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Martin Shaw

Martin Shaw

Known for: Acting

Born 21/01/1945
Place of birth Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK

Martin Shaw (born 21 January 1945) is an English actor. He is known for his roles in the television series The Professionals, The Chief, Judge John Deed and Inspector George Gently. He has also acted on stage and in film, and has narrated numerous audiobooks and presented various television series, including the 2006 series Martin Shaw: Aviators.

Filmography

Coronation Street Series ★ 5,4

Coronation Street

Robert Croft

1960

Agatha Christie's Poirot Series ★ 8,2

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Sir Charles Cartwright

1989

Play for Today Series ★ 6,6

Play for Today

Brian

1970

Tony Awards Series

Tony Awards

Self - Nominee

1956

The One Show Series ★ 4,4

The One Show

Self

2006

Wogan Series ★ 5,3

Wogan

Self

1982

BBC Play of the Month Series ★ 5,3

BBC Play of the Month

Orestes

1965

BBC Play of the Month Series ★ 5,3

BBC Play of the Month

King Ferdinand of Navarre

1965

The Professionals Series ★ 7,5

The Professionals

Doyle

1977

An Audience with... Series ★ 5,3

An Audience with...

Self

1978

Who Do You Think You Are? Series ★ 6,9

Who Do You Think You Are?

Self

2004

ITV Saturday Night Theatre Series ★ 7,0

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

Norm

1969

Strike Series ★ 7,2

Strike

Tony Landry

2017

BBC2 Play of the Week Series ★ 7,0

BBC2 Play of the Week

Michael J. Arlen

1977

The Chief Series ★ 7,0

The Chief

Chief Constable Alan Cade

1990

Playhouse Presents Series ★ 6,0

Playhouse Presents

Piers Hunt

2012

The New Avengers Series ★ 7,1

The New Avengers

Larry

1976

Public Eye Series ★ 8,2

Public Eye

1965

Judge John Deed Series ★ 6,8

Judge John Deed

Judge John Deed

2001

Screen One Series ★ 7,2

Screen One

Chief Supt. Mike Barclay

1989

Inspector George Gently Series ★ 7,9

Inspector George Gently

George Gently

2008

Cranford Series ★ 8,2

Cranford

Peter Jenkyns

2007

Dalgliesh Series ★ 6,9

Dalgliesh

Adam Dalgliesh

1983

The Duchess of Duke Street Series ★ 7,9

The Duchess of Duke Street

Arthur Leyton

1976

The Kenny Everett Television Show Series ★ 7,1

The Kenny Everett Television Show

Self

1982

Always and Everyone Series ★ 9,5

Always and Everyone

Robert Kingsford

1999

Hallmark Hall of Fame Series ★ 8,8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Horatio

1951

Strange Report Series ★ 7,7

Strange Report

Savi

1969

Our Lives Series

Our Lives

Self - Narrator

2017

The Golden Voyage of Sinbad Film ★ 6,7

The Golden Voyage of Sinbad

Rachid

1973

The Scarlet Pimpernel Series ★ 7,7

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Citizen Chauvelin

1999

Six Fifty-Five Special Series

Six Fifty-Five Special

Self

1981

Beasts Series ★ 7,0

Beasts

Dave

1976

Series

Jubilee 1977

Paul

1977

The Last Place on Earth Series ★ 7,4

The Last Place on Earth

Captain R. F. Scott

1985

The Long Call Series ★ 6,2

The Long Call

Dennis Stephenson

2021

Apparitions Series ★ 7,2

Apparitions

Father Jacob

2008

Macbeth Film ★ 7,1

Macbeth

Banquo

1971

Series

Davina

2006

Doctor in the House Series ★ 5,0

Doctor in the House

1969

For the Greater Good Series ★ 9,0

For the Greater Good

Peter Balliol MP

1991

6 Days Film ★ 6,1

6 Days

John Dellow

2017

Death in Holy Orders Series ★ 6,9

Death in Holy Orders

Commander Adam Dalgliesh

2003

Rhodes Series ★ 9,0

Rhodes

Cecil John Rhodes

1996

Electra Film ★ 8,0

Electra

Orestes

1974

Villains Series ★ 7,5

Villains

Monty Parkin

1972

Series ★ 8,0

The Explorers

Burke

1984

Intrigue Film ★ 6,4

Intrigue

Roskov

1988

Operation: Daybreak Film ★ 6,9

Operation: Daybreak

Karel Curda

1975

Who Bombed Birmingham? Film ★ 8,5

Who Bombed Birmingham?

Ian McBride

1990

Facelift Film ★ 10,0

Facelift

Zax

1984

Beasts: Buddyboy Film ★ 2,0

Beasts: Buddyboy

Dave

1976

The Murder Room Series ★ 7,0

The Murder Room

Adam Dalgliesh

2005

The Murder Room Film ★ 6,5

The Murder Room

Adam Dalgliesh

2004

The Hound of the Baskervilles Film ★ 6,5

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Sir Henry Baskerville

1983

Polanski Meets Macbeth Film

Polanski Meets Macbeth

Self

1972

Film ★ 9,0

Black and Blue

Chief Supt. Mike Barclay

1992

Series

Lemur Island

2007

Hamlet Film ★ 7,0

Hamlet

Horatio

1970

An Audience with Mel Brooks Film ★ 7,0

An Audience with Mel Brooks

Self (uncredited)

1984

Love's Labour's Lost Film ★ 9,0

Love's Labour's Lost

King Ferdinand

1975

Operation Jericho Film ★ 8,0

Operation Jericho

Presenter

2011

East Lynne Film ★ 9,0

East Lynne

Archibald Carlyle

1982

Clouds Are Not Spheres Film ★ 7,7

Clouds Are Not Spheres

Self - Host

2010

Cream in My Coffee Film ★ 6,2

Cream in My Coffee

Jack Butcher

1980

Film

Son of the City

George Leese

1967

Film

Two Feet Off the Ground

Norm

1969

The Most Dangerous Man in the World Film

The Most Dangerous Man in the World

Suleiman

1988

Ladder of Swords Film ★ 3,7

Ladder of Swords

Don DeMarco

1990

Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth' Film ★ 5,0

Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth'

Self

2014

Achilles Heel Film ★ 1,0

Achilles Heel

Dave Irwin

1973

Truth or Dairy Film

Truth or Dairy

Self

1994

The Life and Loves of Oscar Wilde Film ★ 4,0

The Life and Loves of Oscar Wilde

voice of Oscar Wilde

1995

100 Years of Powered Flight Film ★ 5,0

100 Years of Powered Flight

Narrator

2003

Film

Our Kid

Paul

1977

Commando Series

Commando

Narrator

Film ★ 7,0

Travelling Light

Arnold Champion

1967

Dam Busters Declassified Film

Dam Busters Declassified

Himself

2010