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
- The Prisoner (1967) as Shopkeeper
- Espionage (1963) as Frohlich
- Sherlock Holmes (1964) Cast
- International Detective (1959) as Horse Carlucci
- The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1955) as Biggs
- Bright's Boffins (1970) Cast
- Londoners (1965) as Louie
- The Misfit (1970) as Aircraft Passenger
- The Mummy (1959) as Mike
- Stryker of the Yard (1961) Cast
- The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder (1969) as Wu Tong
- The Prisoner (1955) as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Ziggy
- The Viking Queen (1967) as Osiris
- The Deadly Affair (1967) as Wolfe - Publican
- The Colditz Story (1955) as Priem
- The Criminal (1960) as Taxi Customer at Racetrack (uncredited)
- The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) as Gaoler
- The Hellfire Club (1961) as Sir Richard Benlow
- Carry On Regardless (1961) as Sinister Passenger (uncredited)
- Port Afrique (1956) as Grila
- The Weapon (1956) as Groggins
- The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959) as Tavern Customer
- The File of the Golden Goose (1969) as Vance
- Who Done It? (1956) as Professor Stumpf
- The Pirates of Blood River (1962) as Silver (uncredited)
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Most-watched Denis Shaw films currently: The Mummy (1959), The Prisoner (1955), The Viking Queen (1967), The Deadly Affair (1967), The Colditz Story (1955).
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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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