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