---
name: "Larry Shaw"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/larry-shaw"
fi1m_id: "larry-shaw"
imdb_id: "nm0789834"
tmdb_id: 1212412
wikidata_id: "Q3100367"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "1 January 1953"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "director"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-23T11:09:46.902762+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Larry Shaw

## Identity

Larry Shaw

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/larry-shaw
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** larry-shaw
- **IMDb ID:** nm0789834
- **TMDB ID:** 1212412
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3100367
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Shaw_(director), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3100367, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0789834/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1212412

Director. Born 1 January 1953 in United States.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 1 January 1953, United States
- **Active:** 1987–2009
- **Frequently works with:** [Rob Bowman](https://film.one/person/rob-bowman.md), [Bethany Rooney](https://film.one/person/bethany-rooney.md), [Bryan Spicer](https://film.one/person/bryan-spicer.md), [Cliff Bole](https://film.one/person/cliff-bole.md), [David Amann](https://film.one/person/david-amann.md), [Dwight H. Little](https://film.one/person/dwight-h-little.md), [Fred Gerber](https://film.one/person/fred-gerber.md), [Jonathan Frakes](https://film.one/person/jonathan-frakes.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as director, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 84 (1), 1990s 84 (1), 2000s 76 (2)
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Mystery 3, Crime 2, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2, Action & Adventure 1, Comedy 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Shaw_(director), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3100367, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0789834/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1212412

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The X-Files*](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md) (84), [*Desperate Housewives*](https://film.one/tv/desperate-housewives.md) (78), [*Castle*](https://film.one/tv/castle.md) (73)
- **Paramount+:** [*Star Trek: The Next Generation*](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-the-next-generation.md) (84)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Larry Shaw is an American television director and producer. He began his career in the mid-1980s as an associate producer on the series *Hunter* (1984–1991) and worked on *Stingray*, later directing and producing episodes of that show.

As a director, his credits include episodes of *21 Jump Street*, *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1987), *The X-Files* (1993), *Parker Lewis Can't Lose*, *Lizzie McGuire* (2001), *Desperate Housewives* (2004), *Gossip Girl* (2007), *Castle* (2009), *The Flash* (2014) and *Defiance* (2013). He served as a producer and co-executive producer on *Desperate Housewives*. He has also directed television films including *Cadet Kelly* (2002).

Shaw was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for his work on *Desperate Housewives*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Castle* (2009), Fi1m 73, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/castle.md)
- *Desperate Housewives* (2004), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/desperate-housewives.md)
- *The X-Files* (1993), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md)
- *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1987), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-the-next-generation.md)

## Complete filmography (56)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Notorious* (2016), series, Director
- *Guilt* (2016), series, Director
- *Recovery Road* (2016), series, Director
- *The Messengers* (2015), series, Director
- *The Flash* (2014), series, Director
- *Dominion* (2014), series, Director
- *Defiance* (2013), series, Director
- *Emily Owens, M.D.* (2012), series, Director
- *GCB* (2012), series, Director
- *Smash* (2012), series, Director
- *Castle* (2009), series, Director — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/castle.md)
- *Gossip Girl* (2007), series, Director
- *Desperate Housewives* (2004), series, Director, Producer, Supervising Producer, Co-Executive Producer, Executive Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/desperate-housewives.md)
- *Celeste in the City* (2004), Director
- *Threat Matrix* (2003), series, Director
- *Veritas: The Quest* (2003), series, Director
- *Cadet Kelly* (2002), Director
- *The Agency* (2001), series, Director
- *Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot* (2001), series, Director
- *Lizzie McGuire* (2001), series, Director
- *Harsh Realm* (1999), series, Director
- *Action* (1999), series, Director
- *Get Real* (1999), series, Director
- *Don't Look Down* (1998), Director
- *Martial Law* (1998), series, Director
- *Medusa's Child* (1997), Director
- *Mother Knows Best* (1997), Director
- *The Uninvited* (1996), Director
- *The Ultimate Lie* (1996), Director
- *No One Could Protect Her* (1996), Director
- *She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal* (1995), Director
- *Mortal Fear* (1994), Director
- *Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story* (1994), Director
- *Birdland* (1994), series, Director
- *The X-Files* (1993), series, Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md)
- *The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.* (1993), series, Director
- *Living a Lie* (1991), Director
- *Eddie Dodd* (1991), series, Director
- *Donor* (1990), Director
- *To My Daughter* (1990), Director
- *Parker Lewis Can't Lose* (1990), series, Director, Producer
- *Fear Stalk* (1989), Director
- *Hardball* (1989), series, Director
- *Life Goes On* (1989), series, Director
- *Protect and Surf* (1989), Director
- *Police Story* (1988), series, Director
- *Police Story: Cop Killer* (1988), Director
- *Something Is Out There* (1988), series, Director
- *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1987), series, Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-the-next-generation.md)
- *J.J. Starbuck* (1987), series, Director
- *Wiseguy* (1987), series, Director
- *Werewolf* (1987), series, Director
- *21 Jump Street* (1987), series, Director
- *Houston Knights* (1987), series, Director
- *Stingray* (1985), series, Director
- *Police Story* (1973), series, Director

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