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Martin Shaw
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Martin Shaw

Born 1945 · Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK · Active 1951–2021

Born in 1945 in England, Martin Shaw is an accomplished actor known for his diverse roles across television and film. In The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973), he brings a captivating presence to the screen, enhancing the film's adventurous spirit. With a career that spans decades, Shaw has also made notable appearances in various television series, demonstrating his versatility. His work in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad contributes to the film's status as a cult classic, appealing to fans of fantasy and adventure cinema.

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The Golden Voyage of Sinbad

The Golden Voyage of Sinbad

1973 ★ 6.6
as Rachid

Sinbad and his crew intercept a homunculus carrying a golden tablet. Koura, the creator of the homunculus and practitioner of evil magic, wants the tablet back and pursues Sinbad. Meanwhile Sinbad meets the Vizier who has another part of the interlocking golden map, and they mount a quest across the seas to solve the riddle of the map.

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Filmography

78 credits
2020s 1 credit
2021
The Long Call as Dennis Stephenson
TV ★ 6.2
2010s 8 credits
2017
6 Days as John Dellow
Movie ★ 6.1
2017
Strike as Tony Landry
TV ★ 7.2
2017
Our Lives as Self - Narrator
TV
2014
Movie ★ 5.0
2012
Playhouse Presents as Piers Hunt
TV ★ 6.0
2011
Operation Jericho as Presenter
Movie ★ 8.0
2010
Movie ★ 7.7
2010
Movie
2000s 12 credits
2008
Apparitions as Father Jacob
TV ★ 7.2
2008
Inspector George Gently as George Gently
TV ★ 7.9
2007
Cranford as Peter Jenkyns
TV ★ 8.2
2006
TV ★ 4.4
2006
TV
2005
The Murder Room as Adam Dalgliesh
TV ★ 7.0
2004
The Murder Room as Adam Dalgliesh
Movie ★ 6.5
2004
TV ★ 6.9
2003
Movie ★ 5.0
2003
Death in Holy Orders as Commander Adam Dalgliesh
TV ★ 6.9
2001
Judge John Deed as Judge John Deed
TV ★ 6.8
1990s 10 credits
1999
The Scarlet Pimpernel as Citizen Chauvelin
TV ★ 7.7
1999
Always and Everyone as Robert Kingsford
TV ★ 9.5
1996
Rhodes as Cecil John Rhodes
TV ★ 9.0
1995
The Life and Loves of Oscar Wilde as voice of Oscar Wilde
Movie ★ 4.0
1994
Movie
1992
Black and Blue as Chief Supt. Mike Barclay
Movie ★ 9.0
1991
For the Greater Good as Peter Balliol MP
TV ★ 9.0
1990
Ladder of Swords as Don DeMarco
Movie ★ 3.7
1990
Movie ★ 8.5
1990
The Chief as Chief Constable Alan Cade
TV ★ 7.0
1980s 15 credits
1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot as Sir Charles Cartwright
TV ★ 8.2
1989
Screen One as Chief Supt. Mike Barclay
TV ★ 7.2
1988
Intrigue as Roskov
Movie ★ 6.4
1985
The Last Place on Earth as Captain R. F. Scott
TV ★ 7.4
1984
An Audience with Mel Brooks as Self (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.0
1984
Facelift as Zax
Movie ★ 10.0
1984
TV ★ 8.0
1983
The Hound of the Baskervilles as Sir Henry Baskerville
Movie ★ 6.5
1983
Dalgliesh as Adam Dalgliesh
TV ★ 6.9
1982
East Lynne as Archibald Carlyle
Movie ★ 9.0
1982
TV ★ 7.1
1982
Wogan as Self
TV ★ 5.3
1981
TV
1980
Cream in My Coffee as Jack Butcher
Movie ★ 6.2
1970s 19 credits
1978
TV ★ 5.3
1977
Our Kid as Paul
Movie
1977
TV ★ 7.5
1977
BBC2 Play of the Week as Michael J. Arlen
TV ★ 7.0
1977
TV
1976
Movie ★ 2.0
1976
Beasts as Dave
TV ★ 7.0
1976
TV ★ 7.1
1976
TV ★ 7.9
1975
Operation: Daybreak as Karel Curda
Movie ★ 6.9
1975
Love's Labour's Lost as King Ferdinand
Movie ★ 9.0
1974
Electra as Orestes
Movie ★ 8.0
1973
Movie ★ 6.7
1973
Achilles Heel as Dave Irwin
Movie ★ 1.0
1972
Movie
1972
Villains as Monty Parkin
TV ★ 7.5
1971
Macbeth as Banquo
Movie ★ 7.1
1970
Hamlet as Horatio
Movie ★ 7.0
1970
TV ★ 6.6
1960s 10 credits
1969
Movie
1969
TV ★ 5.0
1969
TV ★ 7.7
1969
TV ★ 7.0
1967
Son of the City as George Leese
Movie
1967
Travelling Light as Arnold Champion
Movie ★ 7.0
1965
TV ★ 8.2
1965
TV ★ 5.3
1965
BBC Play of the Month as King Ferdinand of Navarre
TV ★ 5.3
1960
Coronation Street as Robert Croft
TV ★ 5.4
1950s 2 credits
1956
Tony Awards as Self - Nominee
TV
1951
TV ★ 8.8
s 1 credit
Commando as Narrator
TV