The Lambs, Inc.^®

The Shepherd shall be the chief executive officer of The Lambs. He or she shall preside at all meetings of The Lambs and of the Council and shall have the deciding vote in the event of a tie upon any question. The Shepherd shall also be responsible for the general supervision and direction of the other officers and the agents and employees of the Club and shall perform such other duties as from time to time the Council may assign to him or her. The Shepherd shall generally manage and supervise the operations of The Lambs. — Excerpted from The Lambs Blue Book

Shepherd Number		Shepherd	Life	Office Terms	Biography
1		Henry Montague	1846-1878	1874-78	Actor, founding member, Lambs of London shepherd.
2		J. Lester Wallack	1820-1888	1878-82, 1884-88	Actor, theater owner, co-founded the Actors Fund of America.
3		Harry Beckett	1839-1880	1879-80	Actor, comedian, founding member.
4		William J. Florence	1831-1891	1882-84	Actor, songwriter, and playwright. Co-founder of the Shriners.
5		John R. Brady	1822-1891	1888-90	Justice of the New York Supreme Court.
6		Edmund M. Holland	1848-1913	1890-91	Actor, comedian, charter member.
7		Clay M. Greene	1850-1933	1891-98, 1902-06	Actor, prolific playwright.
8		Thomas B. Clarke	1849-1931	1898-1900	Art collector & dealer.
9		DeWolf Hopper	1858-1935	1900-02	Actor, comedian, singer. Made the baseball poem “Casey at the Bat” famous.
10		Wilton Lackaye	1862-1932	1906-07	Actor & raconteur. Originated the role of Svengali on stage & screen.
11		Augustus Thomas	1857-1934	1907-1910	Playwright, producer, manager. Credited with brokering the end of the Actors Strike of 1919.
12		Joseph R. Grismer	1849-1922	1911-13, 1917-18	Actor, writer, producer, and manager.
13		William Courtleigh	1867-1930	1913-1917	Actor. Among founders of Actors Equity. Shepherd during the Actors Strike of 1919.
14		R.H. Burnside	1870-1952	1918-21	Actor, playwright, producer. Oversaw Hippodrome Theatre.
15		A. O. Brown	1872-1945	1921-24, 1930-32	Theatre manager, Shepherd during Prohibition
16		Thomas Meighan	1879-1936	1924-26	First movie star Lamb.
17		Thomas A. Wise	1855-1928	1926-28	Stage and screen actor, known for Falstaff and "The Old Soak."
18		Fritz Williams	1865-1930	1928-30	Stage actor.
19		Frank Crumit	1889-1943	1932-36	Actor, singer, radio host.
20		William Gaxton	1893-1963	1936-39, 1953-54, 1956-61	Star of vaudeville, film, and theatre.
21		Fred Waring	1900-1984	1939-42	Singer, choral leader. Backer of the Waring Blendor.
22		John Golden	1874-1955	1942-45	Lyricist, dramatist, songwriter, playwright, producer, civic leader, and philanthropist.
23		Raymond Peck	1876-1950	1945-47	Lyricist and writer for vaudeville and Broadway musicals.
24		Bert Lytell	1884-1954	1947-52	Actor on stage, screen, radio.
25		Walter Greaza	1897-1973	1953-56	TV, radio, stage, and film actor.
26		Frank M. Thomas, Sr.	1889-1999	1961-63	Stage and screen actor.
27		Martin Begley	1903-1985	1963-66	Actor, dancer, and talent scout.
28		Harry Hershfield	1885-1974	1966-69	Cartoonist, humorist, and radio personality
29		Jack Waldron	1893-1969	1969	Actor and comedian.
30		Tom Dillon	1918-2005	1969-1986	Actor and singer. President of the Actors Fund of America.
31		Richard L. Charles	1923-1997	1986-97	Stage and screen actor, publishing executive.
32		A.J. Pocock	1922-2012	1998-2001	Produced industrials.
33		Bruce Brown		2002-2008	Actor, voice over artist.
34		Randy Phillips	1926-2013	2008–2013	Actor and singer.
35		Marc Baron		2013-	Actor, singer, screenwriter, director and producer. He serves on the SAG-AFTRA (NY Board).