Denis Shaw
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 7, 1921
- Died
- February 28, 1971
- Birthplace
- Dulwich, London, England, UK
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
The File of the Golden Goose 1969
as Vance
The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket 1969
as Heavyset Workman
The Magnificent Six and ½: Kontiki Kids 1968
as Nasty Workman
The Viking Queen 1967
as Osiris
The Deadly Affair 1967
as Wolfe - Publican
The Pirates of Blood River 1962
as Silver (uncredited)
Nothing Barred 1961
as Convict
The Curse of the Werewolf 1961
as Gaoler
Carry On Regardless 1961
as Sinister Passenger (uncredited)
The Hellfire Club 1961
as Sir Richard Benlow
Ticket to Paradise 1961
as Giuseppe
The Night We Got the Bird 1960
as Wolfie's Stooge
The Criminal 1960
as Taxi Customer at Racetrack (uncredited)
Beyond the Curtain 1960
as Krumm
Trouble with Eve 1960
as George Rigby
The Mummy 1959
as Mike
The Man Who Could Cheat Death 1959
as Tavern Customer
Jack the Ripper 1959
as Simes
Innocent Meeting 1959
as Uncle
The Great Van Robbery 1959
as Caesar Smith
Naked Fury 1959
as Captain Horst
Passport to Shame 1958
as Mac
- Links of Justice
Links of Justice 1958
as Heath
A Woman Possessed 1958
as Bishop
Moment of Indiscretion 1958
as Inspector Marsh
Soapbox Derby 1958
as Lender
The Depraved 1957
as Inspector O'Flynn
Seven Thunders 1957
as Fat German Soldier
Let's Be Happy 1957
as Fat Man in Train Corridor (uncredited)
The Weapon 1956
as Groggins
Port Afrique 1956
as Grila
Who Done It? 1956
as Professor Stumpf
The Prisoner 1955
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
The Colditz Story 1955
as Priem
Forbidden Cargo 1954
as Ship's Cook
House of Blackmail 1953
as Bassett
The Long Memory 1953
as Shaw (uncredited)
Girdle of Gold 1952
as Choirmaster
Credits from TMDB.