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Denis Shaw

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British actor (1921-1971)

Person · Open Library

Works
14

Top works

  • Penguin Geography Dictionary/Intro to Human Geography
  • Valuepack : an Introduction to Physical Geography and the Environment/an Introduction to Human Geography
  • Valuepack : an Introduction to Human Geography
  • Value Pack
  • Value Pack : an Introduction to Physical Geography and the Environment with an Introduction to Human Geography

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Film & TV

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…

Known for

  • Bright's Boffins1970
  • The Misfit — Aircraft Passenger1970
  • The File of the Golden Goose — Vance1969
  • The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket — Heavyset Workman1969
  • The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder — Wu Tong1969
  • The Magnificent Six and ½: Kontiki Kids — Nasty Workman1968
  • Tom Grattan's War — Koestler1968
  • The Deadly Affair — Wolfe - Publican1967
  • The Viking Queen — Osiris1967
  • The Prisoner — Shopkeeper1967

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1910-05-23
Active to
2004-12-30
jazzswing

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Denis
Family name
Shaw
Gender
male
Place of birth
Dulwich
Place of death
London
Languages spoken
English language
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date of death
1971-02-28
date of birth
1921-04-07
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