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Denis Shaw
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 television credits include The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Avengers, Danger Man, Dixon of Dock Green, The Prisoner, Sherlock Holmes and Z-Cars. Shaw died from a heart attack in London on 28 February 1971, at the age of 50. A familiar face around the bars of Soho in London, he is mentioned in Keith Waterhouse's play Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell.
Known For
The Deadly Affair
as Wolfe - Publican
The Mummy
as Mike
The Curse of the Werewolf
as Gaoler
Jack the Ripper
as Simes
The Colditz Story
as Priem
The Criminal
as Taxi Customer at Racetrack (uncredited)
Who Done It?
as Professor Stumpf
The File of the Golden Goose
as Vance
A Woman Possessed
as Bishop
The Viking Queen
as Osiris
