Portrait of Michael Shepley

Acting

Michael Shepley

Career

Active from 1933 to 1960, busiest in 1935 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mine Own Executioner
Mine Own Executioner
GoodWatch score68/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michael Shepley Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.5, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.0, average 3.0
  • Social Commentary
    3.0, average 4.9
  • Pop Culture
    0.4, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Suspenseful 3
  • Classic Film 2
  • 1930s Setting 2
  • Classic Mystery 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Murder Investigation 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

52
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

4 titles ยท average score 50
Don't Bother to Knock
Don't Bother to Knock (1961)
GoodWatch score 49

as Colonel

Double Bunk
Double Bunk (1961)
GoodWatch score 52

as Granville-Carter

Just Joe
Just Joe (1960)

as Fowler

On Trial
On Trial (1960)

TV show ยท as Sir Charles Russell QC

1950s

16 titles ยท average score 61
Gideon's Day
Gideon's Day (1958)
GoodWatch score 62

as Sir Rupert Bellamy

Not Wanted on Voyage
Not Wanted on Voyage (1957)

as Col. Blewton-Fawcett

Theatre Night
Theatre Night (1957)

TV show ยท as George Barnes

The Inveterate Gambler
The Inveterate Gambler (1956)

as The Gambler

Colonel March of Scotland Yard
Colonel March of Scotland Yard (1956)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Sir Nigel

Where There's a Will
Where There's a Will (1955)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mr. Cogent

Strange Experiences
Strange Experiences (1955)

TV show ยท as The Gambler

Doctor at Sea
Doctor at Sea (1955)
GoodWatch score 50

as Jill's Father

Happy Ever After
Happy Ever After (1954)
GoodWatch score 58

as Major McGlusky

Home at Seven
Home at Seven (1952)
GoodWatch score 66

as Major Watson

Secret People
Secret People (1952)
GoodWatch score 62

as Manager of the British Pavilion

Mr. Denning Drives North
Mr. Denning Drives North (1951)
GoodWatch score 65

as Chairman of Court

1940s

12 titles ยท average score 69
Maytime in Mayfair
Maytime in Mayfair (1949)
GoodWatch score 61

as Shepard

Family Affairs
Family Affairs (1949)

TV show ยท as Henry

Elizabeth of Ladymead
Elizabeth of Ladymead (1948)

as Maj. Wrigley in 1903

Mine Own Executioner
Mine Own Executioner (1947)
GoodWatch score 68

as Peter Edge

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mr. Gregsbury M. P.

A Place of One's Own
A Place of One's Own (1945)
GoodWatch score 60

as Alistair Manning-Tutthorn

I Live in Grosvenor Square
I Live in Grosvenor Square (1945)
GoodWatch score 67

as Lt. Lutyens

Henry V
Henry V (1944)
GoodWatch score 85

as Gower - Captain in the English Army

The Demi-Paradise
The Demi-Paradise (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mr. Walford

The Great Mr Handel
The Great Mr Handel (1942)

as Sir Charles Marsham

Quiet Wedding
Quiet Wedding (1941)

as Jim, Marcia's Husband

Contraband
Contraband (1940)
GoodWatch score 84

as Man in Club

1930s

20 titles ยท average score 63
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
GoodWatch score 80

as Teacher (uncredited)

Beauty and the Barge
Beauty and the Barge (1937)

as Herbert Manners

In the Soup
In the Soup (1936)

as Paul Hemming

The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935)
GoodWatch score 49

as Cecil Barker

The Ace of Spades
The Ace of Spades (1935)

as George Despard

Vintage Wine
Vintage Wine (1935)

as Richard Emsley

Squibs
Squibs (1935)

as Colin Barratt

Lazybones
Lazybones (1935)

as Hildebrand Pope

The Private Secretary
The Private Secretary (1935)

as Henry Marsland

Tangled Evidence
Tangled Evidence (1934)

as Gilbert Morfield

Lord Edgware Dies
Lord Edgware Dies (1934)

as Captain Ronald Marsh

A Shot in the Dark
A Shot in the Dark (1933)

as Vivien Waugh