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 Waterhouse's play Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell.

Known For: Acting

Born: Dulwich, London, England, UK, 1921-04-07

Died: 1971-02-28

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1952	Girdle of Gold	Choirmaster	77
2	1953	The Long Memory	Shaw (uncredited)	66
3	1953	House of Blackmail	Bassett	60
4	1954	Forbidden Cargo	Ship's Cook	64
5	1955	The Colditz Story	Priem	67
6	1955	The Prisoner	Plainclothesman (uncredited)	72
7	1956	Who Done It?	Professor Stumpf	52
8	1956	The Weapon	Groggins	59
9	1957	Let's Be Happy	Fat Man in Train Corridor (uncredited)	48
10	1957	Seven Thunders	Fat German Soldier	55
11	1957	The Depraved	Inspector O'Flynn	46
12	1958	Soapbox Derby	Lender	52
13	1958	A Woman Possessed	Bishop	55
14	1958	Passport to Shame	Mac	64
15	1959	Naked Fury	Captain Horst	63
16	1959	The Great Van Robbery	Caesar Smith	40
17	1959	Innocent Meeting	Uncle	55
18	1959	Jack the Ripper	Simes	61
19	1959	The Man Who Could Cheat Death	Tavern Customer	58
20	1959	The Mummy	Mike	67
21	1960	Beyond the Curtain	Krumm	60
22	1960	The Criminal	Taxi Customer at Racetrack (uncredited)	65
23	1960	The Night We Got the Bird	Manny's Stooge	45
24	1961	Ticket to Paradise	Giuseppe	52
25	1961	The Curse of the Werewolf	Gaoler	65
26	1961	Nothing Barred	Convict	65
27	1962	The Pirates of Blood River	Silver (uncredited)	62
28	1967	The Deadly Affair	Wolfe - Publican	62
29	1967	The Viking Queen	Osiris	49
30	1968	The Magnificent Six and ½: Kontiki Kids	Nasty Workman	0
31	1969	The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket	Heavyset Workman	0
32	1969	The File of the Golden Goose	Vance	55

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1955	The Adventures of Robin Hood	Butcher	61
2	1955	The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel	Biggs (as Dennis Shaw)	76
3	1959	International Detective	Horse Carlucci	70
4	1959	International Detective	Victor Prado	70
5	1961	The Avengers	Murray	77
6	1961	Stryker of the Yard		0
7	1964	Sherlock Holmes		64
8	1965	Londoners	Louie	0
9	1967	The Prisoner	Shopkeeper	77
10	1970	The Misfit	Aircraft Passenger	0
11	1970	Bright's Boffins		0

Denis Shaw

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Television