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Maxwell Shaw(1929-1985)

  • Actor
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Maxwell Shaw was born on 21 February 1929 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Once More, with Feeling! (1960), The Barber of Stamford Hill (1963) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). He was married to Rose Tobias Shaw. He died on 21 August 1985 in London, England, UK.
BornFebruary 21, 1929
DiedAugust 21, 1985(56)
BornFebruary 21, 1929
DiedAugust 21, 1985(56)
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Known for

Yul Brynner and Kay Kendall in Once More, with Feeling! (1960)
Once More, with Feeling!
6.0
  • Jascha Gendel
  • Grisha Gendel
  • 1960
The Barber of Stamford Hill (1963)
The Barber of Stamford Hill
7.1
  • Dober
  • 1963
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
7.1
TV Series
  • Denis
David Copperfield (1956)
David Copperfield
7.2
TV Mini Series
  • Uriah Heep

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  • Thomas and Sarah (1979)
    Thomas and Sarah
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Monsieur Defarge
    • 1979
  • John Thaw in The Sweeney (1975)
    The Sweeney
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Colin Raleigh
    • 1976
  • The Incredible Sarah (1976)
    The Incredible Sarah
    5.5
    • Fadinard
    • 1976
  • Mr. Quilp (1975)
    Mr. Quilp
    6.7
    • Isaac List
    • 1975
  • Liza Goddard, Nerys Hughes, Joanna Lumley, Bill Maynard, Patrick Mower, Jon Pertwee, Magnus Pyke, Victor Spinetti, and Mollie Sugden in Whodunnit? (1972)
    Whodunnit?
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Jacques Bargaux
    • 1975
  • Warren Mitchell and Brian Rix in Men of Affairs (1973)
    Men of Affairs
    TV Series
    • Col. Selim
    • 1974
  • Kenneth More in Father Brown (1974)
    Father Brown
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Ashley
    • 1974
  • Fulton Mackay, Patrick Mower, Derren Nesbitt, Wensley Pithey, and George Sewell in Special Branch (1969)
    Special Branch
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Hodges
    • 1974
  • Robert Vaughn, Tony Anholt, and Nyree Dawn Porter in The Protectors (1972)
    The Protectors
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Baruna
    • 1973
  • James Booth and Cyril Cusack in Them (1972)
    Them
    TV Series
    • 1972
  • Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Paul Scofield, and Anna Calder-Marshall in ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)
    ITV Saturday Night Theatre
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Monty Parsons
    • 1972
  • Tony Curtis and Roger Moore in The Persuaders! (1971)
    The Persuaders!
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Vine
    • 1971
  • Paul Eddington, Colin Gordon, and Barrie Ingham in Hine (1971)
    Hine
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Rashid
    • 1971
  • Ed Bishop in UFO (1970)
    UFO
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Dr. Shroeder
    • 1970–1971
  • Donald Sutherland and Gene Wilder in Start the Revolution Without Me (1970)
    Start the Revolution Without Me
    6.4
    • Duke de Sisi
    • 1970

Personal details

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  • Born
    • February 21, 1929
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • August 21, 1985
    • London, England, UK(complications from open heart surgery)
  • Spouse
    • Rose Tobias Shaw
  • Other works
    He acted in Thomas Otway's translation of Moliere's play, "The Cheats of Scapin," at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith, London, England with Harold Lang, Peter Sallis OBE, Patrick Wymark, Fulton Mackay and Helen Montague in the cast. Peter Dews was director.

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  • Trivia
    Dark-haired, intense-looking British character actor, often seen on screen as shady, disreputable characters. Was a member and company administrator of Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop during the 1970's.

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