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