Denis Shaw
Acting
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
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tvThe Misfit
1970
Aircraft Passenger
movieThe Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket
1969
Heavyset Workman
movieThe Magnificent Six and ½: Kontiki Kids
1968
Nasty Workman
tvThe Prisoner
1967
Shopkeeper
movieThe Deadly Affair
1967
Wolfe - Publican
tvLondoners
1965
Louie
tvTheatre 625
1964
Matvei
tvEspionage
1963
Frohlich
movieThe Pirates of Blood River
1962
Silver (uncredited)
movieNothing Barred
1961
Convict
movieCarry On Regardless
1961
Sinister Passenger (uncredited)
movieThe Hellfire Club
1961
Sir Richard Benlow
tvThe Avengers
1961
Murray
movieTicket to Paradise
1961
Giuseppe
movieThe Night We Got the Bird
1960
Wolfie's Stooge
movieThe Criminal
1960
Taxi Customer at Racetrack (uncredited)
Trouble with Eve
1960
George Rigby
International Detective
1959
Horse Carlucci / Victor Prado
movieThe Man Who Could Cheat Death
1959
Tavern Customer
movieThe Great Van Robbery
1959
Caesar Smith
movieNaked Fury
1959
Captain Horst
movieMoment of Indiscretion
1958
Inspector Marsh
movieSoapbox Derby
1958
Lender
movieThe Depraved
1957
Inspector O'Flynn
movieSeven Thunders
1957
Fat German Soldier
movieLet's Be Happy
1957
Fat Man in Train Corridor (uncredited)
movieThe Weapon
1956
Groggins
movieWho Done It?
1956
Professor Stumpf
movieThe Prisoner
1955
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
movieForbidden Cargo
1954
Ship's Cook
movieHouse of Blackmail
1953
Bassett
movieThe Long Memory
1953
Shaw (uncredited)
movieGirdle of Gold
1952
Choirmaster