Shepperd Strudwick

Shepperd Strudwick (born September 22, 1907 in Hillsboro , North Carolina , † January 15, 1983 in New York City , New York ) was an American actor .

Strudwick received his first film role in 1938 for a short film about Ignaz Semmelweis by Fred Zinnemann . He played his most famous role in 1949 in Robert Rossen's Oscar-winning film adaptation of The Man Who Wished to Rule as Dr. Adam Stanton who shoots the main character Willie Stark ( Broderick Crawford ) at the end of the film. From the 1950s he was mainly active as a television actor. Shepperd Strudwick died at the age of 75 years to cancer .

Filmography (selection)

1938: That Mothers Might Live ; Director: Fred Zinnemann Oscar-winning short film
1938: Murder as it stands (Fast Company) ; Directed by Edward Buzzell
1940: Flight Command ; Director: Frank Borzage
1940: Dr. Kildare: On a Razor's Edge (Dr. Kildare's Strange Case) ; Directed by Harold S. Bucquet
1940: Congo Maisie; Directed by HC Potter
1941: Echo der Jugend (Remember the Day) ; Directed by Henry King
1942: The Big Game (Rings on Her Fingers) ; Director: Rouben Mamoulian
1942: 10 lieutenants from West Point (Ten Gentlemen from West Point) ; Director: Henry Hathaway
1948: Youth Deceived (Enchantment) ; Directed by Irving Reis
1948: Joan of Arc (Joan of Arc) ; Director: Victor Fleming
1949: The man who wanted to rule (All The King's Men) ; Director: Robert Rossen
1949: Hush money for love letters (The reckless Moment) ; Director: Max Ophüls
1949: Gabilan, my best friend (The red Pony) ; Directed by Lewis Milestone
1950: Ostracized (The Kid from Texas) ; Director: Kurt Neumann
1950: Three Husbands ; Directed by Irving Reis
1951: A Place in the Sun (A Place in the Sun) ; Director: GEORGE STEVENS
1956 beyond all doubt (Beyond a Reasonable Doubt) ; Director: Fritz Lang
1956: Loved Forever (The Eddy Duchin Story) ; Directed by George Sidney
1956 autumn storms (autumn leaves) ; Director: Robert Aldrich
1973: Meeting Point Central Park (Cops and Robbers) ; Directed by Aram Avakian