanna Lund, Don Marshall, Don Matheson, and Heather Young in Land of the Giants (1968)
    Land of the Giants
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Osla Ekorb
    • 1969
  • Leif Erickson, Linda Cristal, Henry Darrow, Cameron Mitchell, and Mark Slade in The High Chaparral (1967)
    The High Chaparral
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Mavis
    • Megan Hallock
    • 1967–1968
  • The F.B.I. (1965)
    The F.B.I.
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Evelyn Thorpe
    • Mildred Scott
    • 1967–1968
  • Mannix (1967)
    Mannix
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Rose Farmer
    • 1968
  • Raymond Burr and Barbara Sigel in Ironside (1967)
    Ironside
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Adrienne May
    • 1967
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Ruth Richards
    • 1967
  • Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Edna Farron
    • Tilda Cook
    • Tassie ...
    • 1961–1967
  • The Road West (1966)
    The Road West
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Ellen Brewster
    • 1967

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Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Jan Shepherd
  • Height
    • 5′ 3½″ (1.61 m)
  • Born
    • March 19, 1928
    • Quakertown, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • January 17, 2025
    • Burbank, California, USA(pneumonia)
  • Spouse
    • Dirk LondonFebruary 6, 1954 - January 6, 2022 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Unsold pilot: Appeared in a pilot for an adventure series to be called "Yankee Privateer".
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    • 1 Interview

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  • Trivia
    Worked as a clerk for Los Angeles' I. Magnin Department Store in the 1940s and 1950s. Was Amanda Blake's roommate before she landed the role of Miss Kitty on Gunsmoke (1955).

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