Denis Shaw

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

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.

Acting