Denis Shaw

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.

Known For

The Avengers

Theatre 625

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Prisoner

Espionage

Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

Londoners

All Movies (38)

• The File of the Golden Goose1969 · as Vance
• The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket1969 · as Heavyset Workman
• The Magnificent Six and ½: Kontiki Kids1968 · as Nasty Workman
• The Viking Queen1967 · as Osiris
• The Deadly Affair1967 · as Wolfe - Publican
• The Pirates of Blood River1962 · as Silver (uncredited)
• Nothing Barred1961 · as Convict
• The Curse of the Werewolf1961 · as Gaoler
• Carry On Regardless1961 · as Sinister Passenger (uncredited)
• The Hellfire Club1961 · as Sir Richard Benlow
• Ticket to Paradise1961 · as Giuseppe
• The Night We Got the Bird1960 · as Wolfie's Stooge
• The Criminal1960 · as Taxi Customer at Racetrack (uncredited)
• Beyond the Curtain1960 · as Krumm
• Trouble with Eve1960 · as George Rigby
• The Mummy1959 · as Mike
• The Man Who Could Cheat Death1959 · as Tavern Customer
• Jack the Ripper1959 · as Simes
• Innocent Meeting1959 · as Uncle
• The Great Van Robbery1959 · as Caesar Smith
• Naked Fury1959 · as Captain Horst
• Passport to Shame1958 · as Mac
• Links of Justice1958 · as Heath
• A Woman Possessed1958 · as Bishop
• Moment of Indiscretion1958 · as Inspector Marsh
• Soapbox Derby1958 · as Lender
• The Depraved1957 · as Inspector O'Flynn
• Seven Thunders1957 · as Fat German Soldier
• Let's Be Happy1957 · as Fat Man in Train Corridor (uncredited)
• The Weapon1956 · as Groggins
• Port Afrique1956 · as Grila
• Who Done It?1956 · as Professor Stumpf
• The Prisoner1955 · as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
• The Colditz Story1955 · as Priem
• Forbidden Cargo1954 · as Ship's Cook
• House of Blackmail1953 · as Bassett
• The Long Memory1953 · as Shaw (uncredited)
• Girdle of Gold1952 · as Choirmaster

All TV Shows (15)

• Bright's Boffins1970
• The Misfit1970 · as Aircraft Passenger
• The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder1969 · as Wu Tong
• The Prisoner1967 · as Shopkeeper
• Londoners1965 · as Louie
• Sherlock Holmes1964
• Theatre 6251964 · as Matvei
• Espionage1963 · as Frohlich
• Stryker of the Yard1961
• The Avengers1961 · as Murray
• International Detective1959 · as Horse Carlucci
• International Detective1959 · as Victor Prado
• Armchair Theatre1956 · as Ziggy
• The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel1955 · as Biggs
• The Adventures of Robin Hood1955 · as Butcher