Stan Shaw
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Born | [1] Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | July 14, 1952
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1970–present |
Stan Shaw (born July 14, 1952) is an American actor. He began his career performing on Broadway musicals Hair and Via Galactica, before making his feature film debut appearing in Truck Turner (1974). Shaw later appeared in films such as The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976), Rocky (1976), The Boys in Company C (1978), The Great Santini (1979), Runaway (1984), The Monster Squad (1987), Harlem Nights (1989), Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), Rising Sun (1993), Cutthroat Island (1995), Daylight (1996) and Snake Eyes (1998).
Early life
[edit]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.[2] His brother is Vaan Shaw, a guitarist also known as Eddie Shaw Jr.[3] Stan Shaw is married to Dr. Zoe Shaw, who is an author and psychotherapist.
Career
[edit]Shaw started his acting career[3] in the Chicago production of the musical Hair as well as the Broadway production of The Me Nobody Knows. He starred in the Broadway rock musical Via Galactica directed by Peter Hall in 1972.[4] 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.[citation needed] He made his big screen debut appearing in the blaxploitation films Truck Turner and TNT Jackson, both released in 1974. The following year he appeared in the musical film Darktown Strutters.
In 1976, Shaw starred in the sports comedy film The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings as Joseph Vanderbilt "Esquire Joe" Calloway alongside Billy Dee Williams, James Earl Jones and Richard Pryor. Later that year, Shaw appeared in the sports drama Rocky (1976) as "Big Dipper" Brown, a rival boxer who taunts Rocky after being given his locker.[5] In 1978 he went to star in the war drama film, The Boys in Company C about United States Marine Corps recruits preparing for duty and their subsequent combat in the Vietnam War.[6][7] In 1979 he had supporting role in the drama film The Great Santini.[8] Later in 1979, Shaw starred as Alex Haley's maternal grandfather Will Palmer in the television miniseries Roots: The Next Generations. In his 1979 interview to The New York Times, Shaw said : “I've turned the sitcom down. I think I'm worthy of better things. People have choices, and careers are made up of what you choose and turn down. It's a career for me, and I'm looking for something that's going to make me last."[9]
Shaw starred in a number of television pilots, notable 1979 NBC Western Buffalo Soldiers about black cavalry corps known as the Buffalo Soldiers, who protected the Western territories after the end of the Civil War.[10] From 1983 to 1984 he starred in the CBS legal drama series, The Mississippi. In 1984 he starred in the HBO prison drama series, Maximum Security. The following year he starred in Displaced Person, the episode of anthology series, American Playhouse.[11] In 1986 he co-starred opposite Cicely Tyson and Martin Sheen in the made-for-television movie Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story and in 1987 starred in the controversial miniseries Billionaire Boys Club. He also made appearances in television series Hill Street Blues, Fame, The Young Riders, Wiseguy and Murder, She Wrote. He also appeared as Isaac in the 1994 miniseries North and South. He received NAACP Theatre Awards for performance in Samm-Art Williams' play Home.[2]
Shaw played a professional fighters in films Tough Enough (1983), Busted Up (1986), Harlem Nights (1989), and Snake Eyes (1998). He also appeared in films Runaway (1984), The Monster Squad (1987), Body of Evidence (1993) and Rising Sun (1993). In 1991, Shaw appeared in the comedy-drama film Fried Green Tomatoes. He had a role in the 1995 comedy film Houseguest, alongside Sinbad, and appeared as a pirate in Cutthroat Island (1995) with Geena Davis. He appeared as George Tyrell in the 1996 disaster film Daylight and as Archie Mullen in the television film Freedom Song (2000).
In 2000s and early 2010s, Shaw left the screen, making only selected appearances in television series The X Files and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. In 2017 he made his big screen return starring in the horror film Jeepers Creepers 3.[12][13] In 2019 he guest-starred in the Kristoff St. John's funeral episode of CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless.[14] In 2020 he appeared in the horror film The Pale Door.[15] In 2022 he joined the cast of BET+ drama series, The Family Business playing Larry Duncan.[16] In 2024 he was cast in its spin-off series, The Family Business: New Orleans.[17] In 2023 he had recurring role in the NBC medical drama series, Chicago Med.[18]
Filmography
[edit]Television and film roles
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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1974 | Truck Turner | Fontana | Feature film | [citation needed] |
1974 | TNT Jackson | Charlie | Feature film | [citation needed] |
1975 | Darktown Strutters | Raunchy | Feature film | [citation needed] |
1976 | The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings | Esquirre Joe Callaway, All-Star (CF) | Feature film | [citation needed] |
1976 | Street Killing | Mitchell Small | Television film | [citation needed] |
1976 | Rocky | Dipper | Feature film | [citation needed] |
1976 | Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers | John Dinkerwell | Miniseries, 4 episodes | [citation needed] |
1977 | Starsky & Hutch | Leotis | TV series, 1 episode | [citation needed] |
1977 | Future Cop | Ollie Dawnson | TV series, 1 episode | [citation needed] |
1978 | Lucan | Caldwell | TV series, 1 episode | [citation needed] |
1978 | The Boys in Company C | Tyrone Washington | Feature film | [citation needed] |
1979 | Roots: The Next Generations | Will Palmer | Miniseries, 4 episodes | [citation needed] |
1979 | Buffalo Soldiers | Sgt. Joshua Haywood | Television film | [citation needed] |
1979 | The Great Santini | Toomer Smalls | Feature film | [citation needed] |
1980 | Another Story | Carl | Television film | [citation needed] |
1982 | Darkroom | Dan Burroughs | TV series, 1 episode | [citation needed] |
1983 | Matt Houston | Bubba Dax | TV series, 1 episode | [citation needed] |
1983 | Tough Enough | P.T. Coolidge | Feature film | [citation needed] |
1983 | Venice Medical | Television pilot | [citation needed] | |
1983 | CBS Children's Mystery Theatre | Vince | TV series, 1 episode | [citation needed] |
1983–1984 | The Mississippi | Lafayette "Lafe" Tate | TV series, 23 episodes | [citation needed] |
1984 | Runaway | Marvin | Feature film | [citation needed] |
1984 | Maximum Security | Papa Jack, Prisoner and Papa Dock | TV series, 4 episodes | [citation needed] |
1984–1985 | Call to Glory | Jonesy | TV series, 2 episodes | [citation needed] |
1985 | American Playhouse | Sergeant | TV series, 1 episode | [citation needed] |
1985 | When Dreams Come True | Harry Jenks | Television film | [citation needed] |
1985 | Hill Street Blues | Louis Russ | TV series, 2 episodes | [citation needed] |
1985; 1994 | Murder, She Wrote | Det. Sgt. Vince Lofton and Eddie Walters | TV series, 3 episodes | [citation needed] |
1986 | Fame | Jim | TV series, 1 episode | [citation needed] |
1986 | The Gladiator | Joe Barker | Television film | [citation needed] |
1986 | Under Siege | Nick Tutman | Television film | [citation needed] |
1986 | Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story | Harold Moss | Television film | [citation needed] |
1986 | Busted Up | Angie | Feature film | [citation needed] |
1987 | The Monster Squad | Detective Sapir | Feature film | [citation needed] |
1987 | Billionaire Boys Club | Frank Booker | Miniseries, 2 episodes | [citation needed] |
1987 | The Three Kings | Paul | Television film | [citation needed] |
1988 | Red River | Jack Byrd | Television film | [citation needed] |
1989 | The Young Riders | Ulysses | TV series, 1 episode | [citation needed] |
1989 | Harlem Nights | Jack Jenkins | Feature film | [citation needed] |
1989 | Wiseguy | Major Vernon Biggs | TV series, 4 episodes | [citation needed] |
1990 | Fear | Detective Webber | Television film | [citation needed] |
1990 | The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson | Joe Louis | Television film | [citation needed] |
1990 | Midnight Caller | Luther Krock | TV series, 2 episodes | [citation needed] |
1991 | Fried Green Tomatoes | Big George | Feature film | [citation needed] |
1992 | L.A. Law | Terry Slueman | TV series, 3 episodes | [citation needed] |
1992 | Body of Evidence | Charles Biggs | Feature film | [citation needed] |
1993 | When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn | Gerst | Television film | [citation needed] |
1993 | Lifepod | Parker | Television film | [citation needed] |
1993 | Rising Sun | Phillips | Feature film | [citation needed] |
1993 | Matlock | Cyrus Jordan | TV series, 1 episode | [citation needed] |
1994 | Heaven And Hell: North And South Book III | Isaac | Miniseries, 3 episodes | [citation needed] |
1995 | Houseguest | Larry | Feature film | [citation needed] |
1995 | Cutthroat Island | Mr. Glasspoole | Feature film | [citation needed] |
1996 | Daylight | George Tyrell | Feature film | [citation needed] |
1998 | Snake Eyes | Lincoln Tyler | Feature film | [citation needed] |
1998 | Rag and Bone | Det. Richie | Television film | [citation needed] |
2000 | Early Edition | Earl Camby | TV series, 1 episode | [citation needed] |
2000 | Freedom Song | Archie Mullen | Television film | [citation needed] |
2002 | The X-Files | Stephen Murdoch | TV series, 1 episode | [citation needed] |
2003 | Detonator | Robert Brickland | Feature film | [citation needed] |
2009 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Geoff Johnson | TV series, 1 episode | [citation needed] |
2016 | Cassidy Way | Mr. Kane | Feature film | [citation needed] |
2016 | Code Black | Oscar Terzian | TV series, 1 episode | [citation needed] |
2016 | Criminal Minds | Albert Lewis | TV series, 1 episode | [citation needed] |
2017 | Jeepers Creepers 3 | Sheriff Dan Tashtego | Feature film | [citation needed] |
2018 | Drive Me to Vegas and Mars | Cowboy | Feature film | [citation needed] |
2019 | The Young and the Restless | Reverend | Soap Opera, 1 episode | [citation needed] |
2019 | Winter Song | Fred | Feature film | [citation needed] |
2020 | The Pale Door | Lester | Feature film | [citation needed] |
2021 | Greyson Family Christmas | Dr. Greyson | Feature film | [citation needed] |
2022–2024 | The Family Business | Larry Duncan | TV series, 11 episodes | [citation needed] |
2022 | A Christmas Prayer | Deacon Williams | Feature film | [citation needed] |
2023 | Quantum Leap | Eli Jackson | TV series, 1 episode | [citation needed] |
2023 | A Nashville Legacy | Franklin Berryhall | Television film | [citation needed] |
2023 | Chicago Med | Dr. George Thomas | TV series, 6 episodes | [citation needed] |
2024 | The Family Business: New Orleans | Larry Duncan | TV series, 2 episodes, in production | [citation needed] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Stan Shaw | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos". AllMovie.
- ^ a b "Stan Shaw". Hallmarkmystery.com. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ a b "Stan shaw Net Worth, Age, Height, Weight, Relationships". Celeblifesbio.com. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ Stan Shaw at the Internet Broadway Database
- ^ Shirey, Paul (February 16, 2022). "Every Rocky Character Who Can Return In Stallone's Prequel Show". ScreenRant.
- ^ "'The Boys in Company C': War as Entertainment". Washington Post. 2024-03-02. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ "Stan Shaw". Rottentomatoes.com.
- ^ "The Great Santini". Rottentomatoes.com. October 26, 1979.
- ^ Fraser, C. Gerald (1979-03-18). "Few Offers Accrue To Actors in Roots'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ Scott, Tony (December 4, 1997). "Buffalo Soldiers". Variety.com.
- ^ O'Connor, John J. (1985-05-06). "TV REVIEW; A VONNEGUT STORY: 'DISPLACED PERSON'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ "Stan Shaw to Star in 'Jeepers Creepers 3'". Yahoo Finance. March 30, 2017.
- ^ "The Community for Black Creativity and News - Blavity News". Blavity.com.
- ^ Mistretta, Amy (April 2, 2019). "Y&R Casts Stan Shaw As Reverend for Neil Winters' Funeral". Soaps.sheknows.com.
- ^ "The Pale Door". Rottentomatoes.com. August 21, 2020.
- ^ Petski, Denise (March 23, 2021). "'The Family Business': KJ Smith Upped To Series Regular, Sheila E., Stan Shaw, Denise Boutte, Jasper Cole Among 10 To Recur". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Petski, Denise (March 6, 2024). "Lela Rochon, Yvette Nicole Brown, Orlando Jones, Pooch Hall Among 16 Cast In Carl Weber's 'The Family Business' New Orleans-Set Spinoff". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Zack, Ethan (February 23, 2023). "Why Dr. George Thomas From Chicago Med Looks So Familiar". Looper.com.
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