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