Denis Shaw
Actor
- Born
- April 7, 1921 · Dulwich, London, England, UK
- Died
- February 28, 1971 (age 49)
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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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
The Mummy
August 1, 1959
The Curse of the Werewolf
May 1, 1961
The Deadly Affair
January 26, 1967
The Man Who Could Cheat Death
June 15, 1959
The Colditz Story
January 25, 1955
Carry On Regardless
April 4, 1961
The Criminal
September 13, 1960
The Pirates of Blood River
May 9, 1962
Jack the Ripper
May 28, 1959
The Prisoner
April 19, 1955
The Viking Queen
March 25, 1967
The Weapon
September 1, 1956
Acting38
- 1969The File of the Golden Goose as Vance
- 1969The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket as Heavyset Workman
- 1968The Magnificent Six and ½: Kontiki Kids as Nasty Workman
- 1967The Viking Queen as Osiris
- 1967The Deadly Affair as Wolfe - Publican
- 1962The Pirates of Blood River as Silver (uncredited)
- 1961Nothing Barred as Convict
- 1961The Curse of the Werewolf as Gaoler
- 1961Carry On Regardless as Sinister Passenger (uncredited)
- 1961