Denis Shaw
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 7, 1921
- Died
- February 28, 1971 (aged 49)
- Birthplace
- Dulwich, London, England, UK
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.
Known For
Filmography
Bright's Boffins
TV · 39 eps
The Misfit
TV · as Aircraft Passenger · 1 ep
The File of the Golden Goose
Movie · as Vance
The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket
Movie · as Heavyset Workman
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
TV · as Wu Tong · 1 ep
The Magnificent Six and ½: Kontiki Kids
Movie · as Nasty Workman
Tom Grattan's War
TV · as Koestler · 2 eps
The Deadly Affair
Movie · as Wolfe - Publican
The Viking Queen
Movie · as Osiris
The Prisoner
TV · as Shopkeeper · 2 eps
Londoners
TV · as Louie · 1 ep
Sherlock Holmes
TV · 1 ep
Theatre 625
TV · as Matvei · 1 ep
Espionage
TV · as Frohlich · 1 ep
The Pirates of Blood River
Movie · as Silver (uncredited)
Ticket to Paradise
Movie · as Giuseppe
Nothing Barred
Movie · as Convict
Carry On Regardless
Movie · as Sinister Passenger (uncredited)
The Curse of the Werewolf
Movie · as Gaoler
The Hellfire Club
Movie · as Sir Richard Benlow
The Avengers
TV · as Murray · 1 ep
Stryker of the Yard
TV · 2 eps
Beyond the Curtain
Movie · as Krumm
The Criminal
Movie · as Taxi Customer at Racetrack (uncredited)
The Night We Got the Bird
Movie · as Wolfie's Stooge
Trouble with Eve
Movie · as George Rigby
The Man Who Could Cheat Death
Movie · as Tavern Customer
The Great Van Robbery
Movie · as Caesar Smith
Innocent Meeting
Movie · as Uncle
Naked Fury
Movie · as Captain Horst
Jack the Ripper
Movie · as Simes
The Mummy
Movie · as Mike
International Detective
TV · as Horse Carlucci, Victor Prado · 1 ep
Soapbox Derby
Movie · as Lender
A Woman Possessed
Movie · as Bishop
Passport to Shame
Movie · as Mac
Links of Justice
Movie · as Heath
Moment of Indiscretion
Movie · as Inspector Marsh
The Depraved
Movie · as Inspector O'Flynn
Let's Be Happy
Movie · as Fat Man in Train Corridor (uncredited)
Seven Thunders
Movie · as Fat German Soldier
The Weapon
Movie · as Groggins
Who Done It?
Movie · as Professor Stumpf
Port Afrique
Movie · as Grila
Armchair Theatre
TV · as Ziggy · 1 ep
The Prisoner
Movie · as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
The Colditz Story
Movie · as Priem
The Adventures of Robin Hood
TV · as Butcher (as Dennis Shaw) · 1 ep
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
TV · as Biggs · 1 ep
Forbidden Cargo
Movie · as Ship's Cook
House of Blackmail
Movie · as Bassett
The Long Memory
Movie · as Shaw (uncredited)
Girdle of Gold
Movie · as Choirmaster