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Denis Shaw

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1921-04-07

Day of Death

1971-02-28

Place of Birth

Dulwich, London, England, UK

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.

Filmography (37)

⭐ 5.7 Role: Vance

The File of the Golden Goose

1969
⭐ 0 Role: Heavyset Workman

The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket

1969
⭐ 0 Role: Nasty Workman

The Magnificent Six and ½: Kontiki Kids

1968
⭐ 4.7 Role: Osiris

The Viking Queen

1967
⭐ 6.3 Role: Wolfe - Publican

The Deadly Affair

1967
⭐ 6.2 Role: Silver (uncredited)

The Pirates of Blood River

1962
⭐ 7.0 Role: Convict

Nothing Barred

1961
⭐ 6.5 Role: Gaoler

The Curse of the Werewolf

1961
⭐ 6.3 Role: Sinister Passenger (uncredited)

Carry On Regardless

1961
⭐ 5.4 Role: Sir Richard Benlow

The Hellfire Club

1961
⭐ 5.8 Role: Giuseppe

Ticket to Paradise

1961
⭐ 6.3 Role: Wolfie's Stooge

The Night We Got the Bird

1960
⭐ 6.4 Role: Taxi Customer at Racetrack (uncredited)

The Criminal

1960
⭐ 6.8 Role: Krumm

Beyond the Curtain

1960
⭐ 6.7 Role: Mike

The Mummy

1959