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Denis Shaw

Denis Shaw

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.

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Bright's Boffins

Bright's Boffins

1970

The File of the Golden Goose

The File of the Golden Goose

1969

as Vance

The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket

The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket

1969

as Heavyset Workman

The Magnificent Six and ½: Kontiki Kids

The Magnificent Six and ½: Kontiki Kids

1968

as Nasty Workman

The Prisoner

The Prisoner

1967

as Shopkeeper

The Viking Queen

The Viking Queen

1967

as Osiris

The Deadly Affair

The Deadly Affair

1967

as Wolfe - Publican

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

1964

The Pirates of Blood River

The Pirates of Blood River

1962

as Silver (uncredited)

Stryker of the Yard

Stryker of the Yard

1961

Nothing Barred

Nothing Barred

1961

as Convict

The Curse of the Werewolf

The Curse of the Werewolf

1961

as Gaoler

The Avengers

The Avengers

1961

as Murray

Ticket to Paradise

Ticket to Paradise

1961

as Giuseppe

The Night We Got the Bird

The Night We Got the Bird

1960

as Manny's Stooge

The Criminal

The Criminal

1960

as Taxi Customer at Racetrack (uncredited)

Beyond the Curtain

Beyond the Curtain

1960

as Krumm

International Detective

International Detective

1959

as Horse Carlucci

International Detective

International Detective

1959

as Victor Prado

The Mummy

The Mummy

1959

as Mike

The Man Who Could Cheat Death

The Man Who Could Cheat Death

1959

as Tavern Customer

Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper

1959

as Simes

Innocent Meeting

Innocent Meeting

1959

as Uncle

The Great Van Robbery

The Great Van Robbery

1959

as Caesar Smith

Naked Fury

Naked Fury

1959

as Captain Horst

Passport to Shame

Passport to Shame

1958

as Mac

A Woman Possessed

A Woman Possessed

1958

as Bishop

Soapbox Derby

Soapbox Derby

1958

as Lender

The Depraved

The Depraved

1957

as Inspector O'Flynn

Seven Thunders

Seven Thunders

1957

as Fat German Soldier

Let's Be Happy

Let's Be Happy

1957

as Fat Man in Train Corridor (uncredited)

The Weapon

The Weapon

1956

as Groggins

Who Done It?

Who Done It?

1956

as Professor Stumpf

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

1955

as Biggs (as Dennis Shaw)

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955

as Butcher

The Prisoner

The Prisoner

1955

as Plainclothesman (uncredited)

The Colditz Story

The Colditz Story

1955

as Priem

Forbidden Cargo

Forbidden Cargo

1954

as Ship's Cook

House of Blackmail

House of Blackmail

1953

as Bassett

The Long Memory

The Long Memory

1953

as Shaw (uncredited)

Girdle of Gold

Girdle of Gold

1952

as Choirmaster

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