Denis Shaw

Denis Shaw

Birthday: 1921-04-07

Deathday: 1971-02-28

Place of birth: Dulwich, London, England, UK

Also known as:

imdb_id: nm0789687

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.

Played in movies:

Girdle of Gold

Score: 7.7

The Prisoner

Score: 7.2

The Colditz Story

Score: 6.7

The Mummy

Score: 6.7

The Long Memory

Score: 6.6

The Curse of the Werewolf

Score: 6.5

Nothing Barred

Score: 6.5

The Criminal

Score: 6.5

Forbidden Cargo

Score: 6.4

Passport to Shame

Score: 6.4

Naked Fury

Score: 6.3

The Pirates of Blood River

Score: 6.2

The Deadly Affair

Score: 6.2

Jack the Ripper

Score: 6.1

Beyond the Curtain

Score: 6.0

House of Blackmail

Score: 6.0

The Weapon

Score: 5.9

The Man Who Could Cheat Death

Score: 5.8

A Woman Possessed

Score: 5.5

Seven Thunders

Score: 5.5

The File of the Golden Goose

Score: 5.5

Innocent Meeting

Score: 5.5

Soapbox Derby

Score: 5.2

Ticket to Paradise

Score: 5.2

Who Done It?

Score: 5.2

The Viking Queen

Score: 4.9

Let's Be Happy

Score: 4.8

The Depraved

Score: 4.6

The Night We Got the Bird

Score: 4.5

The Great Van Robbery

Score: 4.0

The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket

Score: 0.0

The Magnificent Six and ½: Kontiki Kids

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

The Avengers

Score: 7.7

The Prisoner

Score: 7.7

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

Score: 7.6

International Detective

Score: 7.0

International Detective

Score: 7.0

Sherlock Holmes

Score: 6.6

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Score: 6.1

The Misfit

Score: 0.0

Londoners

Score: 0.0

Stryker of the Yard

Score: 0.0

Bright's Boffins

Score: 0.0