Stan Shaw
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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
Rocky (1976)
as Dipper
The Monster Squad (1987)
as Detective Sapir
Jeepers Creepers 3 (2017)
as Sheriff Dan Tashtego
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
as Big George
Daylight (1996)
as George Tyrell
Snake Eyes (1998)
as Lincoln Tyler
Cutthroat Island (1995)
as Glasspoole
Body of Evidence (1993)
as Charles Biggs
Rising Sun (1993)
as Phillips
Harlem Nights (1989)
as Jack Jenkins
Houseguest (1995)
as Larry the Tattoo Artist
Runaway (1984)
as Marvin
Busted Up (1986)
as Angie
Truck Turner (1974)
as Fontana
The Great Santini (1979)
as Toomer Smalls
The Boys in Company C (1978)
as Pfc / Sgt. Tyrone Washington
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (2013)
as Self
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990)
as Joe Louis
The Pale Door (2020)
as Lester
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
as Esquire Joe
Rag and Bone (1998)
as Det. Ritchie
Billionaire Boys Club (1987)
as Frank Booker
A Christmas Winter Song (2019)
as Fred
Red River (1988)
as Jack Byrd
TNT Jackson (1974)
as Charlie
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story (1986)
as Harold Moss
Freedom Song (2000)
as Archie Mullen
Tough Enough (1983)
as P.T. Coolidge
Detonator (2003)
as Robert Brickland
Under Siege (1986)
as Nick Tutman
The Gladiator (1986)
as Joe Barker
Lifepod (1993)
as Parker
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes (1998)
as Self
The Three Kings (1987)
as Paul
When Dreams Come True (1985)
as Harry Jenks
Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount (2023)
as Himself
Fear (1990)
as Detective Webber
Displaced Person (1985)
as Sergeant
Drive Me to Vegas and Mars (2018)
as Cowboy
Cassidy Way (2016)
as Kane
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn (1993)
as Gerst
A Nashville Legacy (2023)
as Franklin Berryhall
Scared Straight! Another Story (1980)
as Carl Jones
Venice Medical (1983)
Actor
Street Killing (1976)
as Mitchell Small
Darktown Strutters (1975)
as Raunchy