Acting · Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK · Born January 21, 1945
Martin Shaw (born 21 January 1945) is an English actor. He is known for his roles in the television series The Professionals, The Chief, Judge John Deed and Inspector George Gently. He has also acted on stage and in film, and has narrated numerous audiobooks and presented various television series, including the 2006 series Martin Shaw: Aviators.
TVThe Long Call
2021
as Dennis Stephenson
TVStrike
2017
as Tony Landry
Movie6 Days
2017
as John Dellow
TVOur Lives
2017
as Self - Narrator
MovieToil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth'
2014
as Self
TVPlayhouse Presents
2012
as Piers Hunt
MovieOperation Jericho
2011
as Presenter
MovieDam Busters Declassified
2010
as Himself
MovieClouds Are Not Spheres
2010
as Self - Host
TVApparitions
2008
as Father Jacob
TVInspector George Gently
2008
as George Gently
TVCranford
2007
as Peter Jenkyns
Lemur Island
2007
TVThe One Show
2006
as Self
Davina
2006
TVThe Murder Room
2005
as Adam Dalgliesh
MovieThe Murder Room
2004
as Adam Dalgliesh
TVWho Do You Think You Are?
2004
as Self
Movie100 Years of Powered Flight
2003
as Narrator
TVDeath in Holy Orders
2003
as Commander Adam Dalgliesh
TVJudge John Deed
2001
as Judge John Deed
TVAlways and Everyone
1999
as Robert Kingsford
TVThe Scarlet Pimpernel
1999
as Citizen Chauvelin
TVRhodes
1996
as Cecil John Rhodes
MovieThe Life and Loves of Oscar Wilde
1995
as voice of Oscar Wilde
MovieTruth or Dairy
1994
as Self
Black and Blue
1992
as Chief Supt. Mike Barclay
TVFor the Greater Good
1991
as Peter Balliol MP
MovieWho Bombed Birmingham?
1990
as Ian McBride
TVThe Chief
1990
as Chief Constable Alan Cade
MovieLadder of Swords
1990
as Don DeMarco
TVScreen One
1989
as Chief Supt. Mike Barclay
TVAgatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Sir Charles Cartwright
MovieThe Most Dangerous Man in the World
1988
as Suleiman
MovieIntrigue
1988
as Roskov
TVThe Last Place on Earth
1985
as Captain R. F. Scott
The Explorers
1984
as Burke
MovieFacelift
1984
as Zax
MovieAn Audience with Mel Brooks
1984
as Self (uncredited)
MovieThe Hound of the Baskervilles
1983
as Sir Henry Baskerville
TVDalgliesh
1983
as Adam Dalgliesh
MovieEast Lynne
1982
as Archibald Carlyle
TVWogan
1982
as Self
TVThe Kenny Everett Television Show
1982
as Self
TVSix Fifty-Five Special
1981
as Self
MovieCream in My Coffee
1980
as Jack Butcher
TVAn Audience with...
1978
as Self
TVThe Professionals
1977
as Doyle
TVBBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Michael J. Arlen
Our Kid
1977
as Paul
Jubilee 1977
1977
as Paul
MovieBeasts: Buddyboy
1976
as Dave
TVThe New Avengers
1976
as Larry
TVBeasts
1976
as Dave
TVThe Duchess of Duke Street
1976
as Arthur Leyton
MovieLove's Labour's Lost
1975
as King Ferdinand
MovieOperation: Daybreak
1975
as Karel Curda
MovieElectra
1974
as Orestes
MovieThe Golden Voyage of Sinbad
1973
as Rachid
MovieAchilles Heel
1973
as Dave Irwin
TVVillains
1972
as Monty Parkin
MoviePolanski Meets Macbeth
1972
as Self
MovieMacbeth
1971
as Banquo
MovieHamlet
1970
as Horatio
TVPlay for Today
1970
as Brian
TVStrange Report
1969
as Savi
Two Feet Off the Ground
1969
as Norm
TVDoctor in the House
1969
TVITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Norm
Son of the City
1967
as George Leese
City '68
1967
as Andy Blake
Travelling Light
1967
as Arnold Champion
TVBBC Play of the Month
1965
as Orestes
TVPublic Eye
1965
TVCoronation Street
1960
as Robert Croft
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Horatio
TVCommando
as Narrator
