Sebastian Shaw
Acting
Born 1905-05-29
Died 1994-12-23
Holt, Norfolk, England, UK
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Sebastian Lewis Shaw was an English actor, director, novelist, playwright and poet. During his 65-year career, he appeared in dozens of stage performances and more than 40 film and television productions. Shaw was born and brought up in Holt, Norfolk, and made his acting debut at age eight at a London theatre. He studied acting at Gresham's School and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Although he worked primarily on the London stage, he made his Broadway debut in 1929, when he played one of the two murderers in Rope's End. He appeared in his first film, Caste, in 1930 and quickly began to create a name for himself in films. He described himself as a "rotten actor" as a youth and said his success was primarily due to his good looks. He claimed to mature as a performer only after returning from service in the Royal Air Force during World War II. Shaw was particularly known for his performances in productions of Shakespeare plays which were considered daring and ahead of their time. In 1966, he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he remained for a decade and delivered some of his most acclaimed performances. He also wrote several poems and a novel, The Christening, in 1975.
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Filmography
Acting
52 credits
Casualty
Playhouse
Return of the Jedi
Rumpole of the Bailey
Thirty-Minute Theatre
BBC2 Play of the Week
Reilly: Ace of Spies
Out of the Unknown
Chimera
The Old Curiosity Shop
Dead of Night
It Happened Here
High Season
The Lad
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
The Story of Star Wars
The Spy in Black
The Ace of Spades
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Weather in the Streets
Journey Together
Farewell Again
Landfall
Caste
Monkey Boy
Timon of Athens
Walk's End
The Squeaker
Little Miss Nobody
All's Well That Ends Well
A Bit of Singing and Dancing
The Master Builder
Tomorrow We Live
Liza
Laxdale Hall
Assembled Memories: Jack B. Yeats, 1871-1957
Three Witnesses
The Glass Mountain
A Choice of Evils
Brewster's Millions
Three Silent Men
The Flying Squad
Now You're Talking
Men Are Not Gods
Fothergill
Birds of a Feather
Jury's Evidence
Adventure Ltd.
Department Store
East of Piccadilly
Julius Caesar
The Way of Youth
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Writing
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