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Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 7, 1921
Died
February 28, 1971
Place of Birth
Dulwich, London, England, UK
Denis Shaw
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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
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Bright's Boffins
1970
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Aircraft Passenger
The Misfit
1970
5.2
Vance
The File of the Golden Goose
1969
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Heavyset Workman
The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket
1969
5.0
Wu Tong
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
1969
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Nasty Workman
The Magnificent Six and ½: Kontiki Kids
1968
7.7
Shopkeeper
The Prisoner
1967
4.6
Osiris
The Viking Queen
1967
6.2
Wolfe - Publican
The Deadly Affair
1967
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Louie
Londoners
1965
Credits
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Bright's Boffins
1970
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The Misfit
as Aircraft Passenger
1970
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The File of the Golden Goose
as Vance
1969
5.2
The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket
as Heavyset Workman
1969
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The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
as Wu Tong
1969
5.0
The Magnificent Six and ½: Kontiki Kids
as Nasty Workman
1968
0.0
The Prisoner
as Shopkeeper
1967
7.7
The Viking Queen
as Osiris
1967
4.6
The Deadly Affair
as Wolfe - Publican
1967
6.2
Londoners
as Louie
1965
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Sherlock Holmes
1964
6.6
Theatre 625
as Matvei
1964
7.2
The Pirates of Blood River
as Silver (uncredited)
1962
6.1
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Stryker of the Yard
1961
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Nothing Barred
as Convict
1961
6.5
The Curse of the Werewolf
as Gaoler
1961
6.5
Carry On Regardless
as Sinister Passenger (uncredited)
1961
6.2
The Avengers
as Murray
1961
7.7
Ticket to Paradise
as Giuseppe
1961
5.2
The Night We Got the Bird
as Wolfie's Stooge
1960
4.5
The Criminal
as Taxi Customer at Racetrack (uncredited)
1960
6.3
Beyond the Curtain
as Krumm
1960
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International Detective
as Horse Carlucci
1959
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International Detective
as Victor Prado
1959
7.0
The Mummy
as Mike
1959
6.7
The Man Who Could Cheat Death
as Tavern Customer
1959
5.7
Jack the Ripper
as Simes
1959
6.1
Innocent Meeting
as Uncle
1959
5.5
The Great Van Robbery
as Caesar Smith
1959
4.0
Naked Fury
as Captain Horst
1959
6.3
Passport to Shame
as Mac
1958
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Links of Justice
as Prosecuting Counsel
1958
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A Woman Possessed
as Bishop
1958
5.5
Soapbox Derby
as Lender
1958
5.2
The Depraved
as Inspector O'Flynn
1957
4.2
Seven Thunders
as Fat German Soldier
1957
5.2
Let's Be Happy
as Fat Man in Train Corridor (uncredited)
1957
4.8
The Weapon
as Groggins
1956
5.9
Port Afrique
as Grila
1956
5.3
Who Done It?
as Professor Stumpf
1956
5.1
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
as Biggs
1955
7.6
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Butcher
1955
6.3
The Prisoner
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
1955
7.2
The Colditz Story
as Priem
1955
6.8
Forbidden Cargo
as Ship's Cook
1954
6.4
House of Blackmail
as Bassett
1953
6.0
The Long Memory
as Shaw (uncredited)
1953
6.6
Girdle of Gold
as Choirmaster
1952
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