Acting
Stan Shaw
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 Chicago. He holds first dan black belt in judo and jujutsu and a second dan in karate. Shaw appeared in Rocky (1976) as Dipper, another boxer. In a deleted scene, Dipper, infuriated by the attention Rocky has received, challenges him before a television reporter. He also played a professional fighter in Tough Enough (1983), Harlem Nights (1989), and Snake Eyes (1998). One of his most notable roles was his appearance as Alex Haley's maternal grandfather Will Palmer in the 1979 miniseries Roots: The Next Generations. Another highly notable role was Private Washington in The Boys in Company C (1978). Shaw also played in The Great Santini (1979) as Toomer Smalls with Robert Duvall and David Keith. After a part in the 1991 film Fried Green Tomatoes, he had a role in the 1995 comedy Houseguest alongside Sinbad and appeared as a pirate in Cutthroat Island with Geena Davis. His television credits include episodes of Matlock, Murder, She Wrote, The X-Files, and a 2009 episode of CSI. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stan Shaw, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
The Family Business: New Orleans
Series · 2025
A Nashville Legacy
Film · 2023
Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount
Film · 2023
Quantum Leap
Series · 2022
The Pale Door
Film · 2020
A Christmas Winter Song
Film · 2019
Drive Me to Vegas and Mars
Film · 2018
Carl Weber's The Family Business
Series · 2018
Jeepers Creepers 3
Film · 2017
Cassidy Way
Film · 2016
What Lives Inside
Series · 2015
Chicago Med
Series · 2015
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Film · 2013
Criminal Minds
Series · 2005
Detonator
Film · 2003
Freedom Song
Film · 2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Series · 2000
Snake Eyes
Film · 1998
Rag and Bone
Film · 1998
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
Film · 1998
Daylight
Film · 1996
Early Edition
Series · 1996
Cutthroat Island
Film · 1995
Houseguest
Film · 1995
Body of Evidence
Film · 1993
Rising Sun
Film · 1993
Lifepod
Film · 1993
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn
Film · 1993
The X-Files
Series · 1993
Fried Green Tomatoes
Film · 1991
Fear
Film · 1990
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
Film · 1990
Harlem Nights
Film · 1989
Red River
Film · 1988
The Monster Squad
Film · 1987
Billionaire Boys Club
Film · 1987
The Three Kings
Film · 1987
Wiseguy
Series · 1987
Billionaire Boys Club
Series · 1987
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
Film · 1986
The Gladiator
Film · 1986
Under Siege
Film · 1986
Busted Up
Film · 1986
L.A. Law
Series · 1986
Matlock
Series · 1986
Displaced Person
Film · 1985
When Dreams Come True
Film · 1985
North and South
Series · 1985
Runaway
Film · 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Series · 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Series · 1984
Tough Enough
Film · 1983
Venice Medical
Film · 1983
The Mississippi
Series · 1983
Fame
Series · 1982
Matt Houston
Series · 1982
American Playhouse
Series · 1982
Hill Street Blues
Series · 1981
Darkroom
Series · 1981
Scared Straight! Another Story
Film · 1980
The Great Santini
Film · 1979
Roots: The Next Generations
Series · 1979
Roots: The Next Generations
Series · 1979
The Boys in Company C
Film · 1978
Lucan
Series · 1977
Rocky
Film · 1976
Street Killing
Film · 1976
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
Film · 1976
Darktown Strutters
Film · 1975
Starsky & Hutch
Series · 1975
TNT Jackson
Film · 1974
Truck Turner
Film · 1974