Denis Shaw
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Deadly Affair (1967)
as Wolfe - Publican
The Mummy (1959)
as Mike
The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
as Gaoler
The File of the Golden Goose (1969)
as Vance
The Colditz Story (1955)
as Priem
The Pirates of Blood River (1962)
as Silver (uncredited)
The Hellfire Club (1961)
as Sir Richard Benlow
Carry On Regardless (1961)
as Sinister Passenger (uncredited)
Innocent Meeting (1959)
as Uncle
Jack the Ripper (1959)
as Simes
House of Blackmail (1953)
as Bassett
The Criminal (1960)
as Taxi Customer at Racetrack (uncredited)
The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959)
as Tavern Customer
Soapbox Derby (1958)
as Lender
Passport to Shame (1958)
as Mac
Let's Be Happy (1957)
as Fat Man in Train Corridor (uncredited)
The Long Memory (1953)
as Shaw (uncredited)
Port Afrique (1956)
as Grila
A Woman Possessed (1958)
as Bishop
The Viking Queen (1967)
as Osiris
Naked Fury (1959)
as Captain Horst
The Depraved (1957)
as Inspector O'Flynn
Seven Thunders (1957)
as Fat German Soldier
Who Done It? (1956)
as Professor Stumpf
The Prisoner (1955)
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Forbidden Cargo (1954)
as Ship's Cook
Moment of Indiscretion (1958)
as Inspector Marsh
The Night We Got the Bird (1960)
as Wolfie's Stooge
Links of Justice (1958)
as Heath
Nothing Barred (1961)
as Convict
The Great Van Robbery (1959)
as Caesar Smith
The Weapon (1956)
as Groggins
The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket (1969)
as Heavyset Workman
Beyond the Curtain (1960)
as Krumm
Ticket to Paradise (1961)
as Giuseppe
The Magnificent Six and ½: Kontiki Kids (1968)
as Nasty Workman
Girdle of Gold (1952)
as Choirmaster
Trouble with Eve (1960)
as George Rigby