Denis Shaw
Acting
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.
TV Shows(14)
Bright's Boffins
1970
The Misfit
Aircraft Passenger
1970
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
Wu Tong
1969
The Prisoner
Shopkeeper
1967
Londoners
Louie
1965
Sherlock Holmes
1964
Theatre 625
Matvei
1964
Espionage
Frohlich
1963
Stryker of the Yard
1961
The Avengers
Murray
1961
International Detective
Horse Carlucci
1959
Armchair Theatre
Ziggy
1956
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Biggs
1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Butcher
1955
Movies(36)
The File of the Golden Goose
Vance
1969
The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket
Heavyset Workman
1969
The Magnificent Six and ½: Kontiki Kids
Nasty Workman
1968
The Viking Queen
Osiris
1967
The Deadly Affair
Wolfe - Publican
1967
The Pirates of Blood River
Silver (uncredited)
1962
Nothing Barred
Convict
1961
The Curse of the Werewolf
Gaoler
1961
Carry On Regardless
Sinister Passenger (uncredited)
1961
Ticket to Paradise
Giuseppe
1961
The Night We Got the Bird
Wolfie's Stooge
1960
The Criminal
Taxi Customer at Racetrack (uncredited)
1960
Beyond the Curtain
Krumm
1960
The Mummy
Mike
1959
The Man Who Could Cheat Death
Tavern Customer
1959
Jack the Ripper
Simes
1959
Innocent Meeting
Uncle
1959
The Great Van Robbery
Caesar Smith
1959
Naked Fury
Captain Horst
1959
Passport to Shame
Mac
1958
Links of Justice
Heath
1958
A Woman Possessed
Bishop
1958
Moment of Indiscretion
Inspector Marsh
1958
Soapbox Derby
Lender
1958
The Depraved
Inspector O'Flynn
1957
Seven Thunders
Fat German Soldier
1957
Let's Be Happy
Fat Man in Train Corridor (uncredited)
1957
The Weapon
Groggins
1956
Port Afrique
Grila
1956
Who Done It?
Professor Stumpf
1956
The Prisoner
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
1955
The Colditz Story
Priem
1955
Forbidden Cargo
Ship's Cook
1954
House of Blackmail
Bassett
1953
The Long Memory
Shaw (uncredited)
1953
Girdle of Gold
Choirmaster
1952