
Martin Shaw
Known for Acting · 77 credits
- Born
- 1945-01-21 (age 81)
- Place of birth
- Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
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
TV Shows (45)

Coronation Street
1960
as Robert Croft

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Sir Charles Cartwright

Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee

Play for Today
1970
as Brian

The One Show
2006
as Self

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Orestes / King Ferdinand of Navarre

Wogan
1982
as Self

An Audience with...
1978
as Self

The Professionals
1977
as Doyle

Who Do You Think You Are?
2004
as Self

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Norm

Strike
2017
as Tony Landry

BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Michael J. Arlen

The Chief
1990
as Chief Constable Alan Cade

Playhouse Presents
2012
as Piers Hunt

The New Avengers
1976
as Larry

Public Eye
1965

Judge John Deed
2001
as Judge John Deed

Screen One
1989
as Chief Supt. Mike Barclay

Inspector George Gently
2008
as George Gently

Dalgliesh
1983
as Adam Dalgliesh

Cranford
2007
as Peter Jenkyns

The Duchess of Duke Street
1976
as Arthur Leyton

The Kenny Everett Television Show
1982
as Self

Always and Everyone
1999
as Robert Kingsford

Strange Report
1969
as Savi

Our Lives
2017
as Self - Narrator

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Horatio

The Scarlet Pimpernel
1999
as Citizen Chauvelin
Jubilee 1977
1977
as Paul

Six Fifty-Five Special
1981
as Self

Beasts
1976
as Dave

The Last Place on Earth
1985
as Captain R. F. Scott

The Long Call
2021
as Dennis Stephenson

Apparitions
2008
as Father Jacob

Doctor in the House
1969

Death in Holy Orders
2003
as Commander Adam Dalgliesh
Davina
2006

For the Greater Good
1991
as Peter Balliol MP

Villains
1972
as Monty Parkin

Rhodes
1996
as Cecil John Rhodes
The Explorers
1984
as Burke

The Murder Room
2005
as Adam Dalgliesh
Lemur Island
2007

Commando
as Narrator
Movies (32)

The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
1973
as Rachid

Macbeth
1971
as Banquo

6 Days
2017
as John Dellow

Electra
1974
as Orestes

Intrigue
1988
as Roskov

Beasts: Buddyboy
1976
as Dave

The Murder Room
2004
as Adam Dalgliesh

Operation: Daybreak
1975
as Karel Curda

Facelift
1984
as Zax

The Hound of the Baskervilles
1983
as Sir Henry Baskerville

Who Bombed Birmingham?
1990
as Ian McBride

Polanski Meets Macbeth
1972
as Self

Love's Labour's Lost
1975
as King Ferdinand

An Audience with Mel Brooks
1984
as Self (uncredited)
Black and Blue
1992
as Chief Supt. Mike Barclay

Clouds Are Not Spheres
2010
as Self - Host

Hamlet
1970
as Horatio

Ladder of Swords
1990
as Don DeMarco

East Lynne
1982
as Archibald Carlyle
Two Feet Off the Ground
1969
as Norm

Cream in My Coffee
1980
as Jack Butcher

The Most Dangerous Man in the World
1988
as Suleiman

Operation Jericho
2011
as Presenter
Son of the City
1967
as George Leese

100 Years of Powered Flight
2003
as Narrator

Dam Busters Declassified
2010
as Himself

Achilles Heel
1973
as Dave Irwin

Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth'
2014
as Self

The Life and Loves of Oscar Wilde
1995
as voice of Oscar Wilde

Truth or Dairy
1994
as Self
Our Kid
1977
as Paul
Travelling Light
1967
as Arnold Champion
About Martin Shaw
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. With 77 credits spanning from 1951 to 2021, Martin Shaw has appeared in 32 films and 45 TV shows.
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Most Popular Martin Shaw Movies
- The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973) — as Rachid
- Macbeth (1971) — as Banquo
- 6 Days (2017) — as John Dellow
- Electra (1974) — as Orestes
- Intrigue (1988) — as Roskov
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