Stan Shaw
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 14, 1952
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
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
Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount 2023
as Himself
A Nashville Legacy 2023
as Franklin Berryhall
The Pale Door 2020
as Lester
A Christmas Winter Song 2019
as Fred
Drive Me to Vegas and Mars 2018
as Cowboy
Jeepers Creepers 3 2017
as Sheriff Dan Tashtego
Cassidy Way 2016
as Kane
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic 2013
as Self
Detonator 2003
as Robert Brickland
Freedom Song 2000
as Archie Mullen
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes 1998
as Self
Snake Eyes 1998
as Lincoln Tyler
Rag and Bone 1998
as Det. Ritchie
Daylight 1996
as George Tyrell
Cutthroat Island 1995
as Glasspoole
Houseguest 1995
as Larry the Tattoo Artist
Rising Sun 1993
as Phillips
Lifepod 1993
as Parker
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn 1993
as Gerst
Body of Evidence 1993
as Charles Biggs
Fried Green Tomatoes 1991
as Big George
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson 1990
as Joe Louis
Fear 1990
as Detective Webber
Harlem Nights 1989
as Jack Jenkins
Red River 1988
as Jack Byrd
The Three Kings 1987
as Paul
Billionaire Boys Club 1987
as Frank Booker
The Monster Squad 1987
as Detective Sapir
Busted Up 1986
as Angie
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story 1986
as Harold Moss
Under Siege 1986
as Nick Tutman
The Gladiator 1986
as Joe Barker
When Dreams Come True 1985
as Harry Jenks
- Displaced Person
Displaced Person 1985
as Sergeant
Runaway 1984
as Marvin
- Venice Medical
Venice Medical 1983
Actor
Tough Enough 1983
as P.T. Coolidge
Scared Straight! Another Story 1980
as Carl Jones
The Great Santini 1979
as Toomer Smalls
The Boys in Company C 1978
as Pfc / Sgt. Tyrone Washington
Rocky 1976
as Dipper
Street Killing 1976
as Mitchell Small
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings 1976
as Esquire Joe
Darktown Strutters 1975
as Raunchy
Truck Turner 1974
as Fontana
TNT Jackson 1974
as Charlie
Credits from TMDB.