Acting

Martin Shaw

Born 1945-01-21 · 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 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.

Credits

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The Long Call
as Dennis Stephenson
2021
Strike
as Tony Landry
2017
6 Days
as John Dellow
2017
Our Lives
as Self - Narrator
2017
Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth'
as Self
2014
Playhouse Presents
as Piers Hunt
2012
Operation Jericho
as Presenter
2011
Dam Busters Declassified
as Himself
2010
Clouds Are Not Spheres
as Self - Host
2010
Apparitions
as Father Jacob
2008
Inspector George Gently
as George Gently
2008
Cranford
as Peter Jenkyns
2007
Lemur Island
2007
The One Show
as Self
2006
Davina
2006
The Murder Room
as Adam Dalgliesh
2005
The Murder Room
as Adam Dalgliesh
2004
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
2004
100 Years of Powered Flight
as Narrator
2003
Death in Holy Orders
as Commander Adam Dalgliesh
2003
Judge John Deed
as Judge John Deed
2001
Always and Everyone
as Robert Kingsford
1999
The Scarlet Pimpernel
as Citizen Chauvelin
1999
Rhodes
as Cecil John Rhodes
1996
The Life and Loves of Oscar Wilde
as Oscar Wilde (voice)
1995
Truth or Dairy
as Self
1994
Black and Blue
as Chief Supt. Mike Barclay
1992
For the Greater Good
as Peter Balliol MP
1991
Who Bombed Birmingham?
as Ian McBride
1990
The Chief
as Chief Constable Alan Cade
1990
Ladder of Swords
as Don DeMarco
1990
Screen One
as Chief Supt. Mike Barclay
1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Sir Charles Cartwright
1989
The Most Dangerous Man in the World
as Suleiman
1988
Intrigue
as Roskov
1988
The Last Place on Earth
as Captain R. F. Scott
1985
The Explorers
as Burke
1984
Facelift
as Zax
1984
An Audience with Mel Brooks
as Self (uncredited)
1984
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Sir Henry Baskerville
1983
Dalgliesh
as Adam Dalgliesh
1983
East Lynne
as Archibald Carlyle
1982
Wogan
as Self
1982
The Kenny Everett Television Show
as Self
1982
Six Fifty-Five Special
as Self
1981
Cream in My Coffee
as Jack Butcher
1980
An Audience with...
as Self
1978
The Professionals
as Doyle
1977
BBC2 Play of the Week
as Michael J. Arlen
1977
Our Kid
as Paul
1977
Jubilee 1977
as Paul
1977
Beasts: Buddyboy
as Dave
1976
The New Avengers
as Larry
1976
Beasts
as Dave
1976
The Duchess of Duke Street
as Arthur Leyton
1976
Love's Labour's Lost
as King Ferdinand
1975
Operation: Daybreak
as Karel Curda
1975
Electra
as Orestes
1974
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
as Rachid
1973
Achilles Heel
as Dave Irwin
1973
Villains
as Monty Parkin
1972
Polanski Meets Macbeth
as Self
1972
Macbeth
as Banquo
1971
Hamlet
as Horatio
1970
Play for Today
as Brian
1970
Strange Report
as Savi
1969
Two Feet Off the Ground
as Norm
1969
Doctor in the House
1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
as Norm
1969
Son of the City
as George Leese
1967
City '68
as Andy Blake
1967
Travelling Light
as Arnold Champion
1967
BBC Play of the Month
as Orestes
1965
BBC Play of the Month
as King Ferdinand of Navarre
1965
Public Eye
1965
Coronation Street
as Robert Croft
1960
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee
1956
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Horatio
1951
Commando
as Narrator
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