Martin Shaw

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Martin Shaw

Acting 81 January 21, 1945

Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK

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 Gentl…

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Coronation Street

Coronation Street

5.4 1960 TV Show
Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

8.2 1989 TV Show
The One Show

The One Show

4.4 2006 TV Show
6 Days

6 Days

6.0 2017 Movie
Play for Today

Play for Today

6.6 1970 TV Show
Wogan

Wogan

5.3 1982 TV Show
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956 TV Show
Strike

Strike

7.2 2017 TV Show
BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

5.2 1965 TV Show
Macbeth

Macbeth

7.1 1971 Movie
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad

The Golden Voyage of Sinbad

6.7 1973 Movie
The Professionals

The Professionals

7.6 1977 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2021
    The Long Call

    TV show Dennis Stephenson

  2. 2017
    Strike

    TV show Tony Landry

  3. 2017
    6 Days

    Movie John Dellow

  4. 2017
    Our Lives

    TV show Self - Narrator

  5. 2014
    Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth'

    Movie Self

  6. 2012
    Playhouse Presents

    TV show Piers Hunt

  7. 2011
    Operation Jericho

    Movie Presenter

  8. 2010
    Dam Busters Declassified

    Movie Himself

  9. 2010
    Clouds Are Not Spheres

    Movie Self - Host

  10. 2008
    Apparitions

    TV show Father Jacob

  11. 2008
    Inspector George Gently

    TV show George Gently

  12. 2007
    Cranford

    TV show Peter Jenkyns

  13. 2007
    Lemur Island

    TV show

  14. 2006
    The One Show

    TV show Self

  15. 2006
    Davina

    TV show

  16. 2005
    The Murder Room

    TV show Adam Dalgliesh

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  1. 2004
    The Murder Room

    Movie Adam Dalgliesh

  2. 2004
    Who Do You Think You Are?

    TV show Self

  3. 2003
    100 Years of Powered Flight

    Movie Narrator

  4. 2003
    Death in Holy Orders

    TV show Commander Adam Dalgliesh

  5. 2001
    Judge John Deed

    TV show Judge John Deed

  6. 1999
    Always and Everyone

    TV show Robert Kingsford

  7. 1999
    The Scarlet Pimpernel

    TV show Citizen Chauvelin

  8. 1996
    Rhodes

    TV show Cecil John Rhodes

  9. 1995
    The Life and Loves of Oscar Wilde

    Movie voice of Oscar Wilde

  10. 1994
    Truth or Dairy

    Movie Self

  11. 1992
    Black and Blue

    Movie Chief Supt. Mike Barclay

  12. 1991
    For the Greater Good

    TV show Peter Balliol MP

  13. 1990
    Who Bombed Birmingham?

    Movie Ian McBride

  14. 1990
    The Chief

    TV show Chief Constable Alan Cade

  15. 1990
    Ladder of Swords

    Movie Don DeMarco

  16. 1989
    Screen One

    TV show Chief Supt. Mike Barclay

  17. 1989
    Agatha Christie's Poirot

    TV show Sir Charles Cartwright

  18. 1988
    The Most Dangerous Man in the World

    Movie Suleiman

  19. 1988
    Intrigue

    Movie Roskov

  20. 1985
    The Last Place on Earth

    TV show Captain R. F. Scott

  21. 1984
    The Explorers

    TV show Burke

  22. 1984
    Facelift

    Movie Zax

  23. 1984
    An Audience with Mel Brooks

    Movie Self (uncredited)

  24. 1983
    The Hound of the Baskervilles

    Movie Sir Henry Baskerville