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Martin Shaw

Cast & creator

Martin Shaw

1945-01-21 (age 81) Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UKIMDb

Best known for Coronation Street, Agatha Christie's Poirot, The One Show

Martin Shaw (born 21 January 1945) is an English actor. He is known for his roles in the television series The Professionals, The Chief, Judge John Deed and Inspector George Gently. He has also acted on stage and in film, and has narrated numerous audiobooks and presented various television series, including the 2006 series Martin Shaw: Aviators.

Movies

32

film credits

Series

47

television credits

Career

79

1951–2021 · acting roles

Credit score

6.9

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Coronation Street

Coronation Street

Robert Croft · 1960

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Sir Charles Cartwright · 1989

The One Show

The One Show

Self · 2006

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

Self - Nominee · 1956

Play for Today

Play for Today

Brian · 1970

Across film & television

Filmography (79)

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Coronation Street

Coronation Street

Robert Croft

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Sir Charles Cartwright

The One Show

The One Show

Self

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

Self - Nominee

Play for Today

Play for Today

Brian

Wogan

Wogan

Self

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Orestes

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

King Ferdinand of Navarre

The Professionals

The Professionals

Doyle

An Audience with...

An Audience with...

Self

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

Norm

Who Do You Think You Are?

Who Do You Think You Are?

Self

Playhouse Presents

Playhouse Presents

Piers Hunt

Strike

Strike

Tony Landry

Inspector George Gently

Inspector George Gently

George Gently

Public Eye

Public Eye

Screen One

Screen One

Chief Supt. Mike Barclay

BBC2 Play of the Week

BBC2 Play of the Week

Michael J. Arlen

The Chief

The Chief

Chief Constable Alan Cade

The New Avengers

The New Avengers

Larry

The Duchess of Duke Street

The Duchess of Duke Street

Arthur Leyton

Judge John Deed

Judge John Deed

Judge John Deed

Dalgliesh

Dalgliesh

Adam Dalgliesh

The Kenny Everett Television Show

The Kenny Everett Television Show

Self

Cranford

Cranford

Peter Jenkyns

Villains

Villains

Monty Parkin

Our Lives

Our Lives

Self - Narrator

Six Fifty-Five Special

Six Fifty-Five Special

Self

Jubilee 1977

Paul

Always and Everyone

Always and Everyone

Robert Kingsford

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Horatio

Strange Report

Strange Report

Savi

The Scarlet Pimpernel

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Citizen Chauvelin

Doctor in the House

Doctor in the House

Beasts

Beasts

Dave

The Last Place on Earth

The Last Place on Earth

Captain R. F. Scott

Death in Holy Orders

Death in Holy Orders

Commander Adam Dalgliesh

The Golden Voyage of Sinbad

The Golden Voyage of Sinbad

Rachid

Davina

Apparitions

Apparitions

Father Jacob

6 Days

6 Days

John Dellow

The Long Call

The Long Call

Dennis Stephenson

Macbeth

Macbeth

Banquo

City '68

Andy Blake

The Explorers

Burke

Rhodes

Rhodes

Cecil John Rhodes

For the Greater Good

For the Greater Good

Peter Balliol MP

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Sir Henry Baskerville

Operation: Daybreak

Operation: Daybreak

Karel Curda

Hamlet

Hamlet

Horatio

Love's Labour's Lost

Love's Labour's Lost

King Ferdinand

Beasts: Buddyboy

Beasts: Buddyboy

Dave

An Audience with Mel Brooks

An Audience with Mel Brooks

Self (uncredited)

Cream in My Coffee

Cream in My Coffee

Jack Butcher

Travelling Light

Arnold Champion

Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth'

Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth'

Self

The Murder Room

The Murder Room

Adam Dalgliesh

Son of the City

George Leese

The Most Dangerous Man in the World

The Most Dangerous Man in the World

Suleiman

Intrigue

Intrigue

Roskov

Who Bombed Birmingham?

Who Bombed Birmingham?

Ian McBride

Achilles Heel

Achilles Heel

Dave Irwin

Truth or Dairy

Truth or Dairy

Self

Polanski Meets Macbeth

Polanski Meets Macbeth

Self

The Murder Room

The Murder Room

Adam Dalgliesh

Two Feet Off the Ground

Norm

100 Years of Powered Flight

100 Years of Powered Flight

Narrator

Black and Blue

Chief Supt. Mike Barclay

The Life and Loves of Oscar Wilde

The Life and Loves of Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde (voice)

Clouds Are Not Spheres

Clouds Are Not Spheres

Self - Host

East Lynne

East Lynne

Archibald Carlyle

Our Kid

Paul

Facelift

Facelift

Zax

Ladder of Swords

Ladder of Swords

Don DeMarco

Lemur Island

Commando

Commando

Narrator

Electra

Electra

Orestes

Dam Busters Declassified

Dam Busters Declassified

Himself

Operation Jericho

Operation Jericho

Presenter