Martin Shaw

Known for: Acting

Born: 1945-01-21 (age 81)

From: Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK

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.

Filmography (78)

TV★ 6.2
The Long Call
2021
as Dennis Stephenson
TV★ 7.2
Strike
2017
as Tony Landry
MOVIE★ 6.0
6 Days
2017
as John Dellow
TV
Our Lives
2017
as Self - Narrator
MOVIE★ 5.0
Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth'
2014
as Self
TV★ 6.0
Playhouse Presents
2012
as Piers Hunt
MOVIE★ 8.0
Operation Jericho
2011
as Presenter
MOVIE
Dam Busters Declassified
2010
as Himself
MOVIE★ 7.7
Clouds Are Not Spheres
2010
as Self - Host
TV★ 7.2
Apparitions
2008
as Father Jacob
TV★ 7.9
Inspector George Gently
2008
as George Gently
TV★ 8.1
Cranford
2007
as Peter Jenkyns
TV
Lemur Island
2007
TV★ 4.4
The One Show
2006
as Self
TV
Davina
2006
TV★ 7.0
The Murder Room
2005
as Adam Dalgliesh
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Murder Room
2004
as Adam Dalgliesh
TV★ 7.0
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.0
100 Years of Powered Flight
2003
as Narrator
TV★ 6.9
Death in Holy Orders
2003
as Commander Adam Dalgliesh
TV★ 6.8
Judge John Deed
2001
as Judge John Deed
TV★ 9.5
Always and Everyone
1999
as Robert Kingsford
TV★ 7.7
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1999
as Citizen Chauvelin
TV★ 9.0
Rhodes
1996
as Cecil John Rhodes
MOVIE★ 4.0
The Life and Loves of Oscar Wilde
1995
as voice of Oscar Wilde
MOVIE
Truth or Dairy
1994
as Self
MOVIE★ 9.0
Black and Blue
1992
as Chief Supt. Mike Barclay
TV★ 9.0
For the Greater Good
1991
as Peter Balliol MP
MOVIE★ 8.5
Who Bombed Birmingham?
1990
as Ian McBride
TV★ 7.0
The Chief
1990
as Chief Constable Alan Cade
MOVIE★ 3.7
Ladder of Swords
1990
as Don DeMarco
TV★ 7.2
Screen One
1989
as Chief Supt. Mike Barclay
TV★ 8.2
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Sir Charles Cartwright
MOVIE
The Most Dangerous Man in the World
1988
as Suleiman
MOVIE★ 6.4
Intrigue
1988
as Roskov
TV★ 7.4
The Last Place on Earth
1985
as Captain R. F. Scott
TV★ 8.0
The Explorers
1984
as Burke
MOVIE★ 10.0
Facelift
1984
as Zax
MOVIE★ 7.0
An Audience with Mel Brooks
1984
as Self (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1983
as Sir Henry Baskerville
TV★ 6.9
Dalgliesh
1983
as Adam Dalgliesh
MOVIE★ 9.0
East Lynne
1982
as Archibald Carlyle
TV★ 5.3
Wogan
1982
as Self
TV★ 7.3
The Kenny Everett Television Show
1982
as Self
TV
Six Fifty-Five Special
1981
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.2
Cream in My Coffee
1980
as Jack Butcher
TV★ 5.3
An Audience with...
1978
as Self
TV★ 7.6
The Professionals
1977
as Doyle
TV★ 7.0
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Michael J. Arlen
MOVIE
Our Kid
1977
as Paul
TV
Jubilee 1977
1977
as Paul
MOVIE★ 3.0
Beasts: Buddyboy
1976
as Dave
TV★ 7.1
The New Avengers
1976
as Larry
TV★ 7.0
Beasts
1976
as Dave
TV★ 8.0
The Duchess of Duke Street
1976
as Arthur Leyton
MOVIE★ 9.0
Love's Labour's Lost
1975
as King Ferdinand
MOVIE★ 6.9
Operation: Daybreak
1975
as Karel Curda
MOVIE★ 8.0
Electra
1974
as Orestes
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
1973
as Rachid
MOVIE★ 1.0
Achilles Heel
1973
as Dave Irwin
TV★ 7.5
Villains
1972
as Monty Parkin
MOVIE
Polanski Meets Macbeth
1972
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.1
Macbeth
1971
as Banquo
MOVIE★ 7.0
Hamlet
1970
as Horatio
TV★ 6.6
Play for Today
1970
as Brian
TV★ 7.7
Strange Report
1969
as Savi
MOVIE
Two Feet Off the Ground
1969
as Norm
TV★ 5.0
Doctor in the House
1969
TV★ 7.0
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Norm
MOVIE
Son of the City
1967
as George Leese
TV
City '68
1967
as Andy Blake
MOVIE★ 7.0
Travelling Light
1967
as Arnold Champion
TV★ 5.3
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Orestes
TV★ 8.2
Public Eye
1965
TV★ 5.3
Coronation Street
1960
as Robert Croft
TV
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
TV★ 8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Horatio
TV
Commando
—
as Narrator