Person
Cyril Shaps
Born 13 October 1923 Died 1 January 2003, aged 79 Highbury, London, England, UK TMDB ↗
FR·01
The numbers
26age in their first credit on record (1950)
52years on screen and counting
8credits in 1971, their busiest year
141dated credits on record
FR·02
Movie credits
Age: 78 The Pianist
2002as Mr. Grün
Age: 78 The Importance of Being Earnest
2002as Pew Opener
Age: 77 For My Baby
2000as Joshua Orgelbrand
Age: 76 The Man Who Cried
2000as Older Man in Sweatshop
Age: 76 The End of the Affair
1999as Waiter
Age: 76 RKO 281
1999as Jeweller
Age: 76 The Clandestine Marriage
1999as Canton
Age: 75 The Lost Son
1999as Mr. Spitz
Age: 75 Solomon & Gaenor
1999as Ephraim
Age: 75 Simon Magus
1999as Chiam
Age: 74 The Governess
1998as Doctor
Age: 71 The Madness of King George
1994as Pepys
Age: 68 Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
1991as Franz Joseph
Age: 67 Traitors
1990as Martyr
Age: 66 Can You Hear Me Thinking?
1990as Shammas
Age: 65 Erik the Viking
1989as Gisli the Chiseller
Age: 61 Tennis Court
1984as Dr. Magnusson
No poster
Age: 56 Dying Day
1980as Mountjoy
Age: 55 Avalanche Express
1979as Sedov
Age: 55 Unidentified Flying Oddball
1979
Age: 55 Doctor Who: The Androids of Tara
1978as Archimandrite
Age: 54 The Dissolution of Marcus Fleischman
1978as Marcus Fleischman
Age: 54 Saturday, Sunday, Monday
1978as Cariello
Age: 53 The Spy Who Loved Me
1977as Dr. Bechmann
Age: 52 Bar Mitzvah Boy
1976as Grandad Wax
Age: 52 The Switch
1976as Professor Ganguin
Age: 52 Operation: Daybreak
1975as Father Petrek
Age: 51 Great
1975
Age: 51 The Odessa File
1974as Tauber's Voice (voice)
Age: 50 11 Harrowhouse
1974as Wildenstein
Age: 50 Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
1974as Professor Clegg
Age: 50 Who Killed Lamb?
1974as Mr. Lavender
Age: 49 Our Miss Fred
1972as Doctor Préve
Age: 48 The Cherry Orchard
1971as Feers
Age: 46 Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death
1970as Lennox
Age: 46 The Kremlin Letter
1970as Police Doctor
Age: 46 The Looking Glass War
1970as East German Detective
No poster
Age: 44 The Fanatics
1968as Moynier
Age: 43 Doctor Who: The Tomb of the Cybermen
1967as Viner
Age: 43 To Sir, with Love
1967as Mr. Pinkus (uncredited)
Age: 43 Too Many Cooks
1966as Dr. Duval
Age: 42 Rasputin: The Mad Monk
1966as Foxy Face (uncredited)
Age: 42 Up Jumped a Swagman
1965as Phil Myers
Age: 42 The World of George Orwell: 1984
1965as Syme
Age: 41 The Little Ones
1965as Child Welfare Officer
Age: 40 The Count of Monte Cristo
1964as Giovanni Bertuccio
Age: 39 The Small World of Sammy Lee
1963as Morrie
Age: 39 Lawrence of Arabia
1962as Bartender in Officer's Club (uncredited)
Age: 38 The Pursuers
1961as Luther
Age: 37 The Singer Not the Song
1961
Age: 37 Return of a Stranger
1961as Homer Trent
No poster
Age: 37 The Adventures of Alice
1960as The March Hare
Age: 36 The Boy Who Stole a Million
1960as Bank Clerk
Age: 36 Never Let Go
1960as Cypriot
Age: 36 SOS Pacific
1959as Louis
Age: 35 Danger Within
1959as Lt. Cyriakos Coutoules
Age: 35 Passport to Shame
1958as Willie
Age: 34 The Silent Enemy
1958as Miguel
Age: 34 Violent Playground
1958as Hairdresser (uncredited)
Age: 33 Miracle in Soho
1957as Mr Swoboda
Age: 33 Interpol
1957as Warden
Age: 26 Cairo Road
1950 FR·03
TV credits
Age: 78 Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
2001as Bent Little Man
Age: 74 Our Mutual Friend
1998as Mr Riah
Age: 73 The Adventures of Paddington Bear
1997as Mr. Gruber
Age: 73 The Adventures of Paddington Bear
1997as Mr. Samuel Gruber
Age: 73 Midsomer Murders
1997as Sebastian Renwick
Age: 68 Dark Season
1991as Mr Polzinski
Age: 66 Blackeyes
1989as Pathologist
Age: 65 A Fine Romance
1989as Metzinger
Age: 64 The Bourne Identity
1988as Apfel
Age: 62 Running Scared
1986as Wisener
Age: 62 Lovejoy
1986as Watchmaker
Age: 61 EastEnders
1985as Manny Rosenthal
Age: 61 The Bill
1984
Age: 60 Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984as Magnusson
Age: 60 The Invisible Man
1984as Landlord
Age: 59 The Young Ones
1982as Old Man Next Door
Age: 57 Private Schulz
1981as Solly
Age: 54 Holocaust
1978as Weinberg
Age: 54 Wilde Alliance
1978as Tom Helliwell
Age: 53 BBC2 Play of the Week
1977as Marcus Fleischmann
Age: 53 Jesus of Nazareth
1977as Obsessed Boy's Father
Age: 53 Raffles
1977
Age: 53 Laurence Olivier Presents
1976as Cariello
No poster
Age: 52 Second Verdict
1976as Henri Désiré Landru
Age: 51 The Sweeney
1975as Turner
Age: 50 Porridge
1974as Jackdaw
Age: 49 Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
1973
Age: 48 Crown Court
1972 Age: 48 Crown Court
1972as Arthur Simmons
Age: 48 The Protectors
1972as Doctor
Age: 48 New Scotland Yard
1972as Abraham Lutzstein
Age: 48 The Onedin Line
1971as Senor Braganza
Age: 48 The Onedin Line
1971as Senhor Braganza
Age: 47 Justice
1971as Polsen
Age: 47 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971as Hunter
Age: 47 The Persuaders!
1971as Professor Ganguin
Age: 47 Jason King
1971No poster
Age: 47 Alexander the Greatest
1971
Age: 45 Department S
1969as Esplin
Age: 45 ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969as Fritz Loomis
Age: 45 Please Sir!
1968as Leonard Larch
Age: 43 Man in a Suitcase
1967No poster
Age: 42 The Spies
1966as Hamil
Age: 42 BBC Play of the Month
1965as Joel Brand
Age: 42 BBC Play of the Month
1965as Herbin
Age: 42 BBC Play of the Month
1965as Feers
No poster
Age: 41 The Mask of Janus
1965as Hamil
Age: 41 Out of the Unknown
1965as Dr. Duval
Age: 40 The Wednesday Play
1964as Porcellio
Age: 40 Theatre 625
1964as Morry Swartz
Age: 40 Theatre 625
1964as Syme
Age: 40 Theatre 625
1964as Schmidt
Age: 40 Theatre 625
1964as Moynier
No poster
Age: 40 Story Parade
1964as Rolf
Age: 40 Detective
1964as Mr. Finch
Age: 40 Doctor Who
1963as John Viner
Age: 40 Doctor Who
1963as Lennox
Age: 40 Doctor Who
1963as Archimandrite
Age: 40 Doctor Who
1963as Professor Klegg
No poster
Age: 39 Festival
1963as Harry
Age: 39 Espionage
1963as Lao Han
No poster
Age: 39 Crane
1963as Rabbi
Age: 38 The Saint
1962as Jonkheer
Age: 38 Man of the World
1962as Zapata
Age: 38 Z-Cars
1962
Age: 37 Supercar
1961No poster
Age: 36 Sunday-Night Play
1960as Dr Schmidt-Lausitz, of the Ministry for Propaganda
Age: 36 Danger Man
1960as Luis
Age: 36 Danger Man
1960as Pietro
No poster
Age: 36 International Detective
1959as Lombardi
Age: 35 No Hiding Place
1959
Age: 35 Interpol Calling
1959as Gamel
Age: 35 Interpol Calling
1959as Slade
Age: 32 The Count of Monte Cristo
1956
Age: 32 Quatermass II
1955as Control Assistant
Age: 31 The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1955as Bibot
Age: 31 Dixon of Dock Green
1955as Green
Age: 26 Sunday Night Theatre
1950as Master Salmon
Age: 26 Sunday Night Theatre
1950as Samuel Crompton