Stan Shaw
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Stan Shaw (born July 14, 1952) is an American actor. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he is the son of Bertha Shaw and saxophonist Eddie Shaw, and cousin of the late soul singers Sam Cooke and Tyrone Davis. Shaw started his acting career in the Chicago production of the Broadway musical Hair as well as the Broadway production of The Me Nobody Knows. His last Broadway show, Via Galactica was directed by Sir Peter Hall. Before becoming an actor, Shaw was a karate, judo, and jujutsu instructor in Chica...
Known For
Filmography
The Family Business: New Orleans
2025
as Larry Duncan
A Nashville Legacy
2023
as Franklin Berryhall
Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount
2023
as Himself
Quantum Leap
2022
as Eli Jackson
The Pale Door
2020
as Lester
A Christmas Winter Song
2019
as Fred
Drive Me to Vegas and Mars
2018
as Cowboy
Carl Weber's The Family Business
2018
as Larry Duncan
Jeepers Creepers 3
2017
as Sheriff Tashtego
Cassidy Way
2016
as Kane
What Lives Inside
2015
as Soot (voice)
Chicago Med
2015
as Dr. George Thomas
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013
as Self
Criminal Minds
2005
as Albert Lewis
Detonator
2003
as Robert Brickland
Freedom Song
2000
as Archie Mullen
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Geoff Johnson
Snake Eyes
1998
as Lincoln Tyler
Rag and Bone
1998
as Det. Ritchie
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
1998
as Self
Daylight
1996
as George Tyrell
Early Edition
1996
as Earl Camby
Cutthroat Island
1995
as Glasspoole
Houseguest
1995
as Larry the Tattoo Artist
Body of Evidence
1993
as Charles Biggs
Rising Sun
1993
as Phillips
Lifepod
1993
as Parker
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn
1993
as Gerst
The X-Files
1993
as Stephen Murdoch
Fried Green Tomatoes
1991
as Big George
Fear
1990
as Detective Webber
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
1990
as Joe Louis
Harlem Nights
1989
as Jack Jenkins
Red River
1988
as Jack Byrd
The Monster Squad
1987
as Detective Sapir
Billionaire Boys Club
1987
as Frank Booker
The Three Kings
1987
as Paul
Wiseguy
1987
Billionaire Boys Club
1987
as Frank Booker
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
1986
as Harold Moss
The Gladiator
1986
as Joe Barker
Under Siege
1986
as Nick Tutman
Busted Up
1986
as Angie
L.A. Law
1986
as Terry Slueman
Matlock
1986
as Cyrus Jordan
Displaced Person
1985
as Sergeant
When Dreams Come True
1985
as Harry Jenks
North and South
1985
as Isaac
Runaway
1984
as Marvin
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Det. Sgt. Vince Lofton
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Eddie Walters
Tough Enough
1983
as P.T. Coolidge
Venice Medical
1983
The Mississippi
1983
as Lafayette 'Lafe' Tate
Fame
1982
Matt Houston
1982
Hill Street Blues
1981
Scared Straight! Another Story
1980
as Carl Jones
The Great Santini
1979
as Toomer Smalls
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
as Will Palmer
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
as Will Palmer (archive footage)
The Boys in Company C
1978
as Pfc / Sgt. Tyrone Washington
Lucan
1977
Rocky
1976
as Dipper
Street Killing
1976
as Mitchell Small
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
1976
as Esquire Joe
Darktown Strutters
1975
as Raunchy
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Leotis
TNT Jackson
1974
as Charlie
Truck Turner
1974
as Fontana