Stan Shaw
Acting
Born July 14, 1952 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
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…
Known For · 40 titles
Criminal Minds
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
The X-Files
Chicago Med
Murder, She Wrote
Hill Street Blues
Matlock
L.A. Law
Starsky & Hutch
Early Edition
American Playhouse
North and South
Fame
Wiseguy
Matt Houston
Rocky
Quantum Leap
Carl Weber's The Family Business
Fried Green Tomatoes
Body of Evidence
Roots: The Next Generations
Darkroom
Jeepers Creepers 3
Snake Eyes
Cutthroat Island
Lucan
Daylight
Rising Sun
The Mississippi
The Monster Squad
Harlem Nights
The Family Business: New Orleans
Runaway
Billionaire Boys Club
What Lives Inside
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Houseguest
The Great Santini
Red River
Truck Turner