Denis Shaw

Actor

Born: April 7, 1921
Died: February 28, 1971 (age 49)
From: Dulwich, London, England, UK

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…

Filmography (38)

The File of the Golden Goose (1969)
Vance
The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket (1969)
Heavyset Workman
The Magnificent Six and ½: Kontiki Kids (1968)
Nasty Workman
The Viking Queen (1967)
Osiris
The Deadly Affair (1967)
Wolfe - Publican
The Pirates of Blood River (1962)
Silver (uncredited)
Nothing Barred (1961)
Convict
The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
Gaoler
Carry On Regardless (1961)
Sinister Passenger (uncredited)
The Hellfire Club (1961)
Sir Richard Benlow
Ticket to Paradise (1961)
Giuseppe
The Night We Got the Bird (1960)
Wolfie's Stooge
The Criminal (1960)
Taxi Customer at Racetrack (uncredited)
Beyond the Curtain (1960)
Krumm
Trouble with Eve
Trouble with Eve (1960)
George Rigby
The Mummy (1959)
Mike
The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959)
Tavern Customer
Jack the Ripper (1959)
Simes
Innocent Meeting (1959)
Uncle
The Great Van Robbery (1959)
Caesar Smith
Naked Fury (1959)
Captain Horst
Passport to Shame (1958)
Mac
Links of Justice
Links of Justice (1958)
Heath
A Woman Possessed (1958)
Bishop
Moment of Indiscretion (1958)
Inspector Marsh
Soapbox Derby (1958)
Lender
The Depraved (1957)
Inspector O'Flynn
Seven Thunders (1957)
Fat German Soldier
Let's Be Happy (1957)
Fat Man in Train Corridor (uncredited)
The Weapon (1956)
Groggins