Denis Shaw
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Acting Credits
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 ...
Known For
Filmography
Bright's Boffins
1970
The Misfit
1970
as Aircraft Passenger
The File of the Golden Goose
1969
as Vance
The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket
1969
as Heavyset Workman
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
1969
as Wu Tong
The Magnificent Six and ½: Kontiki Kids
1968
as Nasty Workman
Tom Grattan's War
1968
as Koestler
The Deadly Affair
1967
as Wolfe - Publican
The Viking Queen
1967
as Osiris
The Prisoner
1967
as Shopkeeper
Londoners
1965
as Louie
Sherlock Holmes
1964
Theatre 625
1964
as Matvei
Espionage
1963
as Frohlich
The Pirates of Blood River
1962
as Silver (uncredited)
Ticket to Paradise
1961
as Giuseppe
Nothing Barred
1961
as Convict
Carry On Regardless
1961
as Sinister Passenger (uncredited)
The Curse of the Werewolf
1961
as Gaoler
The Hellfire Club
1961
as Sir Richard Benlow
The Avengers
1961
as Murray
Stryker of the Yard
1961
Beyond the Curtain
1960
as Krumm
The Criminal
1960
as Taxi Customer at Racetrack (uncredited)
The Night We Got the Bird
1960
as Wolfie's Stooge
Trouble with Eve
1960
as George Rigby
The Man Who Could Cheat Death
1959
as Tavern Customer
The Great Van Robbery
1959
as Caesar Smith
Innocent Meeting
1959
as Uncle
Naked Fury
1959
as Captain Horst
Jack the Ripper
1959
as Simes
The Mummy
1959
as Mike
International Detective
1959
as Horse Carlucci
International Detective
1959
as Victor Prado
Soapbox Derby
1958
as Lender
A Woman Possessed
1958
as Bishop
Passport to Shame
1958
as Mac
Links of Justice
1958
as Heath
Moment of Indiscretion
1958
as Inspector Marsh
The Depraved
1957
as Inspector O'Flynn
Let's Be Happy
1957
as Fat Man in Train Corridor (uncredited)
Seven Thunders
1957
as Fat German Soldier
The Weapon
1956
as Groggins
Who Done It?
1956
as Professor Stumpf
Port Afrique
1956
as Grila
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Ziggy
The Prisoner
1955
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
The Colditz Story
1955
as Priem
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Butcher (as Dennis Shaw)
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1955
as Biggs
Forbidden Cargo
1954
as Ship's Cook
House of Blackmail
1953
as Bassett
The Long Memory
1953
as Shaw (uncredited)
Girdle of Gold
1952
as Choirmaster