Denis Shaw
ActingBiography
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.
Movies
(35 total)
The Mummy
as Mike
The Curse of the Werewolf
as Gaoler
The Deadly Affair
as Wolfe - Publican
The Man Who Could Cheat Death
as Tavern Customer
The Colditz Story
as Priem
Carry On Regardless
as Sinister Passenger (uncredited)
The Criminal
as Taxi Customer at Racetrack (uncredited)
The Pirates of Blood River
as Silver (uncredited)
Jack the Ripper
as Simes
The Prisoner
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
The Viking Queen
as Osiris
The Long Memory
as Shaw (uncredited)
The Weapon
as Groggins
Who Done It?
as Professor Stumpf
Seven Thunders
as Fat German Soldier
Passport to Shame
as Mac
The Depraved
as Inspector O'Flynn
House of Blackmail
as Bassett
Forbidden Cargo
as Ship's Cook
TV Shows
(13 total)
The Prisoner
as Shopkeeper
The Avengers
as Murray
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Butcher
Theatre 625
as Matvei
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
as Wu Tong
Londoners
as Louie
The Misfit
as Aircraft Passenger