
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 Avengers
TV • 1961

Theatre 625
TV • 1964

The Adventures of Robin Hood
TV • 1955

The Prisoner
TV • 1967

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
TV • 1955

Sherlock Holmes
TV • 1964

Londoners
TV • 1965

The Misfit
TV • 1970

The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
TV • 1969

Armchair Theatre
TV • 1956

Innocent Meeting
MOVIE • 1959

The Criminal
MOVIE • 1960

The Deadly Affair
MOVIE • 1967

The Colditz Story
MOVIE • 1955

Let's Be Happy
MOVIE • 1957

The Curse of the Werewolf
MOVIE • 1961

The Man Who Could Cheat Death
MOVIE • 1959

Carry On Regardless
MOVIE • 1961