- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 7, 1921
- Place of Birth
- Dulwich, London, England, UK
- Died
- February 28, 1971
Denis Shaw
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…
Filmography
Bright's Boffins
tvBright's Boffins
1970
tvThe Misfit
1970 · Aircraft Passenger
movieThe File of the Golden Goose
1969 · Vance
movieThe Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket
1969 · Heavyset Workman
tvThe Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
1969 · Wu Tong
movieThe Magnificent Six and ½: Kontiki Kids
1968 · Nasty Workman
tvThe Prisoner
1967 · Shopkeeper
movieThe Viking Queen
1967 · Osiris
movieThe Deadly Affair
1967 · Wolfe - Publican
tvLondoners
1965 · Louie
tvSherlock Holmes
1964
tvTheatre 625
1964 · Matvei
tvEspionage
1963 · Frohlich
movieThe Pirates of Blood River
1962 · Silver (uncredited)
Stryker of the Yard
tvStryker of the Yard
1961
movieNothing Barred
1961 · Convict
movieThe Curse of the Werewolf
1961 · Gaoler
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)
movieBeyond the Curtain
1960 · Krumm
Trouble with Eve
movieTrouble with Eve
1960 · George Rigby
International Detective
tvInternational Detective
1959 · Horse Carlucci, Victor Prado
movieThe Mummy
1959 · Mike
movieThe Man Who Could Cheat Death
1959 · Tavern Customer
movieJack the Ripper
1959 · Simes
movieInnocent Meeting
1959 · Uncle
movieThe Great Van Robbery
1959 · Caesar Smith
movieNaked Fury
1959 · Captain Horst
moviePassport to Shame
1958 · Mac
Links of Justice
movieLinks of Justice
1958 · Heath
movieA Woman Possessed
1958 · Bishop
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
tvArmchair Theatre
1956 · Ziggy
moviePort Afrique
1956 · Grila
movieWho Done It?
1956 · Professor Stumpf
tvThe Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1955 · Biggs
tvThe Adventures of Robin Hood
1955 · Butcher
movieThe Prisoner
1955 · Plainclothesman (uncredited)
movieThe Colditz Story
1955 · Priem
movieForbidden Cargo
1954 · Ship's Cook
movieHouse of Blackmail
1953 · Bassett
movieThe Long Memory
1953 · Shaw (uncredited)
movieGirdle of Gold
1952 · Choirmaster