Sebastian Shaw
Acting
1905-05-29 · Holt, Norfolk, England, UK
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.
Filmography
The Story of Star Wars
2004 · Movie
Monkey Boy
1992 · Movie
Chimera
1991 · Series
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
1991 · Movie
The Master Builder
1988 · Movie
High Season
1987 · Movie
Casualty
1986 · Series
Assembled Memories: Jack B. Yeats, 1871-1957
1985 · Movie
The Weather in the Streets
1983 · Movie
Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983 · Series
Return of the Jedi
1983 · Movie
A Bit of Singing and Dancing
1982 · Movie
Timon of Athens
1981 · Movie
Fothergill
1981 · Movie
The Old Curiosity Shop
1979 · Series
Liza
1978 · Movie
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977 · Series
A Choice of Evils
1977 · Movie
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975 · Series
Playhouse
1974 · Series
Dead of Night
1972 · Series
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1968 · Movie
All's Well That Ends Well
1968 · Movie
Walk's End
1966 · Movie
It Happened Here
1966 · Movie
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · Series
Out of the Unknown
1965 · Series
The Great War
1964 · Series
Theatre 625
1964 · Series
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960 · Series
Laxdale Hall
1953 · Movie
Landfall
1949 · Movie
The Glass Mountain
1949 · Movie
Journey Together
1945 · Movie
East of Piccadilly
1941 · Movie
The Flying Squad
1940 · Movie
Bulldog Sees It Through
1940 · Movie
Three Silent Men
1940 · Movie
Now You're Talking
1940 · Movie
The Spy in Black
1939 · Movie
Prison Without Bars
1939 · Movie
Julius Caesar
1938 · Movie
The Squeaker
1937 · Movie
Farewell Again
1937 · Movie
Men Are Not Gods
1936 · Movie
Tomorrow We Live
1936 · Movie
Birds of a Feather
1936 · Movie
Jury's Evidence
1936 · Movie
Department Store
1935 · Movie
The Way of Youth
1935 · Movie
Adventure Ltd.
1935 · Movie
Three Witnesses
1935 · Movie
The Lad
1935 · Movie
The Ace of Spades
1935 · Movie
Brewster's Millions
1935 · Movie
Little Miss Nobody
1933 · Movie
Caste
1930 · Movie