Stan Shaw
Stan Shaw (born July 14, 1952) is an American actor. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he is the son of Bertha Shaw and saxophonist Eddie Shaw, and cousin of the late soul singers Sam Cooke and Tyrone Davis. Shaw started his acting career in the Chicago production of the Broadway musical Hair as well as the Broadway production of The Me Nobody Knows. His last Broadway show, Via Galactica was directed by Sir Peter Hall. Before becoming an actor, Shaw was a karate, judo, and jujutsu instructor in Chicago. He holds first dan black belt in judo and jujutsu and a second dan in karate. Shaw appeared in Rocky (1976) as Dipper, another boxer. In a deleted scene, Dipper, infuriated by the attention Rocky has received, challenges him before a television reporter. He also played a professional fighter in Tough Enough (1983), Harlem Nights (1989), and Snake Eyes (1998). One of his most notable roles was his appearance as Alex Haley's maternal grandfather Will Palmer in the 1979 miniseries Roots: The Next Generations. Another highly notable role was Private Washington in The Boys in Company C (1978). Shaw also played in The Great Santini (1979) as Toomer Smalls with Robert Duvall and David Keith. After a part in the 1991 film Fried Green Tomatoes, he had a role in the 1995 comedy Houseguest alongside Sinbad and appeared as a pirate in Cutthroat Island with Geena Davis. His television credits include episodes of Matlock, Murder, She Wrote, The X-Files, and a 2009 episode of CSI. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stan Shaw, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount as Himself
- 2023 · A Nashville Legacy as Franklin Berryhall
- 2022 · Quantum Leap as Eli Jackson
- 2020 · The Pale Door as Lester
- 2019 · A Christmas Winter Song as Fred
- 2018 · Carl Weber's The Family Business as Larry Duncan
- 2017 · Jeepers Creepers 3 as Sheriff Tashtego
- 2016 · Cassidy Way as Kane
- 2015 · Chicago Med as Dr. George Thomas
- 2015 · What Lives Inside as Soot (voice)
- 2013 · Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic as Self
- 2005 · Criminal Minds as Albert Lewis
- 2003 · Detonator as Robert Brickland
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Geoff Johnson
- 2000 · Freedom Song as Archie Mullen
- 1998 · Snake Eyes as Lincoln Tyler
- 1998 · Rag and Bone as Det. Ritchie
- 1996 · Daylight as George Tyrell
- 1996 · Early Edition as
- 1995 · Cutthroat Island as Glasspoole
- 1995 · Houseguest as Larry the Tattoo Artist
- 1993 · The X-Files as Stephen Murdoch
- 1993 · Rising Sun as Phillips
- 1993 · Lifepod as Parker
- 1993 · When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn as Gerst
- 1993 · Body of Evidence as Charles Biggs
- 1991 · Fried Green Tomatoes as Big George
- 1990 · The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson as Joe Louis
- 1990 · Fear as Detective Webber
- 1989 · Harlem Nights as Jack Jenkins
- 1988 · Red River as Jack Byrd
- 1987 · The Three Kings as Paul
- 1987 · Billionaire Boys Club as Frank Booker
- 1987 · Billionaire Boys Club as Frank Booker
- 1987 · Wiseguy as
- 1987 · The Monster Squad as Detective Sapir
- 1986 · L.A. Law as Terry Slueman
- 1986 · Busted Up as
- 1986 · Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story as Harold Moss
- 1986 · Matlock as
- 1986 · Under Siege as Nick Tutman
- 1986 · The Gladiator as Joe Barker
- 1985 · North and South as Isaac
- 1985 · When Dreams Come True as Harry Jenks
- 1985 · Displaced Person as Sergeant
- 1984 · Runaway as Marvin
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Det. Sgt. Vince Lofton
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Eddie Walters
- 1983 · Venice Medical as
- 1983 · Tough Enough as P.T. Coolidge
- 1983 · The Mississippi as Lafayette 'Lafe' Tate
- 1982 · Matt Houston as
- 1982 · Fame as
- 1981 · Hill Street Blues as
- 1980 · Scared Straight! Another Story as Carl Jones
- 1979 · The Great Santini as Toomer Smalls
- 1979 · Roots: The Next Generations as Will Palmer
- 1978 · The Boys in Company C as Pfc / Sgt. Tyrone Washington
- 1977 · Lucan as
- 1976 · Rocky as Dipper
- 1976 · Street Killing as Mitchell Small
- 1976 · The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings as Esquire Joe
- 1975 · Darktown Strutters as Raunchy
- 1975 · Starsky & Hutch as Leotis
- 1974 · TNT Jackson as Charlie
- Future · Carl Weber's The Family Business: New Orleans as
- 1974 · Truck Turner as Fontana
- Future · Drive Me to Vegas and Mars as Cowboy