Martin Shaw

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

11.019

Gender

Male

Birthday

21-Jan-1945

Age

(80 years old)

Place of Birth

Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK

Also Known As
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Martin Shaw

Biography

Martin Shaw is an English actor. He is known for his roles in the television series The Professionals, The Chief, Judge John Deed and Inspector George Gently. He has also acted on stage and in film, and has narrated numerous audiobooks and presented various television series, including the 2006 series Martin Shaw: Aviators.


Credits

Who Bombed Birmingham? Who Bombed Birmingham? (1990) Character: Ian McBride
Docudrama film exploring the efforts of World in Action researchers Ian MacBride and Chris Mullin in proving that the "Birmingham Six" only admitted to the bombing under extreme duress, and that the five IRA members were in fact responsible for the deadly attacks
East Lynne East Lynne (1982) Character: Archibald Carlyle
Adaptation of the novel by Mrs Henry Wood.
Truth or Dairy Truth or Dairy (1994) Character: Self
This classic Vegan Society video remains one of the most entertaining and informative introductions to veganism. Viewers will learn why avoiding meat, leather, dairy and eggs is not only the most healthy way to live but also the most compassionate. Highly recommended for both existing vegans and anyone considering becoming a vegan.
Electra Electra (1974) Character: Orestes
Living in exile after the death of their father, the grown children of a murdered and usurped king converge to exact eye-for-an-eye revenge.
Son of the City Son of the City (1967) Character: George Leese
Welfare worker Carol is attacked in a swimming pool by the attendant George Lease.
Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth' Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth' (2014) Character: Self
A new documentary on the Criterion Collection edition of Roman Polanski's 1971 adaptation of Macbeth featuring interviews with the director, producer Andrew Braunsberg, assistant executive producer Victor Lownes, and actors Francesca Annis and Martin Shaw.
Polanski Meets Macbeth Polanski Meets Macbeth (1972) Character: Self
A 1971 documentary by Frank Simon featuring rare footage of the film’s cast and crew at work.
Ladder of Swords Ladder of Swords (1990) Character: Don DeMarco
An escaped convict, pursued by an obsessive policeman, hides out in a travelling circus
Achilles Heel Achilles Heel (1973) Character: Dave Irwin
A professional footballer suffers an injury which could jeopardise his career.
Intrigue Intrigue (1988) Character: Roskov
A spy is looking for his old colleague who now works for the other side.
Cream in My Coffee Cream in My Coffee (1980) Character: Jack Butcher
Past and present intertwine: An elderly couple returns to the hotel where they became close when they were young and flashbacks to the earlier visit reveal the origins of both their pleasures and problems. Somewhere between the past and the present, Dennis Potter attempted to find "the shape of a life, of two lives..."
Black and Blue Black and Blue (1992) Character: Chief Supt. Mike Barclay
When a local black politician is murdered an undercover police officer unveils a web of police corruption which puts lives at risk and threatens the whole community.
Operation Jericho Operation Jericho (2011) Character: Presenter
Actor and aviator Martin Shaw takes to the skies to rediscover one of the most audacious and daring raids of World War II. On the morning of 18th February 1944, a squadron of RAF Mosquito bombers, flying as low as three metres over occupied France, demolished the walls of Amiens Jail in what became known as Operation Jericho. The reasons behind the controversial raid remain a mystery to this day. This dramatic documentary investigates the missing pieces of the story, with interviews from survivors and aircrew, and tries to find out why the raid was ordered and by whom.
Facelift Facelift (1984) Character: Zax
In a dystopian future, the population is divided between the elite "numbers" and the destitute "names" who escape the hardships of the their lives at a magic cabaret run by Zax. When Zax falls for a slumming-it "number" he builds a robot replica of her.
Love's Labour's Lost Love's Labour's Lost (1975) Character: King Ferdinand
A scholarly king and his three companions swear off the society of women for three years, only to have a diplomatic visit from a French princess and her three ladies-in-waiting thwart their intentions.
Beasts: Buddyboy Beasts: Buddyboy (1976) Character: Dave
When a nightclub owner buys a derelict dolphinarium, he and a young woman seem to be haunted by the ghost of Buddy Boy, the star attraction. Created as an episode of Nigel Kneale's "Beasts" horror anthology miniseries.
The Murder Room The Murder Room (2004) Character: Adam Dalgliesh
London's Dupayne Museum is in danger of closing since one of the trustees feels that the money expended on preserving the past could be better spent addressing the problems of living people. One of the museum's collections concerns murders committed between the world wars. When a killing that reflects one of the cases on display occurs, history seems to be repeating itself.
An Audience with Mel Brooks An Audience with Mel Brooks (1984) Character: Self (uncredited)
Mel Brooks delivers an enjoyable hour of comic diversion with his lovely actress-wife Anne Bancroft, writer comedian Ronny Graham and British Shakespearean actor Jonathan Pryce. Brooks Spontaneous humor, social commentaries and zany sketches leave the audience rolling in the aisles and will leave you wanting more of Mel!
Dam Busters Declassified Dam Busters Declassified (2010) Character: Himself
Martin Shaw takes a fresh look at one of the most famous war stories of them all. The actor, himself a pilot, takes to the skies to retrace the route of the 1943 raid by 617 Squadron which used bouncing bombs to destroy German dams. He sheds new light on the story as he separates the fact from the myth behind this tale of courage and ingenuity. Using the 1955 movie The Dam Busters as a vehicle to deconstruct the raid, he tries to piece together a picture of perhaps the most daring attack in the history of aviation warfare.
The Life and Loves of Oscar Wilde The Life and Loves of Oscar Wilde (1995) Character: voice of Oscar Wilde
The story of Oscar Wilde's life, told by his grandson and others.
Operation: Daybreak Operation: Daybreak (1975) Character: Karel Curda
Czechoslovakia, 1942. Three brave Czech patriots risk everything to rid their country of its brutal Nazi leader, SS-General Reinhard Heydrich.
Macbeth Macbeth (1971) Character: Banquo
Scotland, 11th century. Driven by the twisted prophecy of three witches and the ruthless ambition of his wife, warlord Macbeth, bold and brave, but also weak and hesitant, betrays his good king and his brothers in arms and sinks into the bloody mud of a path with no return, sown with crime and suspicion.
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973) Character: Rachid
Sinbad and his crew intercept a homunculus carrying a golden tablet. Koura, the creator of the homunculus and practitioner of evil magic, wants the tablet back and pursues Sinbad. Meanwhile, Sinbad meets the Vizier who has another part of the interlocking golden map, and they mount a quest across the seas to solve the riddle of the map.
The Hound of the Baskervilles The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983) Character: Sir Henry Baskerville
Sherlock Holmes comes to the aid of his friend Henry Baskerville, who is under a family curse and menaced by a demonic dog that prowls the bogs near his estate and murders people.
6 Days 6 Days (2017) Character: John Dellow
London, England, April 1980. Six terrorists assault the Embassy of Iran and take hostages. For six days, tense negotiations are held while the authorities decide whether a military squad should intervene.
Clouds Are Not Spheres Clouds Are Not Spheres (2010) Character: Self - Host
Until recently geometry was 'cold', incapable of describing the irregular shape of a cloud, the slope of a mountain or the beauty of the human body. With fractal geometry, Benoit Mandelbrot gave us a language for our natural world. In this captivating documentary, the man himself explains this groundbreaking discovery.



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