Stan Shaw
Acting
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 Rocky (1976) as Dipper, another boxer. In a deleted scene, Dipper, infuriated by the attention Rocky has received, challenges him before a television reporter. He also played a professional fighter in Tough Enough (1983), Harlem Nights (1989), and Snake Eyes (1998). One of his most notable roles was his appearance as Alex Haley's maternal grandfather Will Palmer in the 1979 miniseries Roots: The Next Generations. Another highly notable role was Private Washington in The Boys in Company C (1978). Shaw also played in The Great Santini (1979) as Toomer Smalls with Robert Duvall and David Keith. After a part in the 1991 film Fried Green Tomatoes, he had a role in the 1995 comedy Houseguest alongside Sinbad and appeared as a pirate in Cutthroat Island with Geena Davis. His television credits include episodes of Matlock, Murder, She Wrote, The X-Files, and a 2009 episode of CSI. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stan Shaw, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The Boys in Company C
as Pfc / Sgt. Tyrone Washington
Age 25 (now 73)
Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount
as Himself
Age 71 (now 73)
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
as Self
Age 46 (now 73)
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn
as Gerst
Age 40 (now 73)
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
as Joe Louis
Age 38 (now 73)
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
as Harold Moss
Age 33 (now 73)
Scared Straight! Another Story
as Carl Jones
Age 28 (now 73)
The Boys in Company C
as Pfc / Sgt. Tyrone Washington
Age 25 (now 73)
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
as Esquire Joe
Age 24 (now 73)
The Family Business: New Orleans
as Larry Duncan
Age 72 (now 73)
Carl Weber's The Family Business
as Larry Duncan
Age 66 (now 73)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Geoff Johnson
Age 48 (now 73)
Roots: The Next Generations
as Will Palmer (archive footage)
Age 26 (now 73) Roots: The Next Generations
as Will Palmer
Age 26 (now 73)
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Also Known As
استن شاو
IMDB
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