Stan Shaw
Stan Shaw (born July 14, 1952) is an American actor. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he is the son of Bertha Shaw and saxophonist Eddie Shaw, and cousin of the late soul singers Sam Cooke and Tyrone Davis. Shaw started his acting career in the Chicago production of the Broadway musical Hair as well as the Broadway production of The Me Nobody Knows. His last Broadway show, Via Galactica was directed by Sir Peter Hall. Before becoming an actor, Shaw was a karate, judo, and jujutsu instructor in Chicago. He holds first dan black belt in judo and jujutsu and a second dan in karate. Shaw appeared in Rocky (1976) as Dipper, another boxer. In a deleted scene, Dipper, infuriated by the attention Rocky has received, challenges him before a television reporter. He also played a professional fighter in Tough Enough (1983), Harlem Nights (1989), and Snake Eyes (1998). One of his most notable roles was his appearance as Alex Haley's maternal grandfather Will Palmer in the 1979 miniseries Roots: The Next Generations. Another highly notable role was Private Washington in The Boys in Company C (1978). Shaw also played in The Great Santini (1979) as Toomer Smalls with Robert Duvall and David Keith. After a part in the 1991 film Fried Green Tomatoes, he had a role in the 1995 comedy Houseguest alongside Sinbad and appeared as a pirate in Cutthroat Island with Geena Davis. His television credits include episodes of Matlock, Murder, She Wrote, The X-Files, and a 2009 episode of CSI. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stan Shaw, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount
as Himself
Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount
as Himself
A Nashville Legacy
as Franklin Berryhall
A Nashville Legacy
as Franklin Berryhall
The Pale Door
as Lester
The Pale Door
as Lester
A Christmas Winter Song
as Fred
A Christmas Winter Song
as Fred
Drive Me to Vegas and Mars
as Cowboy
Drive Me to Vegas and Mars
as Cowboy
Jeepers Creepers 3
as Sheriff Tashtego
Jeepers Creepers 3
as Sheriff Tashtego
Cassidy Way
as Kane
Cassidy Way
as Kane
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
as Self
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
as Self
Detonator
as Robert Brickland
Detonator
as Robert Brickland
Freedom Song
as Archie Mullen
Freedom Song
as Archie Mullen
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
as Self
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
as Self
Snake Eyes
as Lincoln Tyler
Snake Eyes
as Lincoln Tyler
Rag and Bone
as Det. Ritchie
Rag and Bone
as Det. Ritchie
Daylight
as George Tyrell
Daylight
as George Tyrell
Cutthroat Island
as Glasspoole
Cutthroat Island
as Glasspoole
Houseguest
as Larry the Tattoo Artist
Houseguest
as Larry the Tattoo Artist
Rising Sun
as Phillips
Rising Sun
as Phillips
Lifepod
as Parker
Lifepod
as Parker
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn
as Gerst
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn
as Gerst
Body of Evidence
as Charles Biggs
Body of Evidence
as Charles Biggs
Fried Green Tomatoes
as Big George
Fried Green Tomatoes
as Big George
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
as Joe Louis
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
as Joe Louis
Fear
as Detective Webber
Fear
as Detective Webber
Harlem Nights
as Jack Jenkins
Harlem Nights
as Jack Jenkins
Busted Up
as Angie
Busted Up
as Angie
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
as Harold Moss
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
as Harold Moss
Under Siege
as Nick Tutman
Under Siege
as Nick Tutman
The Gladiator
as Joe Barker
The Gladiator
as Joe Barker
When Dreams Come True
as Harry Jenks
When Dreams Come True
as Harry Jenks
Displaced Person
as Sergeant
Displaced Person
as Sergeant
Runaway
as Marvin
Runaway
as Marvin
Venice Medical
Venice Medical
Tough Enough
as P.T. Coolidge
Tough Enough
as P.T. Coolidge
The Great Santini
as Toomer Smalls
The Great Santini
as Toomer Smalls
Rocky
as Dipper
Rocky
as Dipper
Street Killing
as Mitchell Small
Street Killing
as Mitchell Small
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
as Esquire Joe
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
as Esquire Joe
Truck Turner
as Fontana
Truck Turner
as Fontana