Denis Shaw
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.
51 acting credits
Acting · 51
The Avengers
1961
Theatre 625
1964
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
The Prisoner
1967
International Detective
1959
Espionage
1963
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1955
Sherlock Holmes
1964
Londoners
1965
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
1969
The Mummy
1959
Armchair Theatre
1956
The Misfit
1970
Stryker of the Yard
1961
Bright's Boffins
1970
The Deadly Affair
1967
The Curse of the Werewolf
1961
The Criminal
1960
The Pirates of Blood River
1962
The Colditz Story
1955
Jack the Ripper
1959
The Viking Queen
1967
Carry On Regardless
1961
Who Done It?
1956
The Man Who Could Cheat Death
1959
Passport to Shame
1958
Forbidden Cargo
1954
The Hellfire Club
1961
The Prisoner
1955
The Long Memory
1953
Let's Be Happy
1957
Seven Thunders
1957
The File of the Golden Goose
1969
Beyond the Curtain
1960
The Weapon
1956
A Woman Possessed
1958
The Night We Got the Bird
1960
Port Afrique
1956
Naked Fury
1959
The Magnificent Six and ½: Kontiki Kids
1968
The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket
1969
Girdle of Gold
1952
The Depraved
1957
Nothing Barred
1961
The Great Van Robbery
1959
Innocent Meeting
1959
Links of Justice
1958
House of Blackmail
1953
Ticket to Paradise
1961
Moment of Indiscretion
1958
Soapbox Derby
1958