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Denis Shaw

1921-04-07

The Biography

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.

Denis Shaw in

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The Deadly Affair

6.183 average rating
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The Mummy

6.7 average rating
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House of Blackmail

6 average rating
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The Colditz Story

6.717 average rating
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The Curse of the Werewolf

6.52 average rating
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Jack the Ripper

6.1 average rating
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The Prisoner

7.2 average rating
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The Viking Queen

4.9 average rating
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The Pirates of Blood River

6.2 average rating
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The Criminal

6.474 average rating
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A Woman Possessed

5.5 average rating
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The Man Who Could Cheat Death

5.8 average rating
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Who Done It?

5.2 average rating
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Passport to Shame

6.364 average rating
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The File of the Golden Goose

5.5 average rating
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Let's Be Happy

4.8 average rating
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Beyond the Curtain

6 average rating
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The Weapon

5.9 average rating
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The Night We Got the Bird

4.5 average rating
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The Long Memory

6.6 average rating