Martin Shaw

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1945-01-21 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK

Martin Shaw

Biography

Martin Shaw (born 21 January 1945) is an English actor. He is known for his roles in the television series The Professionals, The Chief, Judge John Deed and Inspector George Gently. He has also acted on stage and in film, and has narrated numerous audiobooks and presented various television series, including the 2006 series Martin Shaw: Aviators.

Acting

1971

Macbeth

as Banquo

1984

An Audience with Mel Brooks

as Self (uncredited)

2004

The Murder Room

as Adam Dalgliesh

1975

Operation: Daybreak

as Karel Curda

2011

Operation Jericho

as Presenter

1976

1974

Electra

as Orestes

1990

Ladder of Swords

as Don DeMarco

2010

1992

Black and Blue

as Chief Supt. Mike Barclay

2017

6 Days

as John Dellow

1990

1973

Achilles Heel

as Dave Irwin

1967

Son of the City

as George Leese

1980

Cream in My Coffee

as Jack Butcher

1975

Love's Labour's Lost

as King Ferdinand

1982

East Lynne

as Archibald Carlyle

1988

Intrigue

as Roskov

1983

The Hound of the Baskervilles

as Sir Henry Baskerville

1984

Facelift

as Zax

1994

1995

The Life and Loves of Oscar Wilde

as voice of Oscar Wilde

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