Actor profile

Martin Shaw

21st January 1945 Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK Acting

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.

32 Movies 44 TV Shows 76 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

6 Days poster

6 Days 9th July 2017 as John Dellow

Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth' poster

Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth' 23rd September 2014 as Self

Operation Jericho poster

Operation Jericho 23rd October 2011 as Presenter

Dam Busters Declassified poster

Dam Busters Declassified 17th October 2010 as Himself

Clouds Are Not Spheres poster

Clouds Are Not Spheres 1st January 2010 as Self - Host

The Murder Room poster

The Murder Room 31st October 2004 as Adam Dalgliesh

100 Years of Powered Flight poster

100 Years of Powered Flight 3rd November 2003 as Narrator

The Life and Loves of Oscar Wilde poster

The Life and Loves of Oscar Wilde 15th April 1995 as voice of Oscar Wilde

Truth or Dairy poster

Truth or Dairy 1st January 1994 as Self

Black and Blue 27th September 1992 as Chief Supt. Mike Barclay

Who Bombed Birmingham? poster

Who Bombed Birmingham? 22nd April 1990 as Ian McBride

Ladder of Swords poster

Ladder of Swords 12th January 1990 as Don DeMarco

The Most Dangerous Man in the World poster

The Most Dangerous Man in the World 25th September 1988 as Suleiman

Intrigue poster

Intrigue 11th September 1988 as Roskov

Facelift poster

Facelift 21st April 1984 as Zax

An Audience with Mel Brooks poster

An Audience with Mel Brooks 4th February 1984 as Self (uncredited)

The Hound of the Baskervilles poster

The Hound of the Baskervilles 3rd November 1983 as Sir Henry Baskerville

East Lynne poster

East Lynne 29th December 1982 as Archibald Carlyle

Cream in My Coffee poster

Cream in My Coffee 2nd November 1980 as Jack Butcher

Our Kid 10th May 1977 as Paul

Beasts: Buddyboy poster

Beasts: Buddyboy 30th October 1976 as Dave

Love's Labour's Lost poster

Love's Labour's Lost 14th December 1975 as King Ferdinand

Operation: Daybreak poster

Operation: Daybreak 1st November 1975 as Karel Curda

Electra poster

Electra 24th October 1974 as Orestes

The Golden Voyage of Sinbad poster

The Golden Voyage of Sinbad 20th December 1973 as Rachid

Achilles Heel poster

Achilles Heel 18th March 1973 as Dave Irwin

Polanski Meets Macbeth poster

Polanski Meets Macbeth 1st January 1972 as Self

Macbeth poster

Macbeth 20th December 1971 as Banquo

Hamlet poster

Hamlet 17th November 1970 as Horatio

Two Feet Off the Ground 16th August 1969 as Norm

Son of the City 15th December 1967 as George Leese

Travelling Light 11th September 1967 as Arnold Champion

The Long Call poster

The Long Call 25th October 2021 as Dennis Stephenson

Strike poster

Strike 27th August 2017 as Tony Landry

Our Lives poster

Our Lives 12th June 2017 as Self - Narrator

Playhouse Presents poster

Playhouse Presents 12th April 2012 as Piers Hunt

Apparitions poster

Apparitions 13th November 2008 as Father Jacob

Inspector George Gently poster

Inspector George Gently 8th April 2008 as George Gently

Cranford poster

Cranford 18th November 2007 as Peter Jenkyns

Lemur Island 7th March 2007

The One Show poster

The One Show 14th August 2006 as Self

Davina 15th February 2006

The Murder Room poster

The Murder Room 1st January 2005 as Adam Dalgliesh

Who Do You Think You Are? poster

Who Do You Think You Are? 12th October 2004 as Self

Death in Holy Orders poster

Death in Holy Orders 23rd August 2003 as Commander Adam Dalgliesh

Judge John Deed poster

Judge John Deed 26th November 2001 as Judge John Deed

Always and Everyone poster

Always and Everyone 7th June 1999 as Robert Kingsford

The Scarlet Pimpernel poster

The Scarlet Pimpernel 24th January 1999 as Citizen Chauvelin

Rhodes poster

Rhodes 15th September 1996 as Cecil John Rhodes

For the Greater Good poster

For the Greater Good 20th March 1991 as Peter Balliol MP

The Chief poster

The Chief 20th April 1990 as Chief Constable Alan Cade

Agatha Christie's Poirot poster

Agatha Christie's Poirot 8th January 1989 as Sir Charles Cartwright

The Last Place on Earth poster

The Last Place on Earth 18th February 1985 as Captain R. F. Scott

The Explorers 2nd May 1984 as Burke

Dalgliesh poster

Dalgliesh 8th April 1983 as Adam Dalgliesh

Wogan poster

Wogan 4th May 1982 as Self

The Kenny Everett Television Show poster

The Kenny Everett Television Show 25th February 1982 as Self

Six Fifty-Five Special poster

Six Fifty-Five Special 13th July 1981 as Self

An Audience with... poster

An Audience with... 8th January 1978 as Self

The Professionals poster

The Professionals 30th December 1977 as Doyle

BBC2 Play of the Week poster

BBC2 Play of the Week 21st September 1977 as Michael J. Arlen

Jubilee 1977 27th March 1977 as Paul

The New Avengers poster

The New Avengers 22nd October 1976 as Larry

Beasts poster

Beasts 16th October 1976 as Dave

The Duchess of Duke Street poster

The Duchess of Duke Street 4th September 1976 as Arthur Leyton

Villains poster

Villains 22nd July 1972 as Monty Parkin

Play for Today poster

Play for Today 15th October 1970 as Brian

Strange Report poster

Strange Report 21st September 1969 as Savi

Doctor in the House poster

Doctor in the House 12th July 1969

ITV Saturday Night Theatre poster

ITV Saturday Night Theatre 11th January 1969 as Norm

BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month 19th October 1965 as King Ferdinand of Navarre

Public Eye poster

Public Eye 23rd January 1965

Coronation Street poster

Coronation Street 9th December 1960 as Robert Croft

Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards 1st April 1956 as Self - Nominee

Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame 24th December 1951 as Horatio

Commando poster

Commando as Narrator