Denis Shaw
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
Tavern Customer
The Man Who Could Cheat Death
Groggins
The Weapon
Inspector O'Flynn
The Depraved
Wolfe - Publican
The Deadly Affair
Silver (uncredited)
The Pirates of Blood River
Professor Stumpf
Who Done It?
Caesar Smith
The Great Van Robbery
Uncle
Innocent Meeting
Bassett
House of Blackmail
Giuseppe
Ticket to Paradise
Lender
Soapbox Derby
Vance
The File of the Golden Goose
Fat Man in Train Corridor (uncredited)
Let's Be Happy
Shaw (uncredited)
The Long Memory
Fat German Soldier
Seven Thunders
Captain Horst
Naked Fury
Convict
Nothing Barred
Bishop
A Woman Possessed
Simes
Jack the Ripper
Gaoler
The Curse of the Werewolf
Krumm
Beyond the Curtain
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
The Prisoner
Priem
The Colditz Story
Taxi Customer at Racetrack (uncredited)
The Criminal
Ship's Cook
Forbidden Cargo
Osiris
The Viking Queen
Choirmaster
Girdle of Gold
Mac
Passport to Shame
Mike
The Mummy
Manny's Stooge
The Night We Got the Bird
Nasty Workman
The Magnificent Six and ½: Kontiki Kids
Heavyset Workman
The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
32
Gender
Male
Birthday
1921-04-07
Place of Birth
Dulwich, London, England, UK
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