The English actor died following a ‘short illness’.

Wycliffe star Jack Shepherd has died at the age of 85.

The English actor died following a “short illness”, his family said in a statement shared with the PA news agency.

The Leeds-born TV star was best known for starring as Cornish detective Charles Wycliffe in the ITV series based on the WJ Burley novels.

The drama aired between 1993 and 1998 and starred Shepherd in the lead role as Wycliffe, who investigated murders in Cornwall alongside his colleagues DI Doug Kersey, played by Scottish actor Jimmy Yuill, and Helen Masters’ DI Lucy Lane.

A statement from agents Markham, Froggatt & Irwin said: “It is with great sadness we can confirm that the celebrated actor Jack Shepherd passed away yesterday at the age of 85. He died peacefully i

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