Stan Shaw Biography

Fast Facts

• Has a second degree black belt in karate, and a first degree black belt in judo
• Is the son of famed Chicago blues saxophonist Eddie Shaw
• Was a cousin of well-known recording artist Sam Cooke
• Worked as a karate and ju jitsu instructor before becoming interested in acting
• Started out acting in a production of the musical "Hair․"
• Quote: "(On the film "The Boys In Company C") "The hardest film physically of my career․ I never worked so hard in my life․ In the boot camp sequences, we climbed those ropes, crawled through the mud, ran the obstacle course and blasted those targets on the firing range․ For 14 hours a day we were in the military service, beilive me․""
• Frequently takes on the role of professional fighters, such as his work in "Snake Eyes," "Harlem Nights" and "Rocky․"