Shepherd Sanders obit

Shepard Sanders Obituary

 

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Shepard "Shep" Sanders passed away on September 14th, 2016 in Palm Springs, CA at the age of 88. He was born in Chicago, Illinois to parents Edward Seltzer and Rose Seltzer, and had two brothers, Michael and Dan. At the early age of 15, he forged his birth certificate so he could join the Navy during WW2. After the War, he used the money from his G.I. Bill to move to Los Angeles and begin his acting career, but due to the blacklist during the McCarthy Era, he had to change his name from Sherwin Seltzer to Shepard Sanders. After traveling the world and shooting films, including Kelly's Heroes and The Sand Pebbles, he and his wife Tianne Sanders bought a home in Palm Springs in the early 60's, where they settled down and started a family. In his later years, Shep worked at Michael's House, where he found comfort in healing and helping people up until shortly before his death. Proceeded in death by his daughter Kimberly Sanders Finkle, and grand-son Kristofer Finkle. He is survived by honorable friends and close family, including his wife Tianne Sanders, daughter Trinza Sanders, son-in-law John Trad, and grandchildren Taylor Ann Trad, Jarrod Michael Trad, and Jonathan Bashar Trad. We will be holding a memorial on Saturday, October 1st from 12:00-2:30PM at Insight Community of the Desert (1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262). Anyone is welcome. Shepherd Sanders was born on December 31, 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 September 14, 2016 in Palm Springs, California, USA.

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

1 episode

 

T.J. Hooker (1982)

T.J. Hooker

6.1

TV Series

Ozzie (as Sheperd Sanders)

1985

1 episode

 

Cagney & Lacey (1981)

Cagney & Lacey

6.9

TV Series

Man on the pay phone

1982–1984

2 episodes

 

Robert Culp, Gary Graham, and Lee Grant in Thou Shalt Not Kill (1982)

Thou Shalt Not Kill

6.3

TV Movie

(as Sheperd Sanders)

1982

 

James Garner in Bret Maverick (1981)

Bret Maverick

7.5

TV Series

Jackson

1982

1 episode

 

Today's F.B.I. (1981)

Today's F.B.I.

7.0

TV Series

Elyas

1982

1 episode

 

Sonny Shroyer and Samuel E. Wright in Enos (1980)

Enos

5.2

TV Series

(as Shep Sanders)

1981

1 episode

 

Angel on My Shoulder (1980)

Angel on My Shoulder

6.2

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

1 episode

 

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

ClerkConductor

1978

2 episodes

 

Matilda (1978)

Matilda

3.7

Hood #6 (as Shep Saunders)

1978

 

Noah Beery Jr. and James Garner in The Rockford Files (1974)

The Rockford Files

8.2

TV Series

Desk Clerk (as Shep Saunders)

1977

1 episode

 

The Red Hand Gang (1977)

The Red Hand Gang

7.5

TV Series

Lt. Carter (as Shep Sanders)

1977

1 episode

 

Joyride to Nowhere (1977)

Joyride to Nowhere

4.2

Bartender (as Shep Sanders)

1977

 

Big John, Little John (1976)

Big John, Little John

7.1

TV Series

Harry

1976

1 episode

 

Eddie Albert, Ray Milland, Kim Richards, and Ike Eisenmann in Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)

Escape to Witch Mountain

6.3

Guru

1975

 

Arch Whiting in Run, Joe, Run (1974)

Run, Joe, Run

7.3

TV Series

Truck Driver

1974

1 episode

 

Glenn Ford, Edgar Buchanan, Victor Campos, Sandra Ego, Peter Ford, and Taylor Lacher in Cade's County (1971)

Cade's County

7.0

TV Series

Officer

1971

1 episode

 

Diahann Carroll and Marc Copage in Julia (1968)

Julia

7.7

TV Series

Mr. Coleman (as Shep Sanders)

1971

1 episode

 

Nanny and the Professor (1970)

Nanny and the Professor

7.1

TV Series

Franco (as Shep Sanders)

1971

1 episode

 

Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)

Mission: Impossible

7.9

TV Series

PlatoConvictPolitician

1967–1970

3 episodes

 

Clint Eastwood, Donald Sutherland, Telly Savalas, and Don Rickles in Kelly's Heroes (1970)

Kelly's Heroes

7.6

Turk

1970

 

Robert Brown, Bobby Sherman, and David Soul in Here Come the Brides (1968)

Here Come the Brides

7.6

TV Series

Petros

1970

1 episode

 

Sol Madrid (1968)

Sol Madrid

5.6

Cantina Operator

1968

 

Mannix (1967)

Mannix

7.4

TV Series

Leonardo (as Sheppard Sanders)

1967

1 episode

 

Bill Cosby and Robert Culp in I Spy (1965)

I Spy

7.2

TV Series

Tough (as Shep Sanders)

1967

1 episode

 

Candice Bergen, Steve McQueen, and Emmanuelle Arsan in The Sand Pebbles (1966)

The Sand Pebbles

7.5

Perna

1966

 

Bruce Lee and Van Williams in The Green Hornet (1966)

The Green Hornet

7.3

TV Series

Carney (as Shep Sanders)

1966

1 episode

 

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

7.7

TV Series

Tesco (as Shep Sanders)

1965

1 episode

 

Lucille Ball in The Lucy Show (1962)

The Lucy Show

7.2

TV Series

Count Dracula

1965

1 episode

 

James Gregory in The Lawless Years (1959)

The Lawless Years

6.9

TV Series

Puggy FeinLepkeYosh ...

1959–1961

4 episodes

 

You Have to Run Fast (1961)

You Have to Run Fast

6.0

Bert (as Shep Sanders)

1961

 

Lock Up (1959)

Lock Up

7.5

TV Series

Robbery Partner (as Shep Sanders)

1961

1 episode

 

Craig Stevens in Peter Gunn (1958)

Peter Gunn

8.0

TV Series

ToothpickHotel Clerk (as Shep Sanders)

1959–1961

2 episodes

 

John Bromfield in U.S. Marshal (1958)

U.S. Marshal

7.3

TV Series

Joey Curtis (as Shep Sanders)

1960

1 episode

 

The Detectives (1959)

The Detectives

7.4

TV Series

Duke Flyer

1960

1 episode

 

Mike Connors in Tightrope (1959)

Tightrope

8.1

TV Series

Vic Rogers (as Shep Sanders)

1960

1 episode

 

Not for Hire (1959)

Not for Hire

8.1

TV Series

(as Shep Sanders)

1960

1 episode

 

Barbara Eden, Gavin MacLeod, and Nico Minardos in Twelve Hours to Kill (1960)

Twelve Hours to Kill

5.7

Frankie Russo

1960

 

Three Came to Kill (1960)

Three Came to Kill

5.6

Ram Singh (uncredited)

1960

 

Mr. Lucky (1959)

Mr. Lucky

7.5

TV Series

George Spotts (as Shep Shepherd)

1960

1 episode

 

Mamie Van Doren in Vice Raid (1959)

Vice Raid

5.6

Muggsy (as Shep Sanders)

1959

 

The D.A.'s Man (1959)

The D.A.'s Man

7.9

TV Series

Little Al (as Shep Sanders)

1959

1 episode

 

Archive Footage

Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)

The Magical World of Disney

8.3

TV Series

Guru (archive footage)

1980

1 episode