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Stan Shaw

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Interprétation
Naissance
14 juillet 1952 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Biographie

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.​

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Rocky
Film · 1976 · ★ 7,8
Affiche de Esprits criminels
Esprits criminels
Série · 2005 · ★ 8,3
Affiche de X-Files : Aux frontières du réel
X-Files : Aux frontières du réel
Série · 1993 · ★ 8,4
Affiche de Daylight
Daylight
Film · 1996 · ★ 6,1
Affiche de Snake Eyes
Snake Eyes
Film · 1998 · ★ 6,2
Affiche de Beignets de tomates vertes
Beignets de tomates vertes
Film · 1991 · ★ 7,7
Affiche de Les Experts
Les Experts
Série · 2000 · ★ 7,6
Affiche de Chicago Med
Chicago Med
Série · 2015 · ★ 8,3
Affiche de Jeepers Creepers 3
Jeepers Creepers 3
Film · 2017 · ★ 4,9
Affiche de Soleil levant
Soleil levant
Film · 1993 · ★ 6,2
Affiche de The Monster Squad
The Monster Squad
Film · 1987 · ★ 6,7
Affiche de L'Île aux pirates
L'Île aux pirates
Film · 1995 · ★ 5,8

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