Denis Shaw
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7 aprile 1921 — 28 febbraio 1971 (49 anni)
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.
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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| 1970 | Here Come the Double Deckers · as 1st Soldier |
| 1969 | Anne of the Thousand Days · as Tall Bulky Torturer |
| 1969 | The File of the Golden Goose · as Vance |
| 1969 | The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder · as Wu Tong |
| 1968 | The Ugliest Girl in Town · as Charlie |
| 1968 | Virgin of the Secret Service · as Wazir |
| 1967 | The Prisoner · as ShopkeeperSu Plex |
| 1967 | The Viking Queen · as Osiris |
| 1967 | The Deadly Affair · as Wolfe - Publican |
| 1966 | Softly Softly · as Eddie |
| 1965 | Public Eye · as Claverton |
| 1964 | |
| 1964 | Theatre 625 · as Matvei |
| 1963 | Espionage · as Frohlich |
| 1962 | The Pirates of Blood River · as Silver (uncredited) |
| 1962 | Z Cars · as Eric Branker |
| 1961 | Nothing Barred · as Convict |
| 1961 | The Curse of the Werewolf · as Gaoler |
| 1961 | A Weekend with Lulu · as Bar Patron |
| 1961 | Carry on Regardless · as Sinister Passenger (uncredited) |
| 1961 | Drama 61-67 · as Prosecuting Counsel |
| 1961 | The Night We Got the Bird · as Wolfie's Stooge |
| 1961 | The Hellfire Club · as Sir Richard Benlow |
| 1961 | The Avengers · as MurraySu Plex |
| 1961 | Ticket to Paradise · as Giuseppe |
| 1960 | The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll · as Tavern Customer |
| 1960 | The Concrete Jungle · as Taxi Customer At Racetrack (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Make Mine Mink · as Shanghai Harry Proprietor |
| 1960 | Beyond the Curtain · as Krumm |
| 1960 | Trouble with Eve · as George Rigby |
| 1960 | Man from Interpol · as Roger Mills |
| 1959 | Make Mine a Double · as Hammerstein |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place · as 'dodger' Sneddon |
| 1959 | The Mummy · as Mike |
| 1959 | The Man Who Could Cheat Death · as Tavern Customer |
| 1959 | Jack the Ripper · as Simes |
| 1959 | The Bandit of Zhobe · as Hussu |
| 1959 | Innocent Meeting · as Uncle |
| 1959 | The Great Van Robbery · as Caesar Smith |
| 1959 | Naked Fury · as Captain Horst |
| 1958 | Room 43 · as Mac |
| 1958 | A Woman Possessed · as Bishop |
| 1958 | H.G. Wells' Invisible Man · as Club Manager |
| 1958 | Moment of Indiscretion · as Inspector Marsh |
| 1958 | Blood of the Vampire · as BlacksmithSu Plex |
| 1958 | Soapbox Derby · as Lender |
| 1957 | The Depraved · as Inspector O'flynn |
| 1957 | The Beasts of Marseilles · as Fat German Soldier |
| 1957 | The Flesh Is Weak · as Saradine |
| 1957 | Let's Be Happy · as Fat Man In Train Corridor (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Stars in Your Eyes · as Heckler |
| 1956 | The Weapon · as Groggins |
| 1956 | Port Afrique · as Grila |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre · as Ziggy |
| 1956 | Keep It Clean · as Slogger O'reilly |
| 1956 | Who Done It? · as Professor Stumpf |
| 1955 | The Prisoner · as Plainclothesman (uncredited) |
| 1955 | The Deep Blue Sea · as Club Doorman |
| 1955 | The Adventures of Robin Hood · as Butcher |
| 1955 | ITV Television Playhouse · as Cook |
| 1955 | The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel · as Biggs |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green · as Cafe Proprietor |
| 1955 | The Colditz Story · as Priem |
| 1954 | Aunt Clara · as 'wheel Of Fortune' Winner |
| 1954 | Forbidden Cargo · as Ship's Cook |
| 1954 | Beau Brummell · as Man With Dancing Dogs |
| 1954 | The Vise · as Allen |
| 1953 | The Candlelight Murder · as Joe Hawkins |
| 1953 | House of Blackmail · as Bassett |
| 1953 | The Long Memory · as Shaw (uncredited) |
| 1952 | The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men · as Merrie Man |
| 1952 | Girdle of Gold · as Choirmaster |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre · as Guy De Maupassant |
| 1949 | No Way Back · as Croucher's Second |
| 1938 | The Case of the Frightened Lady · as Cast |