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Cyril Leonard Shaps was an English actor of radio, television and film, with a successful career spanning over seven decades.
Born
Saturday, 13 October 1923
Died
Wednesday, 01 January 2003
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Pianist | Mr. Grün | 2002 |
| The Importance of Being Earnest | Pew Opener | 2002 |
| Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story | Bent Little Man | 2001 |
| Animated Tales of the World | Narrator / Great Grandfather Frost | 2001 |
| For My Baby | Joshua Orgelbrand | 2000 |
| The Man Who Cried | Older Man in Sweatshop | 2000 |
| Anna Karenina | Priest at Wedding | 2000 |
| Doctors | Joseph | 2000 |
| The End of the Affair | Waiter | 1999 |
| RKO 281 | Jeweller | 1999 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Pianist | Mr. Grün | 2002 |
| The Importance of Being Earnest | Pew Opener | 2002 |
| Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story | Bent Little Man | 2001 |
| Animated Tales of the World | Narrator / Great Grandfather Frost | 2001 |
| For My Baby | Joshua Orgelbrand | 2000 |
| The Man Who Cried | Older Man in Sweatshop | 2000 |
| Anna Karenina | Priest at Wedding | 2000 |
| Doctors | Joseph | 2000 |
| The End of the Affair | Waiter | 1999 |
| RKO 281 | Jeweller | 1999 |
| The Clandestine Marriage | Canton | 1999 |
| Solomon & Gaenor | Ephraim | 1999 |
| The Lost Son | Mr. Spitz | 1999 |
| Simon Magus | Chaim / Chiam | 1999 |
| The Governess | Doctor | 1998 |
| Our Mutual Friend | Mr. Riah | 1998 |
| Bernard's Watch | Mr. Fogg | 1997 |
| The Adventures of Paddington Bear | Mr. Gruber / Mr. Samuel Gruber | 1997 |
| Midsomer Murders | Jeweller / Sebastian Renwick | 1997 |
| Gulliver's Travels | Mad Old Man - Bedlam | 1996 |
| The Madness of King George | Pepys | 1994 |
| Martin Chuzzlewit | Oswald Fips | 1994 |
| Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady | Emperor Franz Joseph / Franz Joseph | 1991 |
| Dark Season | Mr. Polzinski | 1991 |
| Blackeyes | Pathologist | 1989 |
| 4 Play | Felix | 1989 |
| Screen One | Shammas | 1989 |
| Erik the Viking | Gisli the Chiseller | 1989 |
| A Fine Romance | Metzinger | 1989 |
| The Bourne Identity | Apfel | 1988 |
| Lovejoy | Watchmaker | 1986 |
| Fox Mystery Theater | Dr. Magnusson | 1984 |
| The Brief | Jack Emanuel | 1984 |
| The Baker Street Boys | Orlov | 1983 |
| The Young Ones | Old Man Next Door | 1982 |
| Fanny by Gaslight | Doctor Lowenthal | 1981 |
| Private Schulz | Solly | 1981 |
| Unidentified Flying Oddball | Dr. Zimmerman | 1979 |
| Avalanche Express | Sedov | 1979 |
| Bless Me, Father | Rabbi Emmanuel Rosen | 1978 |
| Holocaust | Weinberg | 1978 |
| Armchair Thriller | Mountjoy | 1978 |
| Wilde Alliance | Tom Helliwell | 1978 |
| Saturday Sunday Monday | Cariello | 1978 |
| The Spy Who Loved Me | Dr. Bechmann / Bechmann | 1977 |
| Jesus of Nazareth | Obsessed Boy's Father / Possessed Boy's Father | 1977 |
| The Message | Of minor roles | 1976 |
| When the Boat Comes In | Mendel | 1976 |
| Bar Mitzvah Boy | Grandad Wax | 1976 |
| Operation Daybreak | Father Petrek | 1975 |
| Raffles | Pinelli | 1975 |
| The Hiding Place | Building Inspector Smit | 1975 |
| Great (Isambard Kingdom Brunel) | (voice) | 1975 |
| The Sweeney | Turner | 1975 |
| The Odessa File | Tauber's Voice (voice) / Tauber's Voice | 1974 |
| Porridge | Jackdaw | 1974 |
| 11 Harrowhouse | Wildenstein / Wildenstein - the Diamond Cutter | 1974 |
| QB VII | Uri Lehrer | 1974 |
| Who Killed Lamb? | Mr. Lavender | 1974 |
| Jack the Ripper | Dr. Thomas Dutton | 1973 |
| A Picture of Katherine Mansfield | The Baron | 1973 |
| Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em | Kenny | 1973 |
| Our Miss Fred | Doctor / Doctor Préve | 1972 |
| Crown Court | Arthur Simmons | 1972 |
| The Protectors | Doctor | 1972 |
| New Scotland Yard | Abraham Lutzstein | 1972 |
| The Brothers | Sheik Abu | 1972 |
| Spyder's Web | Dr. Hatchington | 1972 |
| The Onedin Line | Braganza / Senhor Braganza / Senor Braganza | 1971 |
| Justice | Polsen | 1971 |
| The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes | Hunter | 1971 |
| The Persuaders! | Professor Ganguin | 1971 |
| Jason King | Jean Cazette | 1971 |
| Alexander the Greatest | Barney | 1971 |
| Play for Today | Grandad Wax | 1970 |
| Diamond Crack Diamond | Witherspoon | 1970 |
| The Kremlin Letter | Police Doctor | 1970 |
| Rembrandt | Dr. Menasseh, the storyteller | 1969 |
| Paul Temple | Mr. Joy | 1969 |
| My Partner the Ghost | Doctor Cholmond | 1969 |
| The Looking Glass War | East German Detective | 1969 |
| Department S | Esplin | 1969 |
| ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Fritz Loomis | 1969 |
| Please Sir! | Leonard Larch | 1968 |
| Freewheelers | Jacques | 1968 |
| Man in a Suitcase | Rafael Palma | 1967 |
| To Sir, with Love | Mr. Pinkus | 1967 |
| Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width | Rabbi Levy | 1967 |
| Rasputin: The Mad Monk | Foxy Face | 1966 |
| The Rat Catchers | Vol | 1966 |
| The Spies | Hamil | 1966 |
| Up Jumped a Swagman | Phil Myers | 1965 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Feers / Herbin / Joel Brand | 1965 |
| Out of the Unknown | Dr. Duval | 1965 |
| The Little Ones | Child Welfare Officer | 1965 |
| The Count of Monte Cristo | Giovanni Bertuccio | 1964 |
| The Wednesday Play | Porcellio | 1964 |
| Theatre 625 | Morry Swartz / Moynier / Schmidt / Syme | 1964 |
| Detective | Mr. Finch | 1964 |
| Doctor Who | Archimandrite / Lennox / John Viner / Professor Clegg | 1963 |
| Espionage | Lao Han | 1963 |
| The Sentimental Agent | Saphodes | 1963 |
| The Small World of Sammy Lee | Maurice 'Morrie' Bellman / Morrie | 1963 |
| Lawrence of Arabia | Bartender in Officer's Club | 1962 |
| The Saint | Jonkheer | 1962 |
| Man of the World | Zapata | 1962 |
| Saki | Mr. Scarrick | 1962 |
| The Pursuers | Luther | 1961 |
| Ghost Squad | Armourer | 1961 |
| Supercar | Professor Rudolph Popkiss / Masterspy / Diver Foreman / Shackleton / Lieutenant Soir / Croupier / Radio Announcer / Planitimus / Professor Carl Karzinsky / Doctor Clive Maslin / Professor Karloff / Sam Weston | 1961 |
| The Singer Not the Song | 1961 | |
| Return of a Stranger | Homer Trent | 1961 |
| Never Let Go | Cypriot | 1960 |
| Danger Man | Luis / Pietro | 1960 |
| The Boy Who Stole a Million | Bank Clerk | 1960 |
| Follow That Horse! | Dr. Spiegel | 1960 |
| Theatre 70 | Weissmann | 1960 |
| Deadline Midnight | Josef Kalycz | 1960 |
| SOS Pacific | Louis | 1959 |
| No Hiding Place | Lennie Riggs / Jack Bates | 1959 |
| Interpol Calling | Gamel / Slade | 1959 |
| Breakout | Lt. Cyriakos Coutoules | 1959 |
| The Third Man | Bartolas Zaracasta | 1959 |
| Room 43 | Willie | 1958 |
| The Silent Enemy | Miguel | 1958 |
| Violent Playground | Hairdresser | 1958 |
| Miracle in Soho | Mr. Swoboda | 1957 |
| Pickup Alley | Warden | 1957 |
| The Count of Monte Cristo | Zorba | 1956 |
| Quatermass II | Control Assistant | 1955 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Ricardos | 1955 |
| ITV Television Playhouse | Medical Officer / Man in fez | 1955 |
| The Scarlet Pimpernel | Bibot | 1955 |
| Dixon of Dock Green | Green | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Dr. Zimmerman | 1954 |
| Rheingold Theatre | Gaston | 1953 |
| Cairo Road | Apartment Owner | 1950 |
