Sebastian Shaw
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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.
Known for
Credits
Return of the Jedi (1983)
as Anakin Skywalker
It Happened Here (1966)
as Dr. Richard Fletcher
Caste (1930)
as Hon. George d'Alroy
The Story of Star Wars (2004)
as Anakin Skywalker (archive footage)
The Spy in Black (1939)
as Ashington
Chernobyl: The Final Warning (1991)
as Grandpa
Timon of Athens (1981)
as Old Athenian
Prison Without Bars (1939)
Actor
High Season (1987)
as Sharp
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968)
as Quince
Walk's End (1966)
as Major Gregory
The Squeaker (1937)
as Frank Sutton
Bulldog Sees It Through (1940)
Actor
Journey Together (1945)
as Squadron Leader Marshall
Farewell Again (1937)
as Capt. Gilbert Reed
Laxdale Hall (1953)
as Hugh Marvell, M.P.
Men Are Not Gods (1936)
as Edmund Davey
All's Well That Ends Well (1968)
as King of France
East of Piccadilly (1941)
as Tamsie Green
Landfall (1949)
as Wing Commander Dickens
The Lad (1935)
as Jimmy
A Bit of Singing and Dancing (1982)
as Uncle Cecil
Julius Caesar (1938)
as Marcus Brutus
The Master Builder (1988)
as Knut Brovik
Monkey Boy (1992)
as Dr. Liawski
Assembled Memories: Jack B. Yeats, 1871-1957 (1985)
as Yeats (voice)
Three Silent Men (1940)
as Sir James Quentin
A Choice of Evils (1977)
as Abbot General
Liza (1978)
as Carl Fiodorich
Department Store (1935)
as John Goodman Johnson
Birds of a Feather (1936)
as Jack Wortle
The Ace of Spades (1935)
as Trent
Fothergill (1981)
as Crusty Old Party
The Weather in the Streets (1983)
as Mr. Curtis
The Flying Squad (1940)
as Inspector Bradley
Little Miss Nobody (1933)
as Pat Carey
The Glass Mountain (1949)
as Bruce McLeod
Jury's Evidence (1936)
as Philip
Brewster's Millions (1935)
as Frank
Three Witnesses (1935)
as Roger Truscott
The Way of Youth (1935)
as Lieut. Alan Marmon
Now You're Talking (1940)
as Charles Hampton
Adventure Ltd. (1935)
as Bruce Blandford
Tomorrow We Live (1936)
as Eric Morton