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Jim Sheppard(1937-1977)

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  • Actor
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Jim Sheppard was born in 1937. He was an actor, known for Comes a Horseman (1978), The Master Gunfighter (1975) and The Wild and the Innocent (1959). He died on 18 August 1977 in Canon City, Colorado, USA.
Bornc. 1937
DiedAugust 18, 1977
Bornc. 1937
DiedAugust 18, 1977
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Known for

Jane Fonda, James Caan, and Jason Robards in Comes a Horseman (1978)
Comes a Horseman
6.3
  • Additional Crew
  • 1978
Tom Laughlin in The Master Gunfighter (1975)
The Master Gunfighter
4.5
  • Stunts
  • 1975
Sandra Dee, Audie Murphy, Joanne Dru, and Gilbert Roland in The Wild and the Innocent (1959)
The Wild and the Innocent
6.4
  • Henchman
  • 1959
Anthony Franciosa and Laraine Stephens in Matt Helm (1975)
Matt Helm
6.0
TV Series
  • Security Guard #1

Credits

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Stunts

  • Tom Laughlin in The Master Gunfighter (1975)
    The Master Gunfighter
    4.5
    • stunts
    • 1975
  • Sean Connery and Candice Bergen in The Wind and the Lion (1975)
    The Wind and the Lion
    6.8
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • Black Noon (1971)
    Black Noon
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • stunt double: Roy Thinnes (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • A Time for Dying (1969)
    A Time for Dying
    5.7
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • The Wild Bunch (1969)
    The Wild Bunch
    7.9
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • Maurice Evans in Planet of the Apes (1968)
    Planet of the Apes
    8.0
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Walter Koenig, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, Ricardo Montalban, George Takei, John Colicos, Maurishka, Nichelle Nichols, Ned Romero, Charles Stewart, Vic Tayback, and George Allen in Star Trek (1966)
    Star Trek
    8.4
    TV Series
    • stunt double: William O'Connell (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • James Garner and Jason Robards in Hour of the Gun (1967)
    Hour of the Gun
    6.6
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Wayne Maunder in Custer (1967)
    Custer
    6.3
    TV Series
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Audie Murphy and Laraine Stephens in 40 Guns to Apache Pass (1967)
    40 Guns to Apache Pass
    5.8
    • stunt double: Audie Murphy (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Ann-Margret, Red Buttons, Bing Crosby, Van Heflin, Slim Pickens, Mike Connors, Alex Cord, Robert Cummings, Stefanie Powers, and Keenan Wynn in Stagecoach (1966)
    Stagecoach
    6.1
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Audie Murphy, Edgar Buchanan, Joan Staley, Warren Stevens, and Morgan Woodward in Gunpoint (1966)
    Gunpoint
    6.1
    • stunt double: Audie Murphy (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Lauren Bacall, Paul Newman, Janet Leigh, Robert Wagner, and Pamela Tiffin in Harper (1966)
    Harper
    6.8
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • The War Lord (1965)
    The War Lord
    6.6
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Audie Murphy in Arizona Raiders (1965)
    Arizona Raiders
    5.9
    • stunt double: Audie Murphy (uncredited)
    • 1965

Actor

  • Anthony Franciosa and Laraine Stephens in Matt Helm (1975)
    Matt Helm
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Security Guard #1
    • 1975
  • Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Case
    • 1970
  • The Wild Bunch (1969)
    The Wild Bunch
    7.9
    • Bounty Hunter (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • Ralph Taeger in Hondo (1967)
    Hondo
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Indian
    • 1967
  • James Garner and Jason Robards in Hour of the Gun (1967)
    Hour of the Gun
    6.6
    • Tom McLowery (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Lee Majors, Barbara Stanwyck, Linda Evans, Peter Breck, and Richard Long in The Big Valley (1965)
    The Big Valley
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Second Horse Thief
    • 1966
  • Audie Murphy in Whispering Smith (1961)
    Whispering Smith
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Deputy Jim (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
    Zane Grey Theatre
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Trooper Ryder
    • 1961
  • Audie Murphy, Zohra Lampert, and John Saxon in Posse from Hell (1961)
    Posse from Hell
    6.6
    • Rider (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • Audie Murphy, Suzanne Lloyd, Venetia Stevenson, and Barry Sullivan in Seven Ways from Sundown (1960)
    Seven Ways from Sundown
    6.8
    • Fred (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Sandra Dee, Audie Murphy, Joanne Dru, and Gilbert Roland in The Wild and the Innocent (1959)
    The Wild and the Innocent
    6.4
    • Henchman
    • 1959

Additional Crew

  • Jane Fonda, James Caan, and Jason Robards in Comes a Horseman (1978)
    Comes a Horseman
    6.3
    • stand-in: Jason Robards
    • 1978

Personal details

  • Born
    • c. 1937
  • Died
    • August 18, 1977
    • Canon City, Colorado, USA(stunt accident)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Killed while filming a scene in Comes a Horseman (1978). The horse that was dragging him veered from its course and caused him to hit his head on a fencepost. The scene is in the movie but is edited so that the fatal accident is not seen.

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