
Acting
Born April 7, 1921 · 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.

The File of the Golden Goose
1969

The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket
1969

The Magnificent Six and ½: Kontiki Kids
1968

The Viking Queen
1967

The Deadly Affair
1967

The Pirates of Blood River
1962

Nothing Barred
1961

The Curse of the Werewolf
1961

Carry On Regardless
1961

Ticket to Paradise
1961

The Night We Got the Bird
1960

The Criminal
1960

Beyond the Curtain
1960

The Mummy
1959

The Man Who Could Cheat Death
1959

Jack the Ripper
1959

Innocent Meeting
1959

The Great Van Robbery
1959

Naked Fury
1959

Passport to Shame
1958
Links of Justice
1958

A Woman Possessed
1958

Soapbox Derby
1958

The Depraved
1957

Seven Thunders
1957

Let's Be Happy
1957

The Weapon
1956

Port Afrique
1956

Who Done It?
1956

The Prisoner
1955

The Colditz Story
1955

Forbidden Cargo
1954

House of Blackmail
1953

The Long Memory
1953

Girdle of Gold
1952