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.
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Acting History
2021
The Long Call as Dennis Stephenson
2017Strike as Tony Landry
20176 Days as John Dellow
2017Our Lives as Self - Narrator
2014Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth' as Self
2011Operation Jericho as Presenter
2010Dam Busters Declassified as Himself
2010Clouds Are Not Spheres as Self - Host
2008Apparitions as Father Jacob
2008Inspector George Gently as George Gently
2007Cranford as Peter Jenkyns
2007Lemur Island
2006The One Show as Self
2006Davina
2005The Murder Room as Adam Dalgliesh
2004The Murder Room as Adam Dalgliesh
2004Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
2003Death in Holy Orders as Commander Adam Dalgliesh
2001Judge John Deed as Judge John Deed
1999Always and Everyone as Robert Kingsford
1999The Scarlet Pimpernel as Citizen Chauvelin
1996Rhodes as Cecil John Rhodes
1995The Life and Loves of Oscar Wilde as voice of Oscar Wilde
1994Truth or Dairy as Self
1992Black and Blue as Chief Supt. Mike Barclay
1991For the Greater Good as Peter Balliol, MP
1990Who Bombed Birmingham? as Ian McBride
1990The Chief as Chief Constable Alan Cade
1990Ladder of Swords as Don DeMarco
1989Agatha Christie's Poirot as Sir Charles Cartwright
1988The Most Dangerous Man in the World as Suleiman
1988Intrigue as Roskov
1985The Last Place on Earth as Captain R. F. Scott
1984The Explorers as Burke
1984Facelift as Zax
1984An Audience with Mel Brooks as Self (uncredited)
1983The Hound of the Baskervilles as Sir Henry Baskerville
1983Dalgliesh as Adam Dalgliesh
1982East Lynne as Archibald Carlyle
1982Wogan as Self
1982The Kenny Everett Television Show as Self
1981Six Fifty-Five Special as Self
1980Cream in My Coffee as Jack Butcher
1978An Audience with... as Self
1977The Professionals as Doyle
1977BBC2 Play of the Week as Michael J. Arlen
1977Our Kid as Paul
1976Beasts: Buddyboy as Dave
1976The New Avengers as Larry
1976Beasts as Dave
1976The Duchess of Duke Street
1975Love's Labour's Lost as King Ferdinand
1975Operation: Daybreak as Karel Curda
1974Electra as Orestes
1973The Golden Voyage of Sinbad as Rachid
1973Achilles Heel as Dave Irwin
1972Villains as Monty Parkin
1972Polanski Meets Macbeth as Self
1971Macbeth as Banquo
1970Play for Today as Brian
1969Strange Report as Savi
1969Two Feet Off the Ground as Norm
1969Doctor in the House
1967Son of the City as George Leese
1967Travelling Light as Arnold Champion
1965BBC Play of the Month as Orestes
1965BBC Play of the Month as King Ferdinand of Navarre
1965Public Eye
1960Coronation Street as Robert Croft
1956Tony Awards as Self - Nominee
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame as Horatio
—Commando as Narrator