Where to watch Denis Shaw in the UK
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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 t…
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- The Avengers (1961) as Murray
- Theatre 625 (1964) as Matvei
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955) as Butcher (as Dennis Shaw)
- The Prisoner (1967) as Shopkeeper
- Espionage (1963) as Frohlich
- International Detective (1959) as Horse Carlucci
- The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1955) as Biggs
- Sherlock Holmes (1964) Cast
- Stryker of the Yard (1961) Cast
- Londoners (1965) as Louie
- The Misfit (1970) as Aircraft Passenger
- The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder (1969) as Wu Tong
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Ziggy
- The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) as Gaoler
- The Mummy (1959) as Mike
- The File of the Golden Goose (1969) as Vance
- Bright's Boffins (1970) Cast
- The Pirates of Blood River (1962) as Silver (uncredited)
- The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959) as Tavern Customer
- The Deadly Affair (1967) as Wolfe - Publican
- Innocent Meeting (1959) as Uncle
- Tom Grattan's War (1968) as Koestler
- The Colditz Story (1955) as Priem
- Let's Be Happy (1957) as Fat Man in Train Corridor (uncredited)
- The Criminal (1960) as Taxi Customer at Racetrack (uncredited)
- Naked Fury (1959) as Captain Horst
- The Viking Queen (1967) as Osiris
- The Hellfire Club (1961) as Sir Richard Benlow
- Carry On Regardless (1961) as Sinister Passenger (uncredited)
- The Night We Got the Bird (1960) as Wolfie's Stooge
- Jack the Ripper (1959) as Simes
- Who Done It? (1956) as Professor Stumpf
- Port Afrique (1956) as Grila
- Passport to Shame (1958) as Mac
- The Long Memory (1953) as Shaw (uncredited)
- The Weapon (1956) as Groggins
- A Woman Possessed (1958) as Bishop
- Soapbox Derby (1958) as Lender
- The Great Van Robbery (1959) as Caesar Smith
- The Prisoner (1955) as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
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Most-watched Denis Shaw films currently: The Curse of the Werewolf (1961), The Mummy (1959), The File of the Golden Goose (1969), The Pirates of Blood River (1962), The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959).
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Selected TV credits: The Avengers (1961), Theatre 625 (1964), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955), The Prisoner (1967), Espionage (1963).
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