Shepperd Strudwick (September 22, 1907 â€" January 15, 1983) was an
American actor of film, television and stage. He was also billed as
John Shepperd for some of his films and for his acting on stage in New
York.Strudwick was born in Hillsborough, North Carolina. He attended
Virginia Episcopal School in Lynchburg, Virginia, and the University
of North Carolina. At the university, he played football and
basketball and ran the mile in track. He gained early acting
experience in a summer stock theatre company in Maine.He began his
film career as the title character in the film Joaquin Murrieta
(1938), credited as Sheppard Strudwick. He appeared as Yugoslav
guerrilla leader Lt. Aleksa Petrovic, an aide to General Draza
Mihailovich, in the 20th Century Fox war film Chetniks! The Fighting
Guerrillas in 1943.During World War II, Strudwick served in the Navy.
American actor of film, television and stage. He was also billed as
John Shepperd for some of his films and for his acting on stage in New
York.Strudwick was born in Hillsborough, North Carolina. He attended
Virginia Episcopal School in Lynchburg, Virginia, and the University
of North Carolina. At the university, he played football and
basketball and ran the mile in track. He gained early acting
experience in a summer stock theatre company in Maine.He began his
film career as the title character in the film Joaquin Murrieta
(1938), credited as Sheppard Strudwick. He appeared as Yugoslav
guerrilla leader Lt. Aleksa Petrovic, an aide to General Draza
Mihailovich, in the 20th Century Fox war film Chetniks! The Fighting
Guerrillas in 1943.During World War II, Strudwick served in the Navy.
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