Sebastian Shaw
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
Playhouse
Crusty Old Party
Casualty
Charles Howlett
The Great War
Reilly: Ace of Spies
Reverend Thomas
Rumpole of the Bailey
The Old Curiosity Shop
Grandfather
Return of the Jedi
Anakin Skywalker
Chimera
Dr. Liawski
Dead of Night
Powys Jubb
The Spy in Black
Ashington
High Season
Sharp
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
Grandpa
The Ace of Spades
Trent
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Quince
The Story of Star Wars
Anakin Skywalker (archive footage)
The Squeaker
Frank Sutton
The Flying Squad
Inspector Bradley
All's Well That Ends Well
King of France
Caste
Hon. George d'Alroy
Journey Together
Squadron Leader Marshall
Fothergill
Crusty Old Party
It Happened Here
Dr. Richard Fletcher
The Weather in the Streets
Mr. Curtis
Jury's Evidence
Philip
Three Silent Men
Sir James Quentin
Timon of Athens
Old Athenian
East of Piccadilly
Tamsie Green
Landfall
Wing Commander Dickens
Brewster's Millions
Frank
Laxdale Hall
Hugh Marvell, M.P.
The Glass Mountain
Bruce McLeod
Farewell Again
Capt. Gilbert Reed
Men Are Not Gods
Edmund Davey
The Lad
Jimmy
Monkey Boy
Dr. Liawski
Julius Caesar
Marcus Brutus
A Bit of Singing and Dancing
Uncle Cecil
Department Store
John Goodman Johnson
The Master Builder
Knut Brovik
Now You're Talking
Charles Hampton
Three Witnesses
Roger Truscott
Liza
Carl Fiodorich
Birds of a Feather
Jack Wortle
Tomorrow We Live
Eric Morton
The Way of Youth
Lieut. Alan Marmon
Adventure Ltd.
Bruce Blandford
Prison Without Bars
A Choice of Evils
Abbot General
Jack B. Yeats: Associated Memories 1871-1957
Yeats (voice)
Little Miss Nobody
Pat Carey