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Stan Shaw

Stan Shaw

Known for ActingBorn 1952-07-14 (age 73)Chicago, Illinois, USA
Stan Shaw (born July 14, 1952) is an American actor. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he is the son of Bertha Shaw and saxophonist Eddie Shaw, and cousin of the late soul singers Sam Cooke and Tyrone Davis. Shaw started his acting career in the Chicago production of the Broadway musical Hair as well as the Broadway production of The Me Nobody Knows. His last Broadway show, Via Galactica was directed by Sir Peter Hall. Before becoming an actor, Shaw was a karate, judo, and jujutsu instructor in Chicago. He holds first dan black belt in judo and jujutsu and a second dan in karate. Shaw appeared in Rocky (1976) as Dipper, another boxer. In a deleted scene, Dipper, infuriated by the attention Rocky has received, challenges him before a television reporter. He also played a professional fighter in Tough Enough (1983), Harlem Nights (1989), and Snake Eyes (1998). One of his most notable roles was his appearance as Alex Haley's maternal grandfather Will Palmer in the 1979 miniseries Roots: The Next Generations. Another highly notable role was Private Washington in The Boys in Company C (1978). Shaw also played in The Great Santini (1979) as Toomer Smalls with Robert Duvall and David Keith. After a part in the 1991 film Fried Green Tomatoes, he had a role in the 1995 comedy Houseguest alongside Sinbad and appeared as a pirate in Cutthroat Island with Geena Davis. His television credits include episodes of Matlock, Murder, She Wrote, The X-Files, and a 2009 episode of CSI. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stan Shaw, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​Read more

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Venice Medical
10.0
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Venice Medical

1983 · Movie

Street Killing10.0
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Street Killing

1976 · Movie

Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes9.0
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Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes

1998 · Movie

Scared Straight! Another Story9.0
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Scared Straight! Another Story

1980 · Movie

Carl Weber's The Family Business8.5
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Carl Weber's The Family Business

2018 · Series

Billionaire Boys Club8.7
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Billionaire Boys Club

1987 · Series

Chicago Med8.3
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Chicago Med

2015 · Series

Criminal Minds8.3
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Criminal Minds

2005 · Series

The X-Files8.4
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The X-Files

1993 · Series

Displaced Person
8.3
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Displaced Person

1985 · Movie

Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story8.0
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Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story

1986 · Movie

Lucan8.0
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Lucan

1977 · Series

The Family Business: New Orleans7.5
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The Family Business: New Orleans

2025 · Series

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation7.6
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000 · Series

Fried Green Tomatoes7.7
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Fried Green Tomatoes

1991 · Movie

Rocky7.8
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Rocky

1976 · Movie

What Lives Inside7.4
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What Lives Inside

2015 · Series

A Nashville Legacy7.2
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A Nashville Legacy

2023 · Movie

Hill Street Blues7.6
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Hill Street Blues

1981 · Series

Murder, She Wrote7.5
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Murder, She Wrote

1984 · Series

Under Siege7.5
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Under Siege

1986 · Movie

North and South7.5
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North and South

1985 · Series

Early Edition7.3
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Early Edition

1996 · Series

Roots: The Next Generations7.4
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Roots: The Next Generations

1979 · Series

Quantum Leap7.0
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Quantum Leap

2022 · Series

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic7.0
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Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

2013 · Movie

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson7.3
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The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson

1990 · Movie

Starsky & Hutch7.3
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Starsky & Hutch

1975 · Series

Matlock7.1
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Matlock

1986 · Series

L.A. Law7.1
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L.A. Law

1986 · Series

Fame6.8
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Fame

1982 · Series

The Great Santini6.8
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The Great Santini

1979 · Movie

Billionaire Boys Club6.7
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Billionaire Boys Club

1987 · Movie

When Dreams Come True6.8
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When Dreams Come True

1985 · Movie

The Monster Squad6.7
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The Monster Squad

1987 · Movie

Wiseguy6.6
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Wiseguy

1987 · Series

The Mississippi6.7
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The Mississippi

1983 · Series

Busted Up6.5
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Busted Up

1986 · Movie

The Boys in Company C6.5
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The Boys in Company C

1978 · Movie

Red River6.4
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Red River

1988 · Movie

A Christmas Winter Song6.0
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A Christmas Winter Song

2019 · Movie

Snake Eyes6.2
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Snake Eyes

1998 · Movie

Truck Turner6.4
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Truck Turner

1974 · Movie

Daylight6.1
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Daylight

1996 · Movie

Matt Houston6.3
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Matt Houston

1982 · Series

Rising Sun6.1
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Rising Sun

1993 · Movie

Harlem Nights6.1
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Harlem Nights

1989 · Movie

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings6.0
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The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

1976 · Movie