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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1945-01-21 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK

Martin Shaw

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.

Known For

Acting

2021

The Long Call as Dennis Stephenson

2017

6 Days as John Dellow
Strike as Tony Landry
Our Lives as Self - Narrator

2014

2011

Operation Jericho as Presenter

2010

Clouds Are Not Spheres as Self - Host

2008

Apparitions as Father Jacob
Inspector George Gently as George Gently

2007

Cranford as Peter Jenkyns

2006

The One Show as Self

2005

The Murder Room as Adam Dalgliesh

2004

The Murder Room as Adam Dalgliesh

2003

Death in Holy Orders as Adam Dalgliesh

2001

Judge John Deed as Judge John Deed

1999

The Scarlet Pimpernel as Citizen Chauvelin
Always and Everyone as Robert Kingsford

1996

Rhodes as Cecil John Rhodes

1995

The Life and Loves of Oscar Wilde as voice of Oscar Wilde

1994

1992

Black and Blue as Chief Supt. Mike Barclay

1991

For the Greater Good as Peter Balliol, MP

1990

Ladder of Swords as Don DeMarco
Who Bombed Birmingham? as Ian McBride
The Chief as Chief Constable Alan Cade
The Chief as Chief Constable Alan Cade

1989

Agatha Christie's Poirot as Sir Charles Cartwright

1988

Intrigue as Roskov

1985

The Last Place on Earth as Captain R. F. Scott

1984

An Audience with Mel Brooks as Self (uncredited)
Facelift as Zax

1983

The Hound of the Baskervilles as Sir Henry Baskerville
Dalgliesh as Adam Dalgliesh

1982

East Lynne as Archibald Carlyle
Wogan as Self

1981

1980

Cream in My Coffee as Jack Butcher

1978

1977

1976

Beasts as Dave

1975

Operation: Daybreak as Karel Curda
Love's Labour's Lost as King Ferdinand

1974

Electra as Orestes

1973

Achilles Heel as Dave Irwin

1972

Villains as Monty Parkin

1971

Macbeth as Banquo

1970

1969

1967

Son of the City as George Leese

1965

1960

Coronation Street as Robert Croft

1956

Tony Awards as Self - Nominee

1951