Douglas "Denis" Findlay Shaw (7 February 1921 – 28 February 1971) was a British character actor who specialized in portraying villains.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
The File of the Golden Goose
Character:Vance
Release Date:13/10/1969
The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket
Character:Heavyset Workman
Release Date:01/09/1969
The Magnificent Six and ½: Kontiki Kids
Character:Nasty Workman
Release Date:01/02/1968
The Viking Queen
Character:Osiris
Release Date:25/03/1967
The Deadly Affair
Character:Wolfe - Publican
Release Date:26/01/1967
The Pirates of Blood River
Character:Silver (uncredited)
Release Date:09/05/1962
Nothing Barred
Character:Convict
Release Date:10/10/1961
The Curse of the Werewolf
Character:Gaoler
Release Date:01/05/1961
Carry On Regardless
Character:Sinister Passenger (uncredited)
Release Date:04/04/1961
Ticket to Paradise
Character:Giuseppe
Release Date:01/01/1961
The Night We Got the Bird
Character:Wolfie's Stooge
Release Date:03/11/1960
The Criminal
Character:Taxi Customer at Racetrack (uncredited)
Release Date:13/09/1960
Beyond the Curtain
Character:Krumm
Release Date:01/04/1960
The Mummy
Character:Mike
Release Date:01/08/1959
The Man Who Could Cheat Death
Character:Tavern Customer
Release Date:15/06/1959
Jack the Ripper
Character:Simes
Release Date:28/05/1959
Innocent Meeting
Character:Uncle
Release Date:01/04/1959
The Great Van Robbery
Character:Caesar Smith
Release Date:16/01/1959
Naked Fury
Character:Captain Horst
Release Date:01/01/1959
Passport to Shame
Character:Mac
Release Date:02/12/1958
Links of Justice
Character:Prosecuting Counsel
Release Date:27/10/1958
A Woman Possessed
Character:Bishop
Release Date:14/09/1958
Soapbox Derby
Character:Lender
Release Date:01/01/1958
The Depraved
Character:Inspector O'Flynn
Release Date:01/11/1957
Seven Thunders
Character:Fat German Soldier
Release Date:04/09/1957
Let's Be Happy
Character:Fat Man in Train Corridor (uncredited)
Release Date:07/05/1957
The Weapon
Character:Groggins
Release Date:01/09/1956
Port Afrique
Character:Grila
Release Date:18/06/1956
Who Done It?
Character:Professor Stumpf
Release Date:20/03/1956
The Prisoner
Character:Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Release Date:19/04/1955
The Colditz Story
Character:Priem
Release Date:25/01/1955
Forbidden Cargo
Character:Ship's Cook
Release Date:04/05/1954
House of Blackmail
Character:Bassett
Release Date:13/07/1953
The Long Memory
Character:Shaw (uncredited)
Release Date:23/01/1953
Girdle of Gold
Character:Choirmaster
Release Date:01/01/1952
Television Appearances
Bright's Boffins
Character:
The Misfit
Character:Aircraft Passenger
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
Character:Wu Tong
The Prisoner
Character:Shopkeeper
Londoners
Character:Louie
Sherlock Holmes
Character:
Theatre 625
Character:Matvei
Stryker of the Yard
Character:
The Avengers
Character:Murray
International Detective
Character:Horse Carlucci
International Detective
Character:Victor Prado
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Character:Biggs
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Character:Butcher