Portrait of C. Montague Shaw

Acting

C. Montague Shaw

Career

Active from 1919 to 1977, with a break from 1954 to 1965, busiest in 1939 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score52/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mysterious Doctor Satan
Mysterious Doctor Satan
GoodWatch score65/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 43 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
C. Montague Shaw Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.5, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.9, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.5, average 4.7
  • Family Dynamics
    3.7, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Good vs Evil 2
  • Action-Packed 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Early Cinema 2
  • Classic Serial 2
  • Action Adventure 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Mystery 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

100
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title ยท average score 58
Buck Rogers
Buck Rogers (1977)
GoodWatch score 58

as Prof. Huer

1960s

1 title
Destination Saturn
Destination Saturn (1966)

as Prof. Huer

1950s

1 title ยท average score 43
Planet Outlaws
Planet Outlaws (1953)
GoodWatch score 43

as Dr. Huer

1940s

27 titles ยท average score 65
Monsieur Verdoux
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
GoodWatch score 88

as Mortgage Banker (uncredited)

Ivy
Ivy (1947)
GoodWatch score 68

as Stevens (uncredited)

The Verdict
The Verdict (1946)
GoodWatch score 70

as Businessman (uncredited)

Tonight and Every Night
Tonight and Every Night (1945)
GoodWatch score 54

as Old Bobby (uncredited)

The Lodger
The Lodger (1944)
GoodWatch score 67

as Stage Manager (uncredited)

Law of the Jungle
Law of the Jungle (1942)
GoodWatch score 53

as Sgt. Burke

The Black Swan
The Black Swan (1942)
GoodWatch score 75

as Assemblyman (uncredited)

The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
GoodWatch score 85

as Mr. Worthington (uncredited)

Thunder Birds
Thunder Birds (1942)
GoodWatch score 53

as Doctor

Mysterious Doctor Satan
Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940)
GoodWatch score 65

as Prof. Thomas Scott

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)
GoodWatch score 64

as Inspector Duff

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1940)
GoodWatch score 66

as Weaver - Gang Chemist

1930s

65 titles ยท average score 60
Buck Rogers
Buck Rogers (1939)
GoodWatch score 52

as Prof. Huer

Zorro's Fighting Legion
Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939)
GoodWatch score 57

as Chief Justice Pablo

Daredevils of the Red Circle
Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939)
GoodWatch score 60

as Dr. Malcolm

The Riders of the Whistling Skull
The Riders of the Whistling Skull (1937)
GoodWatch score 38

as Professor Flaxon

Sharad of Atlantis
Sharad of Atlantis (1936)
GoodWatch score 50

as Professor Norton

Queen Christina
Queen Christina (1934)
GoodWatch score 78

as King Gustavus Adolphus (uncredited)

The House of Rothschild
The House of Rothschild (1934)
GoodWatch score 79

as Stock Trader

Cavalcade
Cavalcade (1933)
GoodWatch score 52

as Major Domo (uncredited)

The Mummy
The Mummy (1932)
GoodWatch score 79

as Gentleman #1 at Party (uncredited)

Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes (1932)
GoodWatch score 49

as Judge

The Mask of Fu Manchu
The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)
GoodWatch score 67

as Curator Dr. Fairgyle - British Museum Official (uncredited)

The Silent Witness
The Silent Witness (1932)

as Inspector Robbins

1920s

4 titles
Square Shoulders
Square Shoulders (1929)

as Cartwright

Morgan's Last Raid
Morgan's Last Raid (1929)

as Gen. Rogers (as Montague Shaw)

The Water Hole
The Water Hole (1928)

as Mr. Endicott

The Set-Up
The Set-Up (1926)

as Cliff Barton

1910s

1 title
With Edged Tools
With Edged Tools (1919)

as Jack Meredith