Stan Shaw
Known for Acting · 68 credits
- Born
- 1952-07-14 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- استن شاو
Biography
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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Known For
TV Shows (22)
Criminal Minds
2005
as Albert Lewis
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Geoff Johnson
Chicago Med
2015
as Dr. George Thomas
The X-Files
1993
as Stephen Murdoch
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Det. Sgt. Vince Lofton / Eddie Walters
Hill Street Blues
1981
L.A. Law
1986
as Terry Slueman
Matlock
1986
as Cyrus Jordan
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Leotis
Early Edition
1996
as Earl Camby
Fame
1982
Wiseguy
1987
North and South
1985
as Isaac
Matt Houston
1982
Quantum Leap
2022
as Eli Jackson
Carl Weber's The Family Business
2018
as Larry Duncan
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
as Will Palmer / Will Palmer (archive footage)
Lucan
1977
The Mississippi
1983
as Lafayette 'Lafe' Tate
The Family Business: New Orleans
2025
as Larry Duncan
What Lives Inside
2015
as Soot (voice)
Billionaire Boys Club
1987
as Frank Booker
Movies (46)
Rocky
1976
as Dipper
Fried Green Tomatoes
1991
as Big George
Daylight
1996
as George Tyrell
Snake Eyes
1998
as Lincoln Tyler
Cutthroat Island
1995
as Glasspoole
Jeepers Creepers 3
2017
as Sheriff Tashtego
Body of Evidence
1993
as Charles Biggs
Runaway
1984
as Marvin
Harlem Nights
1989
as Jack Jenkins
The Monster Squad
1987
as Detective Sapir
Rising Sun
1993
as Phillips
Truck Turner
1974
as Fontana
The Boys in Company C
1978
as Pfc / Sgt. Tyrone Washington
Fear
1990
as Detective Webber
Detonator
2003
as Robert Brickland
Freedom Song
2000
as Archie Mullen
Red River
1988
as Jack Byrd
Houseguest
1995
as Larry the Tattoo Artist
Lifepod
1993
as Parker
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
1976
as Esquire Joe
The Great Santini
1979
as Toomer Smalls
The Gladiator
1986
as Joe Barker
Street Killing
1976
as Mitchell Small
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013
as Self
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
1990
as Joe Louis
The Pale Door
2020
as Lester
Rag and Bone
1998
as Det. Ritchie
The Three Kings
1987
as Paul
Under Siege
1986
as Nick Tutman
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
1986
as Harold Moss
Cassidy Way
2016
as Kane
TNT Jackson
1974
as Charlie
Darktown Strutters
1975
as Raunchy
Tough Enough
1983
as P.T. Coolidge
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
1998
as Self
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn
1993
as Gerst
When Dreams Come True
1985
as Harry Jenks
Billionaire Boys Club
1987
as Frank Booker
A Christmas Winter Song
2019
as Fred
Displaced Person
1985
as Sergeant
A Nashville Legacy
2023
as Franklin Berryhall
Scared Straight! Another Story
1980
as Carl Jones
Busted Up
1986
as Angie
Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount
2023
as Himself
Drive Me to Vegas and Mars
2018
as Cowboy
Venice Medical
1983
About Stan Shaw
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 jujut… With 68 credits spanning from 1974 to 2025, Stan Shaw has appeared in 46 films and 22 TV shows.
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Most Popular Stan Shaw Movies
- Rocky (1976) — as Dipper
- Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) — as Big George
- Daylight (1996) — as George Tyrell
- Snake Eyes (1998) — as Lincoln Tyler
- Cutthroat Island (1995) — as Glasspoole
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