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Shepherd Sanders(1927-2016)

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Shepherd Sanders in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
Shepherd Sanders was born on 31 December 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Kelly's Heroes (1970), Rocky II (1979) and The Baltimore Bullet (1980). He died on 14 September 2016 in Palm Springs, California, USA.
BornDecember 31, 1927
DiedSeptember 14, 2016(88)
BornDecember 31, 1927
DiedSeptember 14, 2016(88)
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Known for

Clint Eastwood, Donald Sutherland, Telly Savalas, and Don Rickles in Kelly's Heroes (1970)
Kelly's Heroes
7.6
  • Turk
  • 1970
Rocky II (1979)
Rocky II
7.3
  • Employment Manager(as Sheperd Sanders)
  • 1979
The Baltimore Bullet (1980)
The Baltimore Bullet
5.9
  • Robin Hood(as Sheperd Sanders)
  • 1980
James Gregory in The Lawless Years (1959)
The Lawless Years
7.1
TV Series
  • Puggy Fein
  • Lepke
  • Yosh
  • Puggy

Credits

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Actor

  • The Freeway Maniac (1989)
    The Freeway Maniac
    4.0
    • Burt Overman
    • 1989
  • Chuck Connors, Lance LeGault, and John J. York in Werewolf (1987)
    Werewolf
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Spirit Medium
    • 1987
  • T.J. Hooker (1982)
    T.J. Hooker
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Ozzie (as Sheperd Sanders)
    • 1985
  • Cagney & Lacey (1981)
    Cagney & Lacey
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Man on the pay phone
    • 1982–1984
  • Robert Culp, Gary Graham, and Lee Grant in Thou Shalt Not Kill (1982)
    Thou Shalt Not Kill
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • (as Sheperd Sanders)
    • 1982
  • James Garner in Bret Maverick (1981)
    Bret Maverick
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Jackson
    • 1982
  • Today's F.B.I. (1981)
    Today's F.B.I.
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Elyas
    • 1982
  • Sonny Shroyer and Samuel E. Wright in Enos (1980)
    Enos
    5.4
    TV Series
    • (as Shep Sanders)
    • 1981
  • Angel on My Shoulder (1980)
    Angel on My Shoulder
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • 1980
  • The Baltimore Bullet (1980)
    The Baltimore Bullet
    5.9
    • Robin Hood (as Sheperd Sanders)
    • 1980
  • Rocky II (1979)
    Rocky II
    7.3
    • Employment Manager (as Sheperd Sanders)
    • 1979
  • Shaun Cassidy and Linda Purl in Like Normal People (1979)
    Like Normal People
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Customer (as Sheperd Sanders)
    • 1979
  • Lou Grant (1977)
    Lou Grant
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Zoo Official (as Shepard Sanders)
    • 1979
  • Shaun Cassidy, Pamela Sue Martin, and Parker Stevenson in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
    The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Clerk
    • Conductor
    • 1978
  • Matilda (1978)
    Matilda
    3.7
    • Hood #6 (as Shep Saunders)
    • 1978

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Shepard Sanders
  • Born
    • December 31, 1927
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • September 14, 2016
    • Palm Springs, California, USA(undisclosed)

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    Used the money from his G.I. Bill to move to Los Angeles and begin his acting career. Due to the blacklist during the McCarthy Era he had to change his name from Sherwin Seltzer to Shepard Sanders.

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