Jim Sheppard(1937-1977)

Stunts
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 Matt Helm (1975). He died on 18 August 1977 in Canon City, Colorado, USA.

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Known for

Jane Fonda, James Caan, and Jason Robards in Comes a Horseman (1978)

Comes a Horseman

6.3

Stunts(as James Sheppard, Jason Robards)

1978

Tom Laughlin in The Master Gunfighter (1975)

The Master Gunfighter

4.5

Stunts

1975

Anthony Franciosa and Laraine Stephens in Matt Helm (1975)

5.8

TV Series

Security Guard #1

Sandra Dee, Audie Murphy, Joanne Dru, and Gilbert Roland in The Wild and the Innocent (1959)

The Wild and the Innocent

6.3

Henchman

1959

Credits

Stunts

Comes a Horseman
6.3
- stand-in: Jason Robards (as James Sheppard)
- 1978
The Master Gunfighter
4.5
- stunts
- 1975
The Wind and the Lion
6.8
- stunts (uncredited)
- 1975
Black Noon
5.8
TV Movie
- stunt double: Roy Thinnes (uncredited)
- 1971
A Time for Dying
5.7
- stunts (uncredited)
- 1969
The Wild Bunch
7.9
- stunts (uncredited)
- 1969
Planet of the Apes
8.0
- stunts (uncredited)
- 1968
Star Trek
8.4
TV Series
- stunt double: William O'Connell (uncredited)
- 1967
Hour of the Gun
6.6
- stunts (uncredited)
- 1967
Custer
6.5
TV Series
- stunts (uncredited)
- 1967
40 Guns to Apache Pass
5.7
- stunt double: Audie Murphy (uncredited)
- 1967
Stagecoach
6.1
- stunts (uncredited)
- 1966
Gunpoint
6.1
- stunt double: Audie Murphy (uncredited)
- 1966
Harper
6.8
- stunts (uncredited)
- 1966
The War Lord
6.6
- stunts (uncredited)
- 1965

Actor

Matt Helm
5.8
TV Series
- Security Guard #1
- 1975
Gunsmoke
8.1
TV Series
- Case
- 1970
The Wild Bunch
7.9
- Bounty Hunter (uncredited)
- 1969
Hondo
7.2
TV Series
- Indian
- 1967
Hour of the Gun
6.6
- Tom McLowery (uncredited)
- 1967
The Big Valley
7.6
TV Series
- Second Horse Thief
- 1966
Whispering Smith
7.4
TV Series
- Deputy Jim (uncredited)
- 1961
Zane Grey Theatre
7.5
TV Series
- Trooper Ryder
- 1961
Posse from Hell
6.6
- Rider (uncredited)
- 1961
Seven Ways from Sundown
6.8
- Fred (uncredited)
- 1960
The Wild and the Innocent
6.3
- Henchman
- 1959

Personal details

Alternative name
- James Sheppard
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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