Denis Shaw
Acting
1921-04-07 · Dulwich, 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.
Filmography(53)
tvBright's Boffins
as · 1970 · 0.0
tvThe Misfit
as Aircraft Passenger · 1970 · 9.0
movieThe File of the Golden Goose
as Vance · 1969 · 5.7
movieThe Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket
as Heavyset Workman · 1969 · 0.0
tvThe Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
as Wu Tong · 1969 · 5.0
movieThe Magnificent Six and ½: Kontiki Kids
as Nasty Workman · 1968 · 0.0
tvThe Prisoner
as Shopkeeper · 1967 · 7.7
movieThe Viking Queen
as Osiris · 1967 · 4.7
movieThe Deadly Affair
as Wolfe - Publican · 1967 · 6.3
tvLondoners
as Louie · 1965 · 0.0
tvSherlock Holmes
as · 1964 · 6.7
tvTheatre 625
as Matvei · 1964 · 7.2
tvEspionage
as Frohlich · 1963 · 10.0
movieThe Pirates of Blood River
as Silver (uncredited) · 1962 · 6.2
tvStryker of the Yard
as · 1961 · 0.0
movieNothing Barred
as Convict · 1961 · 7.0
movieThe Curse of the Werewolf
as Gaoler · 1961 · 6.5
movieCarry On Regardless
as Sinister Passenger (uncredited) · 1961 · 6.3
movieThe Hellfire Club
as Sir Richard Benlow · 1961 · 5.4
tvThe Avengers
as Murray · 1961 · 7.8
movieTicket to Paradise
as Giuseppe · 1961 · 5.8
movieThe Night We Got the Bird
as Wolfie's Stooge · 1960 · 6.3
movieThe Criminal
as Taxi Customer at Racetrack (uncredited) · 1960 · 6.4
movieBeyond the Curtain
as Krumm · 1960 · 6.8