History Creator / MartinShaw

%%* BadassBaritone: He has a remarkably deep voice and tends to play badass leaders. %%Incomplete example: what's one character he's played, in a work that doesn't have its own example list, that is an example of this trope?

He has managed to prove he has some serious acting chops in playing [[ReasonableAuthorityFigures rebellious]] [[LawfulGood law-enforcement]] [[DaChief officers.]]

* ''Series/TheChief'' (1993-1995) as Alan Cade

* ''Series/InspectorGeorgeGently'' (2007-2017) as Inspector George Gently

* ''Series/CoronationStreet'' as Robert Croft

* ''Film/TheGoldenVoyageOfSinbad'' as Rachid
* ''Film/OperationDaybreak'' as Karel
* ''Series/TheProfessionals'' as Ray Doyle
* ''Film/LadderOfSwords'' as Don [=DeMarco=]
* ''Film/TheHoundOfTheBaskervilles1983'' as Sir Henry Baskerville
* ''Series/TheLastPlaceOnEarth'' as Robert Scott
* ''Series/TheChief'' as Alan Cade
* ''Series/TheScarletPimpernel'' as Paul Chauvelin
* ''Series/JudgeJohnDeed'' as Judge John Deed
* ''Series/InspectorGeorgeGently'' as Inspector George Gently
* ''Series/{{Strike|2017}}'' as Tony Landry

* ''Film/Macbeth1971'' as Banquo

* ''Film/{{Macbeth}}'' as Banquo

Martin Shaw (born 21st January 1945) is an English stage and screen actor and producer. He first appeared onstage aged three in an amateur dramatics performance in Birmingham as a last-minute comedy addition and has been a staple of British television for over fifty years. Shaw made his television debut in 1967 in ITV's Play of the Week before having to pay his dues and appear in ''Series/CoronationStreet'' as hippy Robert Croft.

* ''Series/TheCuckoosCalling'' as Tony Landry

* FriendToAllAnimals: Is a vegan and patron of several animal charities.

* BadassBaritone: He has a remarkably deep voice and tends to play badass leaders.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigures: Has played a few.
* SilverFox

* DyeingForYourArt: Permed his hair to play Ray Doyle, shaved half of it off to play Scott, learnt how to play the violin and perform circus tricks for Don [=DeMarco=].

* MrFanservice: Especially as [[Series/TheProfessionals Doyle]] and [[Series/TheScarletPimpernel Chauvelin]].

* WildHair: As Ray Doyle.

-->''"My very first professional job was with a theatre company in 1965 and the first job they gave me was literally shovelling shit. I was an assistant stage manager and they told me to clear out the prop store. I opened it up and no one had been in there for twenty-five years so it was inches deep in rat shit. So before I could get anywhere, I had to clear it up. And I thought 'All these years of training at the best drama school in the world, and this is what I'm doing.'"''

Martin Shaw (born 21st January 1945) is an English stage and screen actor and producer. He first appeared onstage aged three in an amateur dramatics performance in Birmingham as a last-minute comedy addition and has been a staple of British television for over fifty years. Shaw made his television debut in 1967 in ITV's Play of the Week before having to pay his dues and appear in ''[[Series/Coronation Street]]'' as hippy Robert Croft.

He then continued to have a prolific stage career, but only appeared in bit television and film parts before he was cast as Ray Doyle in the 1977 action buddy cop drama, ''[[Series/The Professionals]]''. This made him a household name but meant that he was forever associated with the part.

* ''Film/LadderOfSwords'' as Don DeMarco
* The Last Place On Earth as Robert Scott
* The Chief as Alan Cade

* Judge John Deed as Judge John Deed

* DyeingForYourArt: Permed his hair to play Ray Doyle, shaved half of it off to play Scott, learnt how to play the violin and perform circus tricks for Don DeMarco.

* MrFanservice: Especially as [[Series/TheProfessionals Doyle]] and [[Series/TheScarletPimpernel]].

* WildHair: As Ray Doyle.

* ''Film/Macbeth'' as Banquo

He has managed to prove he has some serious acting chops in playing [[ReasonableAuthorityFigures rebellious]] [[LawfulGood law-enforcement]] [[DaChief officers.]]

He has managed to prove he has some serious acting chops in playing [[ReasonableAuthorityFigures rebellious]] [[WhiteKnight law-enforcement]] [[DaChief officers.]]

Martin Shaw (born 21st January 1945) is an English stage and screen actor and producer. He first appeared onstage aged three in an amateur dramatics performance in Birmingham as a last-minute comedy addition and has been a staple of British television for over fifty years. Shaw made his television debut in 1967 in ITV's Play of the Week before having to pay his dues and appear in Coronation Street as hippy Robert Croft.

He then continued to have a prolific stage career, but only appeared in bit television and film parts before he was cast as Ray Doyle in the 1977 action buddy cop drama