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    Denis Shaw

    1921-04-07 (103 years old) in 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. 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.

    Movies

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    The File of the Golden Goose
    55 %|Oct 13, 1969
    Drama, Thriller, Crime
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    The Viking Queen
    48 %|Mar 25, 1967
    Adventure
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    The Deadly Affair
    63 %|Jan 26, 1967
    Thriller, Mystery, Drama
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    The Pirates of Blood River
    62 %|May 9, 1962
    Adventure, Action, Drama
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    Nothing Barred
    65 %|Oct 10, 1961
    Comedy
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    The Curse of the Werewolf
    65 %|May 1, 1961
    Horror
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    Ticket to Paradise
    52 %|Jan 1, 1961
    Romance
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    The Night We Got the Bird
    45 %|Nov 3, 1960
    Comedy
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    The Criminal
    64 %|Sep 13, 1960
    Crime
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    Beyond the Curtain
    60 %|Apr 1, 1960
    Drama
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    The Mummy
    66.92 %|Aug 1, 1959
    Horror
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    The Man Who Could Cheat Death
    57.36 %|Jun 15, 1959
    Horror, Science Fiction
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    Jack the Ripper
    60.83 %|May 28, 1959
    Mystery, Crime, Horror, Thriller
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    Innocent Meeting
    55 %|Apr 1, 1959
    Drama, Crime
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    The Great Van Robbery
    40 %|Jan 16, 1959
    Crime
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    Naked Fury
    55 %|Jan 1, 1959
    Crime, Drama
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    Passport to Shame
    62 %|Dec 2, 1958
    Drama, Crime
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    A Woman Possessed
    50 %|Sep 14, 1958
    Drama
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    Soapbox Derby
    52 %|Jan 1, 1958
    Drama, Family
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    The Depraved
    42 %|Nov 1, 1957
    Drama, Thriller, Crime
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    Seven Thunders
    54 %|Sep 4, 1957
    War, Drama
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    Let's Be Happy
    48 %|May 7, 1957
    Music
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    The Weapon
    59 %|Sep 1, 1956
    Thriller, Crime
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    Who Done It?
    52 %|Mar 20, 1956
    Comedy, Crime
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    The Prisoner
    72 %|Apr 19, 1955
    Drama
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    The Colditz Story
    66 %|Jan 25, 1955
    War, Drama
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    Forbidden Cargo
    64 %|May 4, 1954
    Crime, Thriller
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    House of Blackmail
    60 %|Jul 13, 1953
    Drama
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    The Long Memory
    65.56 %|Jan 23, 1953
    Crime, Thriller
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    Girdle of Gold
    77 %|Jan 1, 1952
    Comedy

    Series

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    Bright's Boffins
    0 %|Aug 4, 1970
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    The Prisoner
    78 %|Sep 29, 1967
    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery
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    Sherlock Holmes
    64 %|May 17, 1964
    Mystery, Crime, Drama
    actor
    Stryker of the Yard
    0 %|Nov 2, 1961
    Crime, Drama
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    The Avengers
    77 %|Jan 7, 1961
    Action & Adventure, Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    actor
    International Detective
    70 %|Dec 26, 1959
    Crime, Drama
    actor
    International Detective
    70 %|Dec 26, 1959
    Crime, Drama
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    The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
    76 %|Sep 28, 1955
    Drama, Action & Adventure
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    The Adventures of Robin Hood
    61.18000000000001 %|Sep 26, 1955
    Action & Adventure, Family