1921-04-07 Dulwich, London, England, UK
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.
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The File of the Golden Goose | Vance | 1969-10-13 |
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The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket | Heavyset Workman | 1969-09-01 |
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The Magnificent Six and ½: Kontiki Kids | Nasty Workman | 1968-02-01 |
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The Viking Queen | Osiris | 1967-03-25 |
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The Deadly Affair | Wolfe - Publican | 1967-01-26 |
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The Pirates of Blood River | Silver (uncredited) | 1962-05-09 |
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Carry On Regardless | Sinister Passenger (uncredited) | 1961-04-04 |
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The Curse of the Werewolf | Gaoler | 1961-05-01 |
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Ticket to Paradise | Giuseppe | 1961-01-01 |
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Nothing Barred | Convict | 1961-10-10 |
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The Criminal | Taxi Customer at Racetrack (uncredited) | 1960-09-13 |
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Beyond the Curtain | Krumm | 1960-04-01 |
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The Night We Got the Bird | Wolfie's Stooge | 1960-11-03 |
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The Great Van Robbery | Caesar Smith | 1959-01-16 |
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The Mummy | Mike | 1959-08-01 |
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Innocent Meeting | Uncle | 1959-04-01 |
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Jack the Ripper | Simes | 1959-05-28 |
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Naked Fury | Captain Horst | 1959-01-01 |
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The Man Who Could Cheat Death | Tavern Customer | 1959-06-15 |
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A Woman Possessed | Bishop | 1958-09-14 |
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Soapbox Derby | Lender | 1958-01-01 |
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Passport to Shame | Mac | 1958-12-02 |
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Let's Be Happy | Fat Man in Train Corridor (uncredited) | 1957-05-07 |
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The Depraved | Inspector O'Flynn | 1957-11-01 |
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Seven Thunders | Fat German Soldier | 1957-09-04 |
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The Weapon | Groggins | 1956-09-01 |
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Who Done It? | Professor Stumpf | 1956-03-20 |
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The Prisoner | Plainclothesman (uncredited) | 1955-04-19 |
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The Colditz Story | Priem | 1955-01-25 |
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Forbidden Cargo | Ship's Cook | 1954-05-04 |
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The Long Memory | Shaw (uncredited) | 1953-01-23 |
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House of Blackmail | Bassett | 1953-07-13 |
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Girdle of Gold | Choirmaster | 1952-01-01 |
