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Cyril Shaps (1923–2003)

The son of a tailor, Cyril studied at the London School of Broadcasting aged 12 years. His first professional appearance, at 12, came on Radio Lyons and Radio Luxembourg in such commercials as O.K. Sauce and Quaker Oats. After demob from the Army, he enrolled at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art which was followed by Guildford rep and the West End... See full bio »

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(age 79) in London, England, UK

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2002 The Importance of Being Earnest
Pew Opener
 
2001 Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (TV movie)
Bent Little Man
 
2001 Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes (TV series)
Rev. Smoot
The Kingdom of Bones (2001) … Rev. Smoot
 
2001 Shades (TV mini-series)
Rabbi
Episode #1.5 (2001) … Rabbi
 
2000 Animated Tales of the World (TV series)
Great Grandfather Frost / Narrator
The Two Brothers: A Story from Russia … Narrator/Great Grandfather Frost (voice)
 
2000 Anna Karenina (TV mini-series)
Priest at Wedding
 
2000 Doctors (TV series)
Joseph
Second Fiddle (2000) … Joseph
 
1999-2000 Midsomer Murders (TV series)
Jeweller / Sebastian Renwick
Blue Herrings (2000) … Jeweller
Strangler's Wood (1999) … Sebastian Renwick
 
1999 The End of the Affair
Waiter
 
1999 RKO 281 (TV movie)
Jeweller
 
1999 The Clandestine Marriage
Canton
 
1999 Bernard's Watch (TV series)
Mr. Fogg
Time and Again (1999) … Mr. Fogg
 
1999 Solomon & Gaenor
Ephraim
 
1999 The Lost Son
Mr. Spitz
 
1999 Simon Magus
Chaim
 
1998 The Governess
Doctor
 
1998 Our Mutual Friend (TV mini-series)
Mr. Riah
Episode #1.4 (1998) … Mr. Riah
Episode #1.3 (1998) … Mr. Riah
Episode #1.2 (1998) … Mr. Riah
 
1997-2001 The Adventures of Paddington Bear (TV series)
Mr. Gruber
 
1997 For My Baby
Joshua Orgelbrand
 
1997 EastEnders (TV series)
Daniel
Episode dated 14 April 1997 (1997) … Daniel
 
1996 Gulliver's Travels (TV movie)
Mad Old Man - Bedlam
 
1994 Martin Chuzzlewit (TV mini-series)
Mr. Fips
Episode Five (1994) … Mr. Fips
 
1993 Paul Merton: The Series (TV series)
Episode #2.3 (1993)
 
1993 Lovejoy (TV series)
Watchmaker
Judgement of Solomon (1993) … Watchmaker
 
1991 Dark Season (TV series)
Mr. Polzinski
Episode #1.3 (1991) … Mr. Polzinski
Episode #1.2 (1991) … Mr. Polzinski
Episode #1.1 (1991) … Mr. Polzinski
 
1990 Screen One (TV series)
Shammas
Can You Hear Me Thinking? (1990) … Shammas
 
1989 4 Play (TV series)
Felix
Shalom Joan Collins (1989) … Felix
 
1989 Blackeyes (TV mini-series)
Pathologist
Episode #1.1 (1989) … Pathologist
 
1989 The Bill (TV series)
Jack Emanuel
Bad Company (1989) … Jack Emanuel
 
1989 A Fine Romance (TV series)
Metzinger
Pilot (1989) … Metzinger
 
1988 The Bourne Identity (TV movie)
Apfel
 
1988 Theatre Night (TV series)
Maitre Simon
The Miser (1988) … Maitre Simon
 
1986 Running Scared (TV series)
Wisener
Episode #1.1 (1986) … Wisener
 
1984 The Invisible Man (TV series)
Landlord
Certain First Principles (1984) … Landlord
 
1984 Fox Mystery Theater (TV series)
Dr. Magnusson
Tennis Court (1984) … Dr. Magnusson
 
1982 The Young Ones (TV series)
Old Man Next Door
Demolition (1982) … Old Man Next Door
 
1981 Fanny by Gaslight (TV mini-series)
Doctor Lowenthal
 
1981 Into the Labyrinth (TV series)
Kadru
Cave of Diamonds (1981) … Kadru
 
1981 Bless Me Father (TV series)
Rabbi Emmanuel Rosen
A Mixed-Up Marriage (1981) … Rabbi Emmanuel Rosen
 
1981 Private Schulz (TV series)
Solly
Episode #1.6 (1981) … Solly
Episode #1.5 (1981) … Solly
Episode #1.4 (1981) … Solly
Episode #1.2 (1981) … Solly
Episode #1.1 (1981) … Solly
 
1980 Armchair Thriller (TV series)
Mountjoy
 
1979 Avalanche Express
Sedov
 
1979 Unidentified Flying Oddball
Dr. Zimmerman
 
1967-1978 Doctor Who (TV series)
Archimandrite / Lennox / John Viner / …
Planet of the Spiders: Part One (1974) … Professor Herbert Clegg
The Ambassadors of Death: Episode 5 (1970) … Lennox
 
1967-1978 Z Cars (TV series)
Freddie Lee / Vic / Mo Levy / …
Fat Freddie B.A. (1978) … Mo Levy
Nightwatch (1976) … Sammy Patrick
Quiet Day: Part 2 (1969) … Vic
Quiet Day: Part 1 (1969) … Vic
Sauce for the Goose: Part 2 (1967) … Freddie Lee
 
1978 Holocaust (TV mini-series)
Weinberg
Part 4 (1978) … Weinberg
Part 2 (1978) … Weinberg
 
1978 The Wilde Alliance (TV series)
Tom Helliwell
A Suspicion of Sudden Death (1978) … Tom Helliwell
 
1978 Saturday, Sunday, Monday (TV movie)
Cariello
 
1977 Jesus of Nazareth (TV mini-series)
Obsessed Boy's Father
Part 1 (1977) … Obsessed Boy's Father
 
1977 Raffles (TV series)
Pinelli
The Last Laugh (1977) … Pinelli
 
1976 When the Boat Comes In (TV series)
Mendel
Roubles for the Promised Land (1976) … Mendel
 
1976 The Sweeney (TV series)
Turner
May (1976) … Turner
 
1976 Play for Today (TV series)
Grandad Wax
Bar Mitzvah Boy (1976) … Grandad Wax
 
1976 Second Verdict (TV series)
Henri Desire Landru
 
1975 Operation: Daybreak
Father Petrek
 
1975 Porridge (TV series)
Jackdaw
The Harder They Fall (1975) … Jackdaw
 
1975 The Brothers (TV series)
Sheik Abu Ben Adom
Jennifer's Baby (1975) … Sheik Abu Ben Adom
 
1975 The Hiding Place
Building Inspector Smit
 
1975 A Legacy (TV series)
Grandpapa Merz
Episode #1.5 (1975) … Grandpapa Merz
Episode #1.4 (1975) … Grandpapa Merz
Episode #1.3 (1975) … Grandpapa Merz
Episode #1.2 (1975) … Grandpapa Merz
Episode #1.1 (1975) … Grandpapa Merz
 
1974 The Odessa File
Tauber's Voice (voice)
 
1974 11 Harrowhouse
Wildenstein, the Diamond Cutter
 
1974 QB VII (TV mini-series)
Uri Lehrer
Part Three (1974) … Uri Lehrer
 
1974 Dixon of Dock Green (TV series)
Green
Firearms Were Issued (1974) … Green
 
1974 Marked Personal (TV series)
Wilfred Harper
Episode #1.28 (1974) … Wilfred Harper
Episode #1.27 (1974) … Wilfred Harper
 
1974 Who Killed Lamb? (TV movie)
Mr. Lavender
 
1971-1973 The Onedin Line (TV series)
Braganza / Senior Braganza / Senor Braganza
Echoes from Afar (1973) … Senor Braganza
Passage to Pernambuco (1971) … Senior Braganza
The Wind Blows Free (1971) … Braganza
 
1973 Freewheelers (TV series)
Jacques
Switched! (1973) … Jacques
The Crypt! (1973) … Jacques
Impasse! (1973) … Jacques
Double-Cross! (1973) … Jacques
Darkness at Noon (1973) … Jacques
 
1973 The Dick Emery Show (TV series)
Episode #11.8 (1973)
 
1973 Crown Court (TV series)
Arthur Simmons
The Mugging of Arthur Simmons: Part 3 (1973) … Arthur Simmons
The Mugging of Arthur Simmons: Part 2 (1973) … Arthur Simmons
The Mugging of Arthur Simmons: Part 1 (1973) … Arthur Simmons
 
1973 Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (TV series)
Kenny
Have a Break, Take a Husband (1973) … Kenny
 
1973 The Protectors (TV series)
Doctor
A Matter of Life and Death (1973) … Doctor
 
1972 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
Fritz Loomis
The Piano Player (1972) … Fritz Loomis
 
1972 Music on 2 (TV series)
Erik Satie
Parade (1972) … Erik Satie
 
1972 New Scotland Yard (TV series)
Lustein
Memory of a Gauntlet (1972) … Lustein
 
1972 Jason King (TV series)
Jean Cazette
A Thin Band of Air (1972) … Jean Cazette
 
1972 Spyder's Web (TV series)
Dr. Hatchington
Life at a Price (1972) … Dr. Hatchington
 
1971-1972 The Liver Birds (TV series)
Mr. Hennessey
Mothers' Day (1971) … Mr. Hennessey
The Wedding (1971) … Mr. Hennessey
 
1972 Our Miss Fred
Doctor
 
1972 The Persuaders! (TV series)
Professor Ganguin
The Ozerov Inheritance (1972) … Professor Ganguin
 
1971 Alexander the Greatest (TV series)
Barney
 
1965-1971 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Feers / Herbin / Joel Brand
The Cherry Orchard (1971) … Feers
Gordon of Khartoum (1966) … Herbin
The Joel Brand Story (1965) … Joel Brand
 
1971 Justice (TV series)
Polsen
People Have Too Many Rights (1971) … Polsen
 
1971 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)
Hunter
The Case of the Dixon Torpedo (1971) … Hunter
 
1971 Please Sir! (TV series)
Leonard Larch
What's a Class Between Friends? (1971) … Leonard Larch
 
1971 Rembrandt (TV movie)
Menasseh
 
1970 Ryan International (TV series)
 
1970 Diamond Crack Diamond (TV series)
Witherspoon
Diamond c/o Terson (1970) … Witherspoon
Diamond v. Diamond (1970) … Witherspoon
 
1970 Paul Temple (TV series)
Mr. Joy
Antique Death: Part 2 (1970) … Mr. Joy
 
1970 Department S (TV series)
Esplin
A Fish Out of Water (1970) … Esplin
 
1970 The Kremlin Letter
Police Doctor
 
1970 My Partner the Ghost (TV series)
Doctor Cholmond
Somebody Just Walked Over My Grave (1970) … Doctor Cholmond
 
1970/I Images (short)
William Henry Fox Talbot (voice)
 
1969 The Looking Glass War
East German Detective
 
1968 Frontier (TV series)
Munshi
Dasturi (1968) … Munshi
 
1968 Detective (TV series)
Mr. Finch
Born Victim (1968) … Mr. Finch
 
1965-1968 Theatre 625 (TV series)
Morry Swartz / Moynier / Schmidt / …
The Fanatics (1968) … Moynier
Firebrand (1967) … Schmidt
Enter Solly Gold (1965) … Morry Swartz
 
1967 Man in a Suitcase (TV series)
Palma
The Man Who Stood Still (1967) … Palma
 
1967 To Sir, with Love
Mr. Pinkus (uncredited)
 
1967 The Rat Catchers (TV series)
Vol
Retribution Amsterdam (1967) … Vol
Big Grab - Amsterdam (1967) … Vol
 
1966 Out of the Unknown (TV series)
Dr. Duval
Too Many Cooks (1966) … Dr. Duval
 
1966 The Saint (TV series)
Jonkheer
The Angel's Eye (1966) … Jonkheer
 
1966 The Schoolmaster (TV movie)
Headmaster
 
1966 Rasputin: The Mad Monk
Foxy Face (uncredited)
 
1966 The Spies (TV series)
Hamil
 
1965 Up Jumped a Swagman
Phil Myers
 
1965 The Mask of Janus (TV series)
Hamil
Arms and the Men (1965) … Hamil
 
1965 The Third Man (TV series)
Bartolas Zaracasta
Man at the Top (1965) … Bartolas Zaracasta
 
1965 The Little Ones
Child Welfare Officer
 
1964 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
Porcello
Malatesta (1964) … Porcello
 
1964 Artists' Notebooks (TV series)
Leonardo da Vinci
 
1964 Curtain of Fear (TV series)
Dr. Friedland
 
1964 Count of Monte Cristo (TV series)
Bertuccio
An End to Revenge … Bertuccio
 
1964 The Hidden Truth (TV series)
Suphodes
One for the Road (1964) … Suphodes
 
1960-1964 No Hiding Place (TV series)
Jack Bates / Lennie Riggs
The Hoarders (1964) … Jack Bates
The Final Chase (1960) … Lennie Riggs
 
1963 The Sentimental Agent (TV series)
Saphodes
Not Quite Fully Covered (1963) … Saphodes
 
1963 Espionage (TV series)
Lao Han
The Dragon Slayer (1963) … Lao Han
 
1963 Crane (TV series)
Rabbi
The Executioners (1963) … Rabbi
 
1963 The Small World of Sammy Lee
Maurice 'Morrie' Bellman
 
1962 Hotel Paradiso (TV movie)
Boniface
 
1962 Lawrence of Arabia
Bartender in Officer's Club (uncredited)
 
1962 The Sword in the Web (TV series)
Claude Garnier
The Informer (1962) … Claude Garnier
 
1962 Man of the World (TV series)
Zapata
The Sentimental Agent (1962) … Zapata
 
1962 Saki (TV mini-series)
Mr. Scarrick
Episode #1.3 (1962) … Mr. Scarrick
 
1961-1962 Supercar (TV series)
Masterspy / Professor Rudolph Popkiss / Various Characters
King Kool (1962) … Professor Rudolph Popkiss / Masterspy / Various Characters
Transatlantic Cable (1962) … Professor Rudolph Popkiss / Masterspy / Various Characters
The Day That Time Stood Still (1962) … Professor Rudolph Popkiss / Masterspy / Various Characters
Jail Break (1962) … Professor Rudolph Popkiss / Masterspy / Various Characters
Atomic Witch Hunt (1962) … Professor Rudolph Popkiss / Masterspy / Various Characters
 
1961 The Pursuers
Karl Luther
 
1960-1961 Danger Man (TV series)
Luis / Pietro
The Hired Assassin (1961) … Luis
Colonel Rodriguez (1960) … Pietro
 
1961 The Terror of the Tongs (uncredited)
 
1961 Rashomon (TV movie)
The Wigmaker
 
1961 An Enemy of the People (TV series)
Aslaksen
Episode #1.1 (1961) … Aslaksen
 
1961 Return of a Stranger
Homer Trent
 
1960 The Boy Who Stole a Million
Bank Clerk
 
1960 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV series)
Dr. Schmidt-Lausitz
Summer Theatre: The Devil's General (1960) … Dr. Schmidt-Lausitz
 
1960 Follow That Horse!
Dr. Spiegel
 
1960 Never Let Go
Cypriot
 
1959-1960 Interpol Calling (TV series)
Gamel / Slade
The Three Keys (1960) … Slade
Slave Ship (1959) … Gamel
 
1960 International Detective (TV series)
Lombardi
The Marino Case (1960) … Lombardi
 
1959 SOS Pacific
Louis (uncredited)
 
1959 Sunday's Child (TV series)
Mr. Pettigrew
Sunday Closing (1959) … Mr. Pettigrew
 
1959 Breakout
Lt. Cyriakos Coutoules
 
1958 Room 43
Willie
 
1955-1958 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Charles McFadden / Dr. Schmidt-Lausitz / Grébeauval / …
The Frog (1958) … Philo Johnson
Arrow to the Heart (II) (1956) … Major Kartuschke, legal officer
 
1958 The Silent Enemy
Miguel
 
1958 The Man Who Sold Death (TV movie)
Grubbe
 
1957 English Family Robinson (TV mini-series)
 
1957 Miracle in Soho
Mr. Swoboda
 
1957 Pickup Alley
Warden
 
1956 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Medical Officer
All Correct, Sir (1956) … Medical Officer
 
1956 Rheingold Theatre (TV series)
Gaston
Someone Outside (1956) … Gaston
 
1956 The Count of Monte Cristo (TV series)
Zorba
Athens (1956) … Zorba
 
1956 The Scarlet Pimpernel (TV series)
Bibot
Lady in Distress (1956) … Bibot
Sir Percy's Wager (1956) … Bibot
 
1955 Three Empty Rooms (TV movie)
Dr. Ferrara
 
1955 Quatermass II (TV series)
Control Assistant
The Destroyers (1955) … Control Assistant
 
1955 Round at the Redways (TV series)
Antique Dealer
Episode #1.7 (1955) … Antique Dealer
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1975 Great (Isambard Kingdom Brunel) (documentary short) (voice)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2007 The Humans of Tara (video documentary short)
Archimandrite
 
2007 A Matter of Time (video documentary)
Archimdrite
 
2006 The UNIT Family: Part One (video short)
Lennox
 
2006 Can You Hear the Earth Scream (video short)
Lennox
 
1992 Cybermen: The Early Years (video)
Viner
 

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(1994) He acted in David Garrick and George Colman's play, "The Clandestine Marriage," at the Queen's Theatre in London, Englan with Nigel Hawthorne, Susan Engel, Deborah Findley, Jonathan Cullen, Christopher Benjamin, and Finty Williams in the cast. See more »
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