Denis Shaw

Known for ActingBorn 1921-04-07Died 1971-02-28Dulwich, London, England, UK

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.Read more

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Espionage

The Misfit

Links of Justice

Girdle of Gold

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

The Prisoner

The Avengers

International Detective

Theatre 625

The Prisoner

Nothing Barred

Naked Fury

A Woman Possessed

Moment of Indiscretion

Forbidden Cargo

The Colditz Story

Beyond the Curtain

The Mummy

Sherlock Holmes

Innocent Meeting

The Long Memory

The Curse of the Werewolf

The Criminal

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Carry On Regardless

The Night We Got the Bird

The Deadly Affair

House of Blackmail

The Pirates of Blood River

Jack the Ripper

Passport to Shame

The Weapon

Armchair Theatre

Ticket to Paradise

Port Afrique

The Man Who Could Cheat Death

The File of the Golden Goose

Soapbox Derby

Seven Thunders

Who Done It?

The Hellfire Club

Let's Be Happy

The Great Van Robbery

The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder

The Viking Queen

The Depraved

Bright's Boffins

The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket