Denis Shaw
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1921-04-07 (50 years old)
Deathday
1971-02-28
Place of Birth
Dulwich, London, England, UK
Also known As
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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 ...
Acting
1959
as Tavern Customer
1956
as Groggins
1957
as Inspector O'Flynn
1967
as Wolfe - Publican
1962
as Silver (uncredited)
1956
as Professor Stumpf
1959
as Caesar Smith
1959
as Uncle
1953
as Bassett
1961
as Giuseppe
1958
as Lender
1969
as Vance
1957
as Fat Man in Train Corridor (uncredited)
1953
as Shaw (uncredited)
1957
as Fat German Soldier
1959
as Captain Horst
1961
as Convict
1958
as Bishop
1959
as Simes
1961
as Gaoler
1960
as Krumm
1955
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
1955
as Priem
1960
as Taxi Customer at Racetrack (uncredited)
1954
as Ship's Cook
1967
as Osiris
1952
as Choirmaster
1958
as Mac
1959
as Mike
1960
as Manny's Stooge
1968
as Nasty Workman
1969
as Heavyset Workman
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