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Home/People/Martin Shaw
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Born
Jan 21, 1945
Age 81
Place of Birth
Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

32
Movies
44
TV Shows
IMDb Profile

Martin Shaw

Acting

Biography
Martin Shaw (born 21 January 1945) 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.
6 Days poster

6 Days

as John Dellow
2017
Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth' poster

Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth'

as Self
2014
Operation Jericho poster

Operation Jericho

as Presenter
2011
Dam Busters Declassified poster

Dam Busters Declassified

as Himself
2010
Clouds Are Not Spheres poster

Clouds Are Not Spheres

as Self - Host
2010
The Murder Room poster

The Murder Room

as Adam Dalgliesh
2004
100 Years of Powered Flight poster

100 Years of Powered Flight

as Narrator
2003
The Life and Loves of Oscar Wilde poster

The Life and Loves of Oscar Wilde

as voice of Oscar Wilde
1995
Truth or Dairy poster

Truth or Dairy

as Self
1994
Black and Blue poster

Black and Blue

as Chief Supt. Mike Barclay
1992
Who Bombed Birmingham? poster

Who Bombed Birmingham?

as Ian McBride
1990
Ladder of Swords poster

Ladder of Swords

as Don DeMarco
1990
The Most Dangerous Man in the World poster

The Most Dangerous Man in the World

as Suleiman
1988
Intrigue poster

Intrigue

as Roskov
1988
Facelift poster

Facelift

as Zax
1984
An Audience with Mel Brooks poster

An Audience with Mel Brooks

as Self (uncredited)
1984
The Hound of the Baskervilles poster

The Hound of the Baskervilles

as Sir Henry Baskerville
1983
East Lynne poster

East Lynne

as Archibald Carlyle
1982
Cream in My Coffee poster

Cream in My Coffee

as Jack Butcher
1980
Our Kid poster

Our Kid

as Paul
1977