George Shephard "Shep" Houghton (June 4, 1914 - December 15, 2016) was an American actor and dancer from Salt Lake City, Utah. The younger of two sons born to George Henry Houghton and Mabell Viola Shephard, Shep's father was an insurance company representative who moved his family to Hollywood for business reasons in 1927, settling not far from Paramount Pictures' studios. In 1927, Shep made his acting debut in Underworld, a silent film.