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Stan Shaw
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Stan Shaw

Born 1952 · Chicago, Illinois, USA · Active 1974–2025

Stan Shaw, born in 1952 in Chicago, is an American actor whose career spans several decades and genres. He made his mark in cult cinema with roles in TNT Jackson (1974) and Truck Turner (1974), showcasing his unique blend of charisma and physicality. Known for his athletic background as a martial arts instructor, Shaw's performances in Darktown Strutters (1975) and The Monster Squad (1987) further solidified his status in the exploitation and horror genres. His work continues to resonate with fans of cult cinema on SassyFlix.

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Jeepers Creepers 3

Jeepers Creepers 3

2017 ★ 3.8
as Sheriff Tashtego

A shuriken flies through the air and hits a wooden post as a man runs for his life. When the man reaches the road, the Creeper drops from the sky and flies off with him, while Kenny Brandon watches from his truck. When he gets out to investigate, he looks up in the air and sees a machete fall from the sky, followed by the Creeper's hand. 23 years later, shortly after the events of the first film, the police discover the Creeper's truck filled with dead bodies; however, the truck is booby-trapped with spikes that emerge from the back doors and a spear that shoots out from the tail-pipe. When Sheriff Dan Tashtego arrives, Sergeant Davis Tubbs tells him what happened and Tashtego informs him of the Creeper and its motives. They rush to get the Creeper's truck back after learning it is headed for the impound. As Frank and Deputy Lang transport the vehicle, the Creeper lands on the tow truck and severs the cables. They watch as the truck drives off seemingly on its own, while the Creeper stands on top of it. When the truck returns, the Creeper abducts Frank while Lang stands frozen in fear. The next day, Kenny's mother Gaylen sees a vision of Kenny, who was killed by the Creeper; he warns it will come for what he buried on the property and will kill anyone still there, including her and his niece Addison. Meanwhile, Tubbs joins a small team Tashtego put together from relatives of Creeper victims to kill it. Later, a group of teenagers discover the Creeper's truck in a field; however, one of them, Kirk, accidentally activates the spear, getting impaled in the leg and trapped. As two of the other boys try to free him, the Creeper returns and kills them both with another spear. The last boy almost escapes the Creeper, but it discovers he peed on his truck and kills him. Later, Addison goes into town to buy hay for her horse. When she can't pay for it, her friend Buddy pays for some; she joins him delivering more hay to a plantation house. They find the owner and a couple of workers hiding under cars; the owner tells them to call for help. Before they can leave, the Creeper abducts Addison. Gaylen remembers clues in her vision, digging up the hand Kenny found; she touches it, going into a trance. When Tashtego's team arrives, Gaylen reveals the hand can tell them about the Creeper; Tashtego touches the hand, being left shocked by how ancient the Creeper is. Addison wakes up in the Creeper's truck with Kirk; they try to find a way out, but Kirk activates a booby trap in the driver's seat, causing a metal pipe to impale his head. Meanwhile, Tashtego and Tubbs discover the Creeper's location and they head off, along with Michael (who has a mini-gun attached to their truck). They find the Creeper driving down the highway, but when they shoot at it, the bullets deflect and Michael is killed. A small explosive is ejected from the Creeper's truck and when it goes off, Tashtego and Tubbs' car lands in a field. Tubbs gets out and tries to shoot the Creeper, but all of his attempts fail. However, before the Creeper can kill Tubbs, Tashtego yells for its attention; seeming to sense he knows about it, the Creeper leaps into the air after him. Tashtego shoots him many times with the mini-gun, but the bullets have little effect and he is tackled to the ground and struck in the head with an axe. With most of the team gone, Tubbs retreats. That night, the Creeper discovers that Addison is still alive, but before he can kill her, she causes the metal pipe to shoot out and impale his head. Addison escapes as the Creeper loses an eye; he tries using his weapons to kill her, but his aim is off. He tries one last time to hit her with an axe, but he is hit by a truck. The axe lands directly at her feet and Addison runs away, leaving the weapon on the ground. When the truck driver gets out to see what happened, he is killed and his body was used by the Creeper to heal itself. Addison runs and hides in a field where she is found by Gaylen and Buddy and the three leave together. The Creeper later returns to Gaylen's house where he finds a sign that says 'We know what you are', along with the hand, and howls in anger. The next day, Addison says goodbye to Buddy before he leaves for a high school basketball game in the same bus that is attacked by the Creeper shortly before its hibernation. 23 years later, Trish Jenner is seen reading an open letter she presumably wrote on a computer calling for people to fight against the Creeper when it returns and vows to get revenge on The Creeper for the death of her brother, Darry.

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Filmography

70 credits
2020s 5 credits
2025
TV ★ 7.5
2023
A Nashville Legacy as Franklin Berryhall
Movie ★ 7.2
2022
Quantum Leap as Eli Jackson
TV ★ 7.0
2020
The Pale Door as Lester
Movie ★ 5.1
2010s 8 credits
2019
Movie ★ 6.0
2018
Movie
2018
TV ★ 8.5
2017
Jeepers Creepers 3 as Sheriff Tashtego
Movie ★ 4.9
2016
Movie ★ 4.4
2015
What Lives Inside as Soot (voice)
TV ★ 7.4
2015
Chicago Med as Dr. George Thomas
TV ★ 8.3
2013
Movie ★ 7.0
2000s 4 credits
2005
Criminal Minds as Albert Lewis
TV ★ 8.3
2003
Detonator as Robert Brickland
Movie ★ 5.3
2000
Freedom Song as Archie Mullen
Movie ★ 5.7
2000
TV ★ 7.6
1990s 15 credits
1998
Snake Eyes as Lincoln Tyler
Movie ★ 6.2
1998
Rag and Bone as Det. Ritchie
Movie ★ 4.0
1996
Daylight as George Tyrell
Movie ★ 6.1
1996
Early Edition as Earl Camby
TV ★ 7.4
1995
Cutthroat Island as Glasspoole
Movie ★ 5.8
1995
Houseguest as Larry the Tattoo Artist
Movie ★ 5.5
1993
Body of Evidence as Charles Biggs
Movie ★ 5.0
1993
Rising Sun as Phillips
Movie ★ 6.1
1993
Lifepod as Parker
Movie ★ 5.3
1993
The X-Files as Stephen Murdoch
TV ★ 8.4
1991
Movie ★ 7.7
1990
Fear as Detective Webber
Movie ★ 5.7
1990
Movie ★ 7.3
1980s 26 credits
1989
Harlem Nights as Jack Jenkins
Movie ★ 6.1
1988
Red River as Jack Byrd
Movie ★ 6.4
1987
The Monster Squad as Detective Sapir
Movie ★ 6.7
1987
Billionaire Boys Club as Frank Booker
Movie ★ 6.7
1987
Movie ★ 4.0
1987
TV ★ 6.6
1987
Billionaire Boys Club as Frank Booker
TV ★ 8.7
1986
Movie ★ 8.0
1986
The Gladiator as Joe Barker
Movie ★ 5.8
1986
Under Siege as Nick Tutman
Movie ★ 7.5
1986
Busted Up as Angie
Movie ★ 6.5
1986
L.A. Law as Terry Slueman
TV ★ 7.1
1986
Matlock as Cyrus Jordan
TV ★ 7.1
1985
Displaced Person as Sergeant
Movie ★ 8.3
1985
Movie ★ 6.8
1985
TV ★ 7.5
1984
Runaway as Marvin
Movie ★ 5.6
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Det. Sgt. Vince Lofton
TV ★ 7.5
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Eddie Walters
TV ★ 7.5
1983
Tough Enough as P.T. Coolidge
Movie ★ 5.4
1983
Movie ★ 10.0
1983
The Mississippi as Lafayette 'Lafe' Tate
TV ★ 6.7
1982
TV ★ 6.8
1982
TV ★ 6.3
1981
TV ★ 7.6
1980
Movie ★ 9.0
1970s 12 credits
1979
The Great Santini as Toomer Smalls
Movie ★ 6.8
1979
TV ★ 7.4
1979
Roots: The Next Generations as Will Palmer (archive footage)
TV ★ 7.4
1978
The Boys in Company C as Pfc / Sgt. Tyrone Washington
Movie ★ 6.5
1977
TV ★ 8.0
1976
Rocky as Dipper
Movie ★ 7.8
1976
Street Killing as Mitchell Small
Movie ★ 10.0
1976
Movie ★ 6.0
1975
Movie ★ 5.0
1975
TV ★ 7.3
1974
TNT Jackson as Charlie
Movie ★ 4.8
1974
Movie ★ 6.4