--- name: "Shepperd Strudwick" canonical: "https://film.one/person/shepperd-strudwick" roles: ["Actor"] born: "22 September 1907" died: "15 January 1983" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 80 average_as: "actor" average_over: 3 updated: "2026-09-20T02:10:26.957350+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Shepperd Strudwick Actor. Born 22 September 1907 in Hillsboro [now Hillsborough], North Carolina, USA. Died 15 January 1983. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 22 September 1907, Hillsboro [now Hillsborough], North Carolina, USA - **Died:** 15 January 1983 - **Active:** 1949–1959 - **Also known as:** Sheppard Strudwick, John Shepperd, John Sheppard - **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as actor, over 3 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1940s 74 (1), 1950s 82 (2) - **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 3, Crime 1, Mystery 1, Romance 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1 - **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $7m across 1 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepperd_Strudwick, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2278200, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0791805/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/82676 ## Streaming the US now - **The Roku Channel:** [*All the King's Men*](https://film.one/film/all-the-kings-men.md) (74) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Shepperd Strudwick was an American actor of stage, film and television. Born in Hillsborough, North Carolina, he graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1928 and made his New York stage debut that year in a revival of *The Yellow Jacket*. He appeared in over 200 roles across his career, including more than 35 leading parts on Broadway. In films he is known for playing Adam Stanton in *All the King's Men* (1949), Anthony Vickers in *A Place in the Sun* (1951) and Father Massieu in *Joan of Arc* (1948). He also appeared in *The Reckless Moment* (1949) and *Beyond a Reasonable Doubt* (1956). On television he had roles in *The Twilight Zone* (1959), *Perry Mason* (1957) and several soap operas, including Jim Matthews in *Another World* and Victor Lord in *One Life to Live*. He received a North Carolina Award for excellence in the performing arts in 1963 and a Tony Award nomination in 1981. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com, ncpedia.org.* ## On Fi1m (3) - *The Twilight Zone* (1959), Fi1m 84, as Peter Selden — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md) - *A Place in the Sun* (1951), Fi1m 81, as Anthony Vickers — [page](https://film.one/film/a-place-in-the-sun.md) - *All the King's Men* (1949), Fi1m 74, as Adam Stanton — [page](https://film.one/film/all-the-kings-men.md) ## Complete filmography (72) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Kent State* (1981), as Prof. Warren - *Meeting of Minds* (1977), series, Actor - *The Man Without a Country* (1973), as Secretary of the Navy - *McMillan & Wife* (1971), series, as Rudolph Dimrose - *The Monitors* (1969), as Tersh Jeterax - *Slaves* (1969), as Mr. Stillwell - *The Name of the Game* (1968), series, as Dr. Witherton - *Daring Game* (1968), as Dr. Henry L. Carlyle - *Barefoot in Athens* (1966), as Lycon - *Another World* (1964), series, Actor - *Violent Midnight* (1963), as Adrian Benedict - *The Barbara Stanwyck Show* (1960), series, as Bill Mowry - *Thriller* (1960), series, as Douglas Kilburn - *The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries* (1960), series, as Dr. Wells - *The Bat* (1960), as Dr. Wells - *The Twilight Zone* (1959), series, as Peter Selden — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md) - *The DuPont Show with June Allyson* (1959), series, as Stanley Sidney - *77 Sunset Strip* (1958), series, Actor - *Girl on the Run* (1958), as James McCullough / Ralph Graham - *No Time at All* (1958), as Reagan - *The Sad Sack* (1957), as Major General Vanderlip - *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Dr. Morris - *Have Gun, Will Travel* (1957), series, Actor - *That Night!* (1957), as Dr. Bernard Fischer - *Meet McGraw* (1957), series, as Dillon Brent - *The Hostess with the Mostes'* (1957), as Charley Potter - *Playhouse 90* (1956), series, as Reagan - *Wire Service* (1956), series, as David - *Beyond a Reasonable Doubt* (1956), as Jonathan Wilson - *Autumn Leaves* (1956), as Dr. Malcolm Couzzens - *The Eddy Duchin Story* (1956), as Sherman Wadsworth - *Climax!* (1954), series, as Doc, Dr. Giffin, Bert, Father - *Lady in the Dark* (1954), as Dr. Brooks - *Inner Sanctum* (1954), series, Actor - *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Lycon - *Schlitz Playhouse of Stars* (1951), series, as Elliott Simpson - *A Place in the Sun* (1951), as Anthony Vickers — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/a-place-in-the-sun.md) - *Under the Gun* (1951), as Milo Bragg - *Let's Dance* (1950), as Timothy Bryant - *Three Husbands* (1950), as Arthur Evans - *Danger* (1950), series, Actor - *The Kid from Texas* (1950), as Jameson - *The Reckless Moment* (1949), as Ted Darby - *All the King's Men* (1949), as Adam Stanton — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/all-the-kings-men.md) - *Chicago Deadline* (1949), as Blacky Franchot - *Reign of Terror* (1949), as Napoleon Bonaparte (uncredited) (voice) - *The Red Pony* (1949), as Mr. Fred Tiflin - *Enchantment* (1948), as Marchese Del Laudi - *Joan of Arc* (1948), as Father Massieu, Joan's Bailiff - *Fighter Squadron* (1948), as Brig. Gen. Mel Gilbert - *Studio One* (1948), series, as Mac Taylor, Senator Greet, Cassius, Hal Manning, Nordlund - *The Philco Television Playhouse* (1948), series, as Benedict Arnold, Lincoln Venner - *Home Sweet Homicide* (1946), as Mr. Wallace Sanford - *Strange Triangle* (1946), as Earl Huber aka Mathews - *Chetniks!* (1943), as Lt. Aleksa Petrovic, Mihailovitch's Aide - *Dr. Renault's Secret* (1942), as Dr. Larry Forbes - *The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe* (1942), as Edgar Allan Poe - *Ten Gentlemen from West Point* (1942), as Henry Clay - *Rings on Her Fingers* (1942), as Tod Fenwick - *Remember the Day* (1941), as Dewey Roberts - *Cadet Girl* (1941), as Bob Mallory - *The Men in Her Life* (1941), as Roger Chevis - *Know For Sure* (1941), as Dr. Morton - *Belle Starr* (1941), as Ed Shirley - *Flight Command* (1940), as Lieut. Jerry Banning - *A Way in the Wilderness* (1940), as Dr. Joseph Goldberger - *Tom Thumb in Trouble* (1940), as Narrator / Tom Thumb's Father (voice) (uncredited) - *Dr. Kildare's Strange Case* (1940), as Gregory Lane - *Congo Maisie* (1940), as Dr. John 'Jock' McWade - *Fast Company* (1938), as Ned Morgan - *Joaquin Murrieta* (1938), as Joaquin Murrieta - *That Mothers Might Live* (1938), as Dr. Semmelweis ## Gallery - ![Shepperd Strudwick](https://film.one/media/person/385214/gallery-088b16fc129d.jpg) Shepperd Strudwick — Los Angeles Daily News, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Shepperd_Strudwick_1947_crop.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Shepperd Strudwick](https://film.one/media/person/385214/gallery-454ae9501780.jpg) Shepperd Strudwick — Image via TMDB - ![Shepperd Strudwick](https://film.one/media/person/385214/gallery-47bdd8e92b25.jpg) Shepperd Strudwick — Image via TMDB - ![Shepperd Strudwick](https://film.one/media/person/385214/gallery-4215c41111ac.jpg) Shepperd Strudwick — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated - Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play 1981: Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play (nominated) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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