Actor

Stan Shaw

July 14, 1952 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Stan Shaw (born July 14, 1952) is an American actor. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he is the son of Bertha Shaw and saxophonist Eddie Shaw, and cousin of the late soul singers Sam Cooke and Tyrone Davis. Shaw started his acting career in the Chicago production of the Broadway musical Hair as well as the Broadway production of The Me Nobody Knows. His last Broadway show, Via Galactica was directed by Sir Peter Hall. Before becoming an actor, Shaw was a karate, judo, and jujutsu instructor in Chicago. He holds first dan black belt in judo and jujutsu and a second dan in karate. Shaw appeared in Rocky (1976) as Dipper, another boxer. In a deleted scene, Dipper, infuriated by the attention Rocky has received, challenges him before a television reporter.

Notable work

7.8
Rocky (1976)
as Dipper
8.3
Criminal Minds (2005)
as Albert Lewis
8.4
The X-Files (1993)
as Stephen Murdoch
6.1
Daylight (1996)
as George Tyrell
6.2
Snake Eyes (1998)
as Lincoln Tyler
7.7
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
as Big George
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
as Geoff Johnson
8.3
Chicago Med (2015)
as Dr. George Thomas
4.9
Jeepers Creepers 3 (2017)
as Sheriff Tashtego
6.7
The Monster Squad (1987)
as Detective Sapir
5.8
Cutthroat Island (1995)
as Glasspoole
7.5
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
as Det. Sgt. Vince Lofton and as Eddie Walters

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