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.
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Filmography of
Denis Shaw
... 1969
Heavyset Workman
... 1969
Nasty Workman
... 1968
Osiris
... 1967
Wolfe - Publican
... 1967
Silver (uncredited)
... 1962
Convict
... 1961
Gaoler
... 1961
Sinister Passenger (uncredited)
... 1961
Giuseppe
... 1961
Wolfie's Stooge
... 1960
Taxi Customer at Racetrack (uncredited)
... 1960
Krumm
... 1960
Mike
... 1959
Tavern Customer
... 1959
Simes
... 1959
Uncle
... 1959
Caesar Smith
... 1959
Captain Horst
... 1959
... 1958
Bishop
... 1958
Lender
... 1958
Inspector O'Flynn
... 1957
Fat German Soldier
... 1957
Fat Man in Train Corridor (uncredited)
... 1957
Groggins
... 1956
Grila
... 1956
Professor Stumpf
... 1956
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
... 1955
Priem
... 1955
Ship's Cook
... 1954
Bassett
... 1953
Shaw (uncredited)
... 1953
Choirmaster
... 1952