Biography
Denis Shaw (7 February 1921 β 28 February 1971) was a British character actor specializing in slimy villains. Shaw was born in Dulwich on February 7, 1921, as Douglas Findlay Shaw. In the 1950s and 1960s, he was frequently cast as villains in film and television, most memorably as the German guard Priem in The Colditz Story (1955).
Shaw also appeared in a number of British horror films. These include 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 many television credits include The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Avengers, Danger Man, Dixon of Dock Green, The Prisoner, Sherlock Holmes and Z-Cars.
He died in London of a heart attack 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
all 38
Movies 30
TV Shows 8
Bright's Boffins (1970)
The File of the Golden Goose (1969)
The Prisoner (1967)
The Viking Queen (1967)
The Deadly Affair (1967)
Sherlock Holmes (1964)
The Pirates of Blood River (1962)
Stryker of the Yard (1961)
Nothing Barred (1961)
The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
The Avengers (1961)
Ticket to Paradise (1961)
The Night We Got the Bird (1960)
The Criminal (1960)
Beyond the Curtain (1960)
International Detective (1959)
The Mummy (1959)
The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959)
Jack the Ripper (1959)
Innocent Meeting (1959)
The Great Van Robbery (1959)
Naked Fury (1959)
Passport to Shame (1958)
Moment of Indiscretion (1958)
Soapbox Derby (1958)
The Depraved (1957)
Seven Thunders (1957)
Let's Be Happy (1957)
The Weapon (1956)
Who Done It? (1956)
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1955)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955)
The Prisoner (1955)
The Colditz Story (1955)
Forbidden Cargo (1954)
House of Blackmail (1953)
The Long Memory (1953)
Girdle of Gold (1952)
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GenderMale
Birthday1921-04-07
Deathday1971-02-28 (49 years old)
Birth PlaceDulwich, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
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