Acting · Dulwich, London, England, UK · Born April 7, 1921
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.
Bright's Boffins
1970
TVThe Misfit
1970
as Aircraft Passenger
MovieThe File of the Golden Goose
1969
as Vance
MovieThe Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket
1969
as Heavyset Workman
TVThe Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
1969
as Wu Tong
MovieThe Magnificent Six and ½: Kontiki Kids
1968
as Nasty Workman
TVThe Prisoner
1967
as Shopkeeper
MovieThe Viking Queen
1967
as Osiris
MovieThe Deadly Affair
1967
as Wolfe - Publican
TVLondoners
1965
as Louie
TVSherlock Holmes
1964
TVTheatre 625
1964
as Matvei
TVEspionage
1963
as Frohlich
MovieThe Pirates of Blood River
1962
as Silver (uncredited)
Stryker of the Yard
1961
MovieNothing Barred
1961
as Convict
MovieThe Curse of the Werewolf
1961
as Gaoler
MovieCarry On Regardless
1961
as Sinister Passenger (uncredited)
MovieThe Hellfire Club
1961
as Sir Richard Benlow
TVThe Avengers
1961
as Murray
MovieTicket to Paradise
1961
as Giuseppe
MovieThe Night We Got the Bird
1960
as Wolfie's Stooge
MovieThe Criminal
1960
as Taxi Customer at Racetrack (uncredited)
MovieBeyond the Curtain
1960
as Krumm
Trouble with Eve
1960
as George Rigby
International Detective
1959
as Horse Carlucci
MovieThe Mummy
1959
as Mike
MovieThe Man Who Could Cheat Death
1959
as Tavern Customer
MovieJack the Ripper
1959
as Simes
MovieInnocent Meeting
1959
as Uncle
MovieThe Great Van Robbery
1959
as Caesar Smith
MovieNaked Fury
1959
as Captain Horst
MoviePassport to Shame
1958
as Mac
Links of Justice
1958
as Heath
MovieA Woman Possessed
1958
as Bishop
MovieMoment of Indiscretion
1958
as Inspector Marsh
MovieSoapbox Derby
1958
as Lender
MovieThe Depraved
1957
as Inspector O'Flynn
MovieSeven Thunders
1957
as Fat German Soldier
MovieLet's Be Happy
1957
as Fat Man in Train Corridor (uncredited)
MovieThe Weapon
1956
as Groggins
TVArmchair Theatre
1956
as Ziggy
MoviePort Afrique
1956
as Grila
MovieWho Done It?
1956
as Professor Stumpf
TVThe Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1955
as Biggs
TVThe Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Butcher
MovieThe Prisoner
1955
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
MovieThe Colditz Story
1955
as Priem
MovieForbidden Cargo
1954
as Ship's Cook
MovieHouse of Blackmail
1953
as Bassett
MovieThe Long Memory
1953
as Shaw (uncredited)
MovieGirdle of Gold
1952
as Choirmaster
