Known For
Acting
Known Credits
53
Gender
Male
Birthday
April 7, 1921 (105 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
| 1970 | Bright's Boffinsas | |
| 1970 | The Misfitas Aircraft Passenger | |
| 1969 | The File of the Golden Gooseas Vance | |
| 1969 | The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricketas Heavyset Workman | |
| 1969 | The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reederas Wu Tong | |
| 1968 | The Magnificent Six and ½: Kontiki Kidsas Nasty Workman | |
| 1967 | The Prisoneras Shopkeeper | |
| 1967 | The Viking Queenas Osiris | |
| 1967 | The Deadly Affairas Wolfe - Publican | |
| 1965 | Londonersas Louie | |
| 1964 | Sherlock Holmesas | |
| 1964 | Theatre 625as Matvei | |
| 1963 | Espionageas Frohlich | |
| 1962 | The Pirates of Blood Riveras Silver (uncredited) | |
| 1961 | Stryker of the Yardas | |
| 1961 | Nothing Barredas Convict | |
| 1961 | The Curse of the Werewolfas Gaoler | |
| 1961 | Carry On Regardlessas Sinister Passenger (uncredited) | |
| 1961 | The Hellfire Clubas Sir Richard Benlow | |
| 1961 | The Avengersas Murray | |
| 1961 | Ticket to Paradiseas Giuseppe | |
| 1960 | The Night We Got the Birdas Wolfie's Stooge | |
| 1960 | The Criminalas Taxi Customer at Racetrack (uncredited) | |
| 1960 | Beyond the Curtainas Krumm | |
| 1960 | Trouble with Eveas George Rigby | |
| 1959 | International Detectiveas Horse Carlucci | |
| 1959 | International Detectiveas Victor Prado | |
| 1959 | The Mummyas Mike | |
| 1959 | The Man Who Could Cheat Deathas Tavern Customer | |
| 1959 | Jack the Ripperas Simes | |
| 1959 | Innocent Meetingas Uncle | |
| 1959 | The Great Van Robberyas Caesar Smith | |
| 1959 | Naked Furyas Captain Horst | |
| 1958 | Passport to Shameas Mac | |
| 1958 | Links of Justiceas Heath | |
| 1958 | A Woman Possessedas Bishop | |
| 1958 | Moment of Indiscretionas Inspector Marsh | |
| 1958 | Soapbox Derbyas Lender | |
| 1957 | The Depravedas Inspector O'Flynn | |
| 1957 | Seven Thundersas Fat German Soldier | |
| 1957 | Let's Be Happyas Fat Man in Train Corridor (uncredited) | |
| 1956 | The Weaponas Groggins | |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatreas Ziggy | |
| 1956 | Port Afriqueas Grila | |
| 1956 | Who Done It?as Professor Stumpf | |
| 1955 | The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernelas Biggs | |
| 1955 | The Adventures of Robin Hoodas Butcher | |
| 1955 | The Prisoneras Plainclothesman (uncredited) | |
| 1955 | The Colditz Storyas Priem | |
| 1954 | Forbidden Cargoas Ship's Cook | |
| 1953 | House of Blackmailas Bassett | |
| 1953 | The Long Memoryas Shaw (uncredited) | |
| 1952 | Girdle of Goldas Choirmaster |