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.
Acting
Movie
The Mummy
as Mike
1959
TV
The Prisoner
as Shopkeeper
1967
Movie
The Curse of the Werewolf
as Gaoler
1961
TV
The Avengers
as Murray
1961
Movie
The Deadly Affair
as Wolfe - Publican
1967
Movie
The Man Who Could Cheat Death
as Tavern Customer
1959
Movie
The Colditz Story
as Priem
1955
Movie
Carry On Regardless
as Sinister Passenger (uncredited)
1961
Movie
The Criminal
as Taxi Customer at Racetrack (uncredited)
1960
Movie
The Pirates of Blood River
as Silver (uncredited)
1962
Movie
Jack the Ripper
as Simes
1959
Movie
The Prisoner
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
1955
Movie
The Viking Queen
as Osiris
1967
Movie
The Long Memory
as Shaw (uncredited)
1953
Movie
The Weapon
as Groggins
1956
TV
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Butcher
1955
Movie
The File of the Golden Goose
as Vance
1969
TV
Sherlock Holmes
1964
Movie
Passport to Shame
as Mac
1958
Movie
Who Done It?
as Professor Stumpf
1956
Movie
Seven Thunders
as Fat German Soldier
1957
Movie
The Depraved
as Inspector O'Flynn
1957
Movie
House of Blackmail
as Bassett
1953
Movie
Forbidden Cargo
as Ship's Cook
1954