Personal Info
Denis Shaw
Acting
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.
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
The File of the Golden Goose
as Vance
The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket
as Heavyset Workman
The Magnificent Six and ½: Kontiki Kids
as Nasty Workman
The Deadly Affair
as Wolfe - Publican
The Viking Queen
as Osiris
The Pirates of Blood River
as Silver (uncredited)
The Curse of the Werewolf
as Gaoler
Carry On Regardless
as Sinister Passenger (uncredited)
Nothing Barred
as Convict
Ticket to Paradise
as Giuseppe
TV Shows
The Misfit
as Aircraft Passenger · 1 ep.
Bright's Boffins
39 ep.
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
as Wu Tong · 1 ep.
The Prisoner
as Shopkeeper · 2 ep.
Londoners
as Louie · 1 ep.
Theatre 625
as Matvei · 1 ep.
Sherlock Holmes
1 ep.
Espionage
as Frohlich · 1 ep.
The Avengers
as Murray · 1 ep.
Stryker of the Yard
2 ep.