Stan Shaw
Known for: Acting
Stan Shaw (born July 14, 1952) is an American actor. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he is the son of Bertha Shaw and saxophonist Eddie Shaw, and cousin of the late soul singers Sam Cooke and Tyrone Davis. Shaw started his acting career in the Chicago production of the Broadway musical Hair as well as the Broadway production of The Me Nobody Knows. His last Broadway show, Via Galactica was directed by Sir Peter Hall. Before becoming an actor, Shaw was a karate, judo, and jujutsu instructor in Chicago. He holds first dan black belt in judo and jujutsu and a second dan in karate. Shaw appeared in Rocky (1976) as Dipper, another boxer. In a deleted scene, Dipper, infuriated by the attention Rocky has received, challenges him before a television reporter. He also played a professional fighter in Tough Enough (1983), Harlem Nights (1989), and Snake Eyes (1998). One of his most notable roles was his appearance as Alex Haley's maternal grandfather Will Palmer in the 1979 miniseries Roots: The Next Generations. Another highly notable role was Private Washington in The Boys in Company C (1978). Shaw also played in The Great Santini (1979) as Toomer Smalls with Robert Duvall and David Keith. After a part in the 1991 film Fried Green Tomatoes, he had a role in the 1995 comedy Houseguest alongside Sinbad and appeared as a pirate in Cutthroat Island with Geena Davis. His television credits include episodes of Matlock, Murder, She Wrote, The X-Files, and a 2009 episode of CSI. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stan Shaw, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Series
Criminal Minds
Albert Lewis
2005
Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Geoff Johnson
2000
Series
The X-Files
Stephen Murdoch
1993
Series
Chicago Med
Dr. George Thomas
2015
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Det. Sgt. Vince Lofton
1984
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Eddie Walters
1984
Series
Hill Street Blues
1981
Series
Matlock
Cyrus Jordan
1986
Series
L.A. Law
Terry Slueman
1986
Series
Starsky & Hutch
Leotis
1975
Series
Early Edition
Earl Camby
1996
Series
American Playhouse
Sergeant
1982
Film
Rocky
Dipper
1976
Series
North and South
Isaac
1985
Series
Wiseguy
1987
Series
Fame
1982
Series
Quantum Leap
Eli Jackson
2022
Series
Matt Houston
1982
Series
Carl Weber's The Family Business
Larry Duncan
2018
Film
Snake Eyes
Lincoln Tyler
1998
Film
Fried Green Tomatoes
Big George
1991
Film
Daylight
George Tyrell
1996
Film
Rising Sun
Phillips
1993
Series
Roots: The Next Generations
Will Palmer
1979
Series
Roots: The Next Generations
Will Palmer (archive footage)
1979
Film
Jeepers Creepers 3
Sheriff Tashtego
2017
Film
Harlem Nights
Jack Jenkins
1989
Film
Cutthroat Island
Glasspoole
1995
Film
Body of Evidence
Charles Biggs
1993
Film
The Monster Squad
Detective Sapir
1987
Series
Darkroom
Dan Burroughs
1981
Series
Lucan
1977
Series
The Mississippi
Lafayette 'Lafe' Tate
1983
Series
The Family Business: New Orleans
Larry Duncan
2025
Film
Runaway
Marvin
1984
Film
Houseguest
Larry the Tattoo Artist
1995
Film
Red River
Jack Byrd
1988
Film
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Self
2013
Film
Busted Up
Angie
1986
Series
What Lives Inside
Soot (voice)
2015
Film
The Boys in Company C
Pfc / Sgt. Tyrone Washington
1978
Film
Truck Turner
Fontana
1974
Film
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
Harold Moss
1986
Film
The Great Santini
Toomer Smalls
1979
Film
Tough Enough
P.T. Coolidge
1983
Film
TNT Jackson
Charlie
1974
Film
The Pale Door
Lester
2020
Series
Billionaire Boys Club
Frank Booker
1987
Film
Fear
Detective Webber
1990
Film
The Three Kings
Paul
1987
Film
Billionaire Boys Club
Frank Booker
1987
Film
Rag and Bone
Det. Ritchie
1998
Film
The Gladiator
Joe Barker
1986
Film
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
Esquire Joe
1976
Film
Lifepod
Parker
1993
Film
Detonator
Robert Brickland
2003
Film
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
Joe Louis
1990
Film
Under Siege
Nick Tutman
1986
Film
Scared Straight! Another Story
Carl Jones
1980
Film
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn
Gerst
1993
Film
Freedom Song
Archie Mullen
2000
Film
A Christmas Winter Song
Fred
2019
Film
Cassidy Way
Kane
2016
Displaced Person
Sergeant
1985
Film
Darktown Strutters
Raunchy
1975
Film
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
Self
1998
Film
Drive Me to Vegas and Mars
Cowboy
2018
Film
When Dreams Come True
Harry Jenks
1985
Film
Street Killing
Mitchell Small
1976
Venice Medical
1983
Film
A Nashville Legacy
Franklin Berryhall
2023
Film
Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount
Himself
2023