Stan Shaw
Skådespelare, Producent
14 juli 1952 (73 år)
Stan Shaw (born July 14, 1952) is an American actor.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, he is the son of Bertha Shaw and saxophonist Eddie Shaw, and cousin of the late soul singers Sam Cooke and Tyrone Davis. Shaw started his acting career in the Chicago production of the Broadway musical Hair as well as the Broadway production of The Me Nobody Knows. His last Broadway show, Via Galactica was directed by Sir Peter Hall.
Before becoming an actor, Shaw was a karate, judo, and jujutsu instructor in Chicago. He holds first dan black belt in judo and jujutsu and a second dan in karate.
Shaw appeared in Rocky (1976) as Dipper, another boxer. In a deleted scene, Dipper, infuriated by the attention Rocky has received, challenges him before a television reporter. He also played a professional fighter in Tough Enough (1983), Harlem Nights (1989), and Snake Eyes (1998). One of his most notable roles was his appearance as Alex Haley's maternal grandfather Will Palmer in the 1979 miniseries Roots: The Next Generations. Another highly notable role was Private Washington in The Boys in Company C (1978). Shaw also played in The Great Santini (1979) as Toomer Smalls with Robert Duvall and David Keith. After a part in the 1991 film Fried Green Tomatoes, he had a role in the 1995 comedy Houseguest alongside Sinbad and appeared as a pirate in Cutthroat Island with Geena Davis. His television credits include episodes of Matlock, Murder, She Wrote, The X-Files, and a 2009 episode of CSI.
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Born in Chicago, Illinois, he is the son of Bertha Shaw and saxophonist Eddie Shaw, and cousin of the late soul singers Sam Cooke and Tyrone Davis. Shaw started his acting career in the Chicago production of the Broadway musical Hair as well as the Broadway production of The Me Nobody Knows. His last Broadway show, Via Galactica was directed by Sir Peter Hall.
Before becoming an actor, Shaw was a karate, judo, and jujutsu instructor in Chicago. He holds first dan black belt in judo and jujutsu and a second dan in karate.
Shaw appeared in Rocky (1976) as Dipper, another boxer. In a deleted scene, Dipper, infuriated by the attention Rocky has received, challenges him before a television reporter. He also played a professional fighter in Tough Enough (1983), Harlem Nights (1989), and Snake Eyes (1998). One of his most notable roles was his appearance as Alex Haley's maternal grandfather Will Palmer in the 1979 miniseries Roots: The Next Generations. Another highly notable role was Private Washington in The Boys in Company C (1978). Shaw also played in The Great Santini (1979) as Toomer Smalls with Robert Duvall and David Keith. After a part in the 1991 film Fried Green Tomatoes, he had a role in the 1995 comedy Houseguest alongside Sinbad and appeared as a pirate in Cutthroat Island with Geena Davis. His television credits include episodes of Matlock, Murder, She Wrote, The X-Files, and a 2009 episode of CSI.
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Filmography
| 2025 | The Family Business: New Orleans · as Larry Duncan |
| 2023 | A Nashville Legacy · as Franklin Berryhall |
| 2022 | A Christmas Prayer · as Deacon Williams |
| 2022 | Quantum Leap (2022) · as Eli Jackson |
| 2021 | Greyson Family Christmas · as Dr. GreysonPå Plex |
| 2020 | The Pale Door · as Lester |
| 2019 | A Christmas Winter Song · as Fred |
| 2018 | Carl Weber's The Family Business · as Larry Duncan |
| 2017 | Jeepers Creepers III · as Sheriff Tashtego |
| 2016 | Cassidy Way · as Kane |
| 2015 | Chicago Med · as Dr. George Thomas |
| 2015 | Code Black · as Oscar Terzian |
| 2015 | What Lives Inside · as Soot (voice) |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds · as Albert Lewis |
| 2003 | Detonator · as Robert Brickland |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation · as Geoff Johnson |
| 2000 | Freedom Song · as Archie Mullen |
| 1998 | Snake Eyes · as Lincoln Tyler |
| 1998 | Rag and Bone · as Det. Ritchie |
| 1996 | Daylight · as George Tyrell |
| 1996 | Early Edition · as Earl Camby |
| 1995 | Cutthroat Island · as GlasspoolePå Plex |
| 1995 | Houseguest · as Larry The Tattoo Artist |
| 1993 | The X-Files · as Stephen Murdoch |
| 1993 | Rising Sun · as Phillips |
| 1993 | Lifepod · as ParkerPå Plex |
| 1993 | When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn · as Gerst |
| 1993 | Body of Evidence · as Charles Biggs |
| 1991 | Fried Green Tomatoes · as Big George |
| 1990 | The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson · as Joe Louis |
| 1990 | Fear · as Detective WebberPå Plex |
| 1989 | Harlem Nights · as Jack Jenkins |
| 1989 | The Young Riders · as UlyssesPå Plex |
| 1988 | Midnight Caller · as Luther Krock |
| 1988 | Red River · as Jack Byrd |
| 1987 | The Three Kings · as Paul |
| 1987 | Billionaire Boys Club · as Frank Booker |
| 1987 | Billionaire Boys Club · as Frank Booker |
| 1987 | WiseguyPå Plex |
| 1987 | The Monster Squad · as Detective Sapir |
| 1986 | L.A. Law · as Terry Slueman |
| 1986 | Busted Up · as Angie |
| 1986 | Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story · as Harold Moss |
| 1986 | Matlock · as Cyrus Jordan |
| 1986 | Under Siege · as Nick Tutman |
| 1986 | The Gladiator · as Joe BarkerPå Plex |
| 1985 | North and South · as Isaac |
| 1985 | When Dreams Come True · as Harry Jenks |
| 1984 | Runaway · as Marvin |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote · as Det. Sgt. Vince Lofton |
| 1984 | Call to Glory · as Jonesy |
| 1984 | Maximum Security · as Papa Jack |
| 1983 | Tough Enough · as P.t. Coolidge |
| 1982 | |
| 1982 | The Mississippi · as Lafayette 'lafe' Tate |
| 1982 | |
| 1981 | Darkroom · as Dan Burroughs |
| 1981 | |
| 1980 | American Playhouse · as Sergeant |
| 1980 | Scared Straight! Another Story · as Carl Jones |
| 1979 | The Great Santini · as Toomer Smalls |
| 1979 | Roots: The Next Generations · as Will Palmer |
| 1978 | The Boys in Company C · as Pfc / Sgt. Tyrone Washington |
| 1977 | |
| 1976 | Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers · as John Dinkerwell |
| 1976 | Rocky · as Dipper |
| 1976 | The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings · as Esquire Joe |
| 1976 | Street Killing · as Mitchell Small |
| 1976 | Future Cop · as Ollie Dawson |
| 1975 | Darktown Strutters · as Raunchy |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch · as Leotis |
| 1974 | Truck Turner · as Fontana |
| 1974 | TNT Jackson · as CharliePå Plex |
| 1973 | The Young and the Restless · as Reverend |
| 2013 | Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic · as Self |
| 2016 | Cassidy Way · as Co-Producer |