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Denis Shaw

Denis Shaw

Actor · Born 1921-04-07 · Dulwich, London, England, UK

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Biography

Douglas "Denis" Findlay Shaw (7 February 1921 – 28 February 1971) was a British character actor who specialized in portraying villains. Shaw was born in Dulwich on 7 February 1921. In the 1950s and 1960s, he was frequently cast as villains in films and television shows, most notably as the German guard Priem in The Colditz Story (1955), as well as a number of British horror films including Jack the Ripper (1959), The Mummy (1959) and The Curse of the Werewolf (1961). He was cast in the leading role of The Great Van Robbery (1959) as the judo-throwing Interpol detective Caesar Smith. Shaw's television credits include The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Avengers, Danger Man, Dixon of Dock Green, The Prisoner, Sherlock Holmes and Z-Cars. Shaw died from a heart attack in London on 28 February 1971, at the age of 50. A familiar face around the bars of Soho in London, he is mentioned in Keith Waterhouse's play Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Mummy (1959) — Mike
  2. The Prisoner (1967) — Shopkeeper
  3. The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) — Gaoler
  4. The Avengers (1961) — Murray
  5. The Deadly Affair (1967) — Wolfe - Publican
  6. The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959) — Tavern Customer
  7. The Colditz Story (1955) — Priem
  8. Carry On Regardless (1961) — Sinister Passenger (uncredited)
  9. The Criminal (1960) — Taxi Customer at Racetrack (uncredited)
  10. The Pirates of Blood River (1962) — Silver (uncredited)
  11. Jack the Ripper (1959) — Simes
  12. The Prisoner (1955) — Plainclothesman (uncredited)
  13. The Viking Queen (1967) — Osiris
  14. The Long Memory (1953) — Shaw (uncredited)
  15. The Weapon (1956) — Groggins
  16. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955) — Butcher
  17. Sherlock Holmes (1964)
  18. The File of the Golden Goose (1969) — Vance
  19. Passport to Shame (1958) — Mac
  20. Who Done It? (1956) — Professor Stumpf
  21. Seven Thunders (1957) — Fat German Soldier
  22. The Depraved (1957) — Inspector O'Flynn
  23. House of Blackmail (1953) — Bassett
  24. Forbidden Cargo (1954) — Ship's Cook
  25. Port Afrique (1956) — Grila
  26. The Hellfire Club (1961) — Sir Richard Benlow
  27. The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1955) — Biggs
  28. Armchair Theatre (1956) — Ziggy
  29. Soapbox Derby (1958) — Lender
  30. Theatre 625 (1964) — Matvei
  31. The Great Van Robbery (1959) — Caesar Smith
  32. Let's Be Happy (1957) — Fat Man in Train Corridor (uncredited)
  33. Naked Fury (1959) — Captain Horst
  34. Beyond the Curtain (1960) — Krumm
  35. Girdle of Gold (1952) — Choirmaster
  36. Innocent Meeting (1959) — Uncle
  37. Ticket to Paradise (1961) — Giuseppe
  38. Nothing Barred (1961) — Convict
  39. A Woman Possessed (1958) — Bishop
  40. The Night We Got the Bird (1960) — Wolfie's Stooge