
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 Deadly Affair
1967 · as Wolfe - Publican

The Mummy
1959 · as Mike

The Colditz Story
1955 · as Priem

The Curse of the Werewolf
1961 · as Gaoler

The Criminal
1960 · as Taxi Customer at Racetrack (uncredited)

Naked Fury
1959 · as Captain Horst

Innocent Meeting
1959 · as Uncle

Seven Thunders
1957 · as Fat German Soldier

Let's Be Happy
1957 · as Fat Man in Train Corridor (uncredited)

Passport to Shame
1958 · as Mac

The Viking Queen
1967 · as Osiris

The Long Memory
1953 · as Shaw (uncredited)

Carry On Regardless
1961 · as Sinister Passenger (uncredited)

Port Afrique
1956 · as Grila

Jack the Ripper
1959 · as Simes

The Hellfire Club
1961 · as Sir Richard Benlow

The Pirates of Blood River
1962 · as Silver (uncredited)

The Man Who Could Cheat Death
1959 · as Tavern Customer