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Stan Shaw (born July 14, 1952) is an American actor.
The X-Files
1993
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.
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Gender
Male
Birthday
July 14, 1952
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
Rocky
1976
Lifepod
1993
The Great Santini
1979
The Gladiator
1986
Fear
1990
Fried Green Tomatoes
1991
Jeepers Creepers 3
2017
The Pale Door
2020
Venice Medical
1983
Daylight
1996
Tough Enough
1983
Red River
1988
Snake Eyes
1998
Cutthroat Island
1995
Harlem Nights
1989
Body of Evidence
1993
Runaway
1984
Street Killing
1976
Darktown Strutters
1975
A Christmas Winter Song
2019
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Criminal Minds
2005
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
The X-Files
1993
Chicago Med
2015
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Matlock
1986
Hill Street Blues
1981
North and South
1985
L.A. Law
1986
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Wiseguy
1987
Early Edition
1996
Quantum Leap
2022
Fame
1982
Carl Weber's The Family Business
2018
Matt Houston
1982
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
What Lives Inside
2015
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