Actor
Denis Shaw
April 7, 1921 · 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 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.
Often works with
Michael Ripper
4 titles together
The Mummy, The Curse of the Werewolf, The Man Who Could Cheat Death
Christopher Lee
3 titles together
The Mummy, The Man Who Could Cheat Death, The Pirates of Blood River
George Woodbridge
3 titles together
The Mummy, The Curse of the Werewolf, Jack the Ripper
Laurence Naismith
3 titles together
The Criminal, The Weapon, The Long Memory
Patrick Troughton
3 titles together
The Viking Queen, Sherlock Holmes, The Adventures of Robin Hood
Peter Cushing
2 titles together
The Mummy, Sherlock Holmes
Full filmography · 51
The File of the Golden Goose
as Vance
1969
The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket
as Heavyset Workman
1969
The Magnificent Six and ½: Kontiki Kids
as Nasty Workman
1968
The Viking Queen
as Osiris
19674.7
The Deadly Affair
as Wolfe - Publican
19676.3
The Pirates of Blood River
as Silver (uncredited)
19626.2
Nothing Barred
as Convict
1961
The Curse of the Werewolf
as Gaoler
19616.5
Carry On Regardless
as Sinister Passenger (uncredited)
19616.2
The Hellfire Club
as Sir Richard Benlow
1961
Ticket to Paradise
as Giuseppe
1961
The Night We Got the Bird
as Wolfie's Stooge
1960