Denis Shaw
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1921-04-07
Day of Death
1971-02-28 (49 years old)
Place of Birth
Dulwich, London, England, UK
Denis Shaw
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.
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
Acting
(1969)
The File of the Golden Goose
as Vance
(1969)
The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket
as Heavyset Workman
(1968)
The Magnificent Six and ½: Kontiki Kids
as Nasty Workman
(1967)
The Deadly Affair
as Wolfe - Publican
(1967)
The Viking Queen
as Osiris
(1962)
The Pirates of Blood River
as Silver (uncredited)
(1961)
The Curse of the Werewolf
as Gaoler
(1961)
Nothing Barred
as Convict
(1961)
Ticket to Paradise
as Giuseppe
(1960)
The Criminal
as Taxi Customer at Racetrack (uncredited)
(1960)
The Night We Got the Bird
as Manny's Stooge
(1960)
Beyond the Curtain
as Krumm
(1959)
The Mummy
as Mike
(1959)
The Man Who Could Cheat Death
as Tavern Customer
(1959)
Naked Fury
as Captain Horst
(1959)
Jack the Ripper
as Simes
(1959)
The Great Van Robbery
as Caesar Smith
(1959)
Innocent Meeting
as Uncle
(1958)
Passport to Shame
as Mac
(1958)
A Woman Possessed
as Bishop
(1958)
Soapbox Derby
as Lender
(1957)
Let's Be Happy
as Fat Man in Train Corridor (uncredited)
(1957)
The Depraved
as Inspector O'Flynn
(1957)
Seven Thunders
as Fat German Soldier
(1956)
Who Done It?
as Professor Stumpf
(1956)
The Weapon
as Groggins
(1955)
The Colditz Story
as Priem
(1955)
The Prisoner
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
(1954)
Forbidden Cargo
as Ship's Cook
(1953)
House of Blackmail
as Bassett
(1953)
The Long Memory
as Shaw (uncredited)
(1952)
Girdle of Gold
as Choirmaster