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.

Career Overview

Martin Shaw has 41 screen credits in a career dating back to 1960. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently Sherlock Holmes (Ian Richardson) Collection with 1 titles. Signature works include The Professionals, 6 Days, Operation Jericho. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

41

Birth Date

1945-01-21 00:00:00

Birth Place

Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK

Known For

• 

  The Professionals
• 

  6 Days
• 

  Operation Jericho
• 

  Dam Busters Declassified
• 

  The Murder Room
• 

  100 Years of Powered Flight

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 2 universes

• Sherlock Holmes (Ian Richardson) Collection (1 titles)
• Sinbad Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Lewis Collins (1 collaborations)
• Gordon Jackson (1 collaborations)
• Jamie Bell (1 collaborations)
• Mark Strong (1 collaborations)
• Abbie Cornish (1 collaborations)
• Tim Pigott-Smith (1 collaborations)
• Ben Turner (1 collaborations)
• Emun Elliott (1 collaborations)
• Aymen Hamdouchi (1 collaborations)
• Andrew Grainger (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (41 credits)

  • 6 Days

    John Dellow

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Strike

    - Episode 3 (2017) ... Tony Landry actor actors

    - Episode 2 (2017) ... Tony Landry actor actors

    - Episode 1 (2017) ... Tony Landry actor actors
    2017
  • Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Operation Jericho

    Presenter

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Dam Busters Declassified

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Clouds Are Not Spheres

    Self - Host

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Cranford

    - May 1843, Miss Matty's Crisis (2007) ... Peter Jenkyns actor actors
    2007
  • The One Show

    - July 19, 2010 (2010) ... Self actor actors
    2006
  • The Murder Room

    Adam Dalgliesh

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • 100 Years of Powered Flight

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • The Life and Loves of Oscar Wilde

    voice of Oscar Wilde

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Truth or Dairy

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Black and Blue

    Chief Supt. Mike Barclay

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Who Bombed Birmingham?

    Ian McBride

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Ladder of Swords

    Don DeMarco

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Agatha Christie's Poirot

    - Hallowe'en Party (2010) ... Sir Charles Cartwright actor actors
    1989
  • The Most Dangerous Man in the World

    Suleiman

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Intrigue

    Roskov

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Facelift

    Zax

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • An Audience with Mel Brooks

    Self (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • The Hound of the Baskervilles

    Sir Henry Baskerville

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • East Lynne

    Archibald Carlyle

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Wogan

    - Series 5, Show 72 (1985) ... Self actor actors
    1982
  • Cream in My Coffee

    Jack Butcher

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • The Professionals

    Doyle

    actor

    actors

    - No Stone (1983) ... Doyle actor actors

    - A Man Called Quinn (1983) ... Doyle actor actors

    - The Ojuka Situation (1983) ... Doyle actor actors

    - The Untouchables (1983) ... Doyle actor actors

    - Cry Wolf (1983) ... Doyle actor actors
    1977
  • Our Kid

    Paul

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Beasts: Buddyboy

    Dave

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Love's Labour's Lost

    King Ferdinand

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Operation: Daybreak

    Karel Curda

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Electra

    Orestes

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • The Golden Voyage of Sinbad

    Rachid

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Achilles Heel

    Dave Irwin

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Polanski Meets Macbeth

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Macbeth

    Banquo

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Hamlet

    Horatio

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Play for Today

    - The Pigeon Fancier (1971) ... Brian actor actors
    1970
  • Two Feet Off the Ground

    Norm

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Son of the City

    George Leese

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Travelling Light

    Arnold Champion

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • BBC Play of the Month

    - Love's Labour's Lost (1975) ... King Ferdinand of Navarre actor actors

    - Electra (1974) ... Orestes actor actors
    1965
  • Coronation Street

    - 10 Jan 1968 (1968) ... Robert Croft actor actors

    - 08 Jan 1968 (1968) ... Robert Croft actor actors

    - 03 Jan 1968 (1968) ... Robert Croft actor actors

    - 1 Jan 1968 (1968) ... Robert Croft actor actors
    1960