Denis Shaw
Actor
49 years (Apr 7, 1921 – Feb 28, 1971)Dulwich, London, England, UK
Denis Shaw does screen work in British productions, with only the basics of his career on file. The genre that repeats is horror. The work on file is film work. The film 'The Mummy' is on his record, with Mike as the role. Elsewhere in the filmography sits 'The Curse of the Werewolf'. Everything on file postdates 1952.
Denis Shaw
Actor
Denis Shaw does screen work in British productions, with only the basics of his career on file. The genre that repeats is horror. The work on file is film work. The film 'The Mummy' is on his record, with Mike as the role. Elsewhere in the filmography sits 'The Curse of the Werewolf'. Everything on file postdates 1952.
37 Movies
Plays Uncle
Innocent Meeting
1959
Plays Gaoler
The Curse of the Werewolf
1961
Plays Priem
The Colditz Story
1955
Plays Tavern Customer
The Man Who Could Cheat Death
1959
Plays Mike
The Mummy
1959
Plays Wolfe - Publican
The Deadly Affair
1967
Plays Osiris
The Viking Queen
1967
Plays Lender
Soapbox Derby
1958
Plays Sir Richard Benlow
The Hellfire Club
1961
Plays Mac
Passport to Shame
1958
Plays Captain Horst
Naked Fury
1959
Plays Wolfie's Stooge
The Night We Got the Bird
1960
Plays Simes
Jack the Ripper
1959
Plays Bishop
A Woman Possessed
1958
Plays Groggins
The Weapon
1956
Plays Fat German Soldier
Seven Thunders
1957
Plays Professor Stumpf
Who Done It?
1956
Plays Convict
Nothing Barred
1961
Plays Grila
Port Afrique
1956
Plays Vance
The File of the Golden Goose
1969
Plays Krumm
Beyond the Curtain
1960
Plays Bassett
House of Blackmail
1953
Plays Caesar Smith
The Great Van Robbery
1959
Plays Giuseppe
Ticket to Paradise
1961
Plays George Rigby
Trouble with Eve
1960
Plays Ship's Cook
Forbidden Cargo
1954
Plays Inspector O'Flynn
The Depraved
1957
Plays Inspector Marsh
Moment of Indiscretion
1958
Plays Choirmaster
Girdle of Gold
1952
11 TV Shows
Plays Shopkeeper
The Prisoner
1967
Plays Koestler
Tom Grattan's War
1968
Plays Aircraft Passenger
The Misfit
1970
Plays Wu Tong
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
1969
Plays Louie
Londoners
1965
Plays Murray
The Avengers
1961
Plays Butcher (as Dennis Shaw)
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
Plays Biggs
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1955
Plays Matvei
Theatre 625
1964
Plays Ziggy
Armchair Theatre
1956
Plays Frohlich
Espionage
1963
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The File of the Golden Goose
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The Misfit
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The File of the Golden Goose
Vance
1969
The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket
Heavyset Workman
1969
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
Wu Tong
1969Season 1
The Avengers
Murray
1968Season 6
Tom Grattan's War
Koestler
1968Season 1
The Magnificent Six and ½: Kontiki Kids
Nasty Workman
1968
The Prisoner
Shopkeeper
1967Season 1
Theatre 625
Matvei
1967Season 5
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Denis Shaw still alive?
Denis Shaw passed away on February 28, 1971 at age 49.
What are the most famous roles of Denis Shaw?
Denis Shaw is best known for roles in The Mummy, The Curse of the Werewolf, The Deadly Affair.
How many movies has Denis Shaw been in?
Over a 19-year career (since 1952), Denis Shaw has appeared in 37 movies and 11 TV shows.
What was Denis Shaw's first movie?
The career of Denis Shaw began with Girdle of Gold (1952).
What is Denis Shaw's most recent movie or series?
Denis Shaw's most recent release is Bright's Boffins, which premiered on August 4, 1970.
What TV shows has Denis Shaw appeared in?
On television, Denis Shaw has appeared in The Prisoner, The Avengers, Sherlock Holmes, The Adventures of Robin Hood.
Denis Shaw
1921-04-07 · Dulwich, London, England, UK
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.