Denis Shaw
Acting
Born: 1921-04-07 in Dulwich, London, England, UK
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
Murray
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Butcher (as Dennis Shaw)
Theatre 625
Matvei
The Prisoner
Shopkeeper
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Biggs
Espionage
Frohlich
Sherlock Holmes
Londoners
Louie
Naked Fury
Captain Horst
Bright's Boffins
Stryker of the Yard
The Man Who Could Cheat Death
Tavern Customer
The Misfit
Aircraft Passenger
The Mummy
Mike
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
Wu Tong
Innocent Meeting
Uncle
Tom Grattan's War
Koestler
The Curse of the Werewolf
Gaoler
Carry On Regardless
Sinister Passenger (uncredited)
Armchair Theatre
Ziggy
The Deadly Affair
Wolfe - Publican
The Criminal
Taxi Customer at Racetrack (uncredited)
The Weapon
Groggins
The Colditz Story
Priem
Soapbox Derby
Lender
The Pirates of Blood River
Silver (uncredited)
A Woman Possessed
Bishop
The Hellfire Club
Sir Richard Benlow
The File of the Golden Goose
Vance
Trouble with Eve
George Rigby
Port Afrique
Grila
Let's Be Happy
Fat Man in Train Corridor (uncredited)
House of Blackmail
Bassett
The Viking Queen
Osiris
Jack the Ripper
Simes
Forbidden Cargo
Ship's Cook
Girdle of Gold
Choirmaster
The Prisoner
Plainclothesman (uncredited)