
Sebastian Shaw
Known for ActingBorn 1905-05-29Died 1994-12-23Holt, 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.Read more
Movies & web series
All's Well That Ends Well
★ 10.0View details →
All's Well That Ends Well
1968 · Movie
Jury's Evidence
★ 10.0View details →
Jury's Evidence
1936 · Movie
The Way of Youth
★ 10.0View details →
The Way of Youth
1935 · Movie
Little Miss Nobody
★ 10.0View details →
Little Miss Nobody
1933 · Movie
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Caste
1930 · Movie
Armchair Mystery Theatre
★ 9.0View details →
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960 · Series
★ 8.5View details →
Timon of Athens
1981 · Movie
★ 8.3View details →
The Great War
1964 · Series
★ 7.9View details →
Return of the Jedi
1983 · Movie
★ 8.0View details →
Dead of Night
1972 · Series
★ 8.0View details →
Now You're Talking
1940 · Movie
Prison Without Bars
★ 8.0View details →
Prison Without Bars
1939 · Movie
Julius Caesar
★ 8.0View details →
Julius Caesar
1938 · Movie
Birds of a Feather
★ 8.0View details →
Birds of a Feather
1936 · Movie
Brewster's Millions
★ 8.0View details →
Brewster's Millions
1935 · Movie
★ 7.5View details →
The Old Curiosity Shop
1979 · Series
★ 7.2View details →
The Story of Star Wars
2004 · Movie
★ 7.6View details →
Landfall
1949 · Movie
★ 7.0View details →
Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983 · Series
★ 7.5View details →
Tomorrow We Live
1936 · Movie
★ 7.2View details →
Theatre 625
1964 · Series
★ 7.1View details →
Out of the Unknown
1965 · Series
★ 7.0View details →
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977 · Series
★ 7.0View details →
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975 · Series
★ 7.0View details →
Playhouse
1974 · Series
Laxdale Hall
★ 7.0View details →
Laxdale Hall
1953 · Movie
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It Happened Here
1966 · Movie
Department Store
★ 7.0View details →
Department Store
1935 · Movie
Adventure Ltd.
★ 7.0View details →
Adventure Ltd.
1935 · Movie
★ 6.8View details →
The Glass Mountain
1949 · Movie
★ 6.6View details →
Journey Together
1945 · Movie
★ 6.2View details →
Casualty
1986 · Series
★ 6.3View details →
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1968 · Movie
★ 6.0View details →
Chimera
1991 · Series
★ 6.5View details →
Farewell Again
1937 · Movie
★ 6.5View details →
The Ace of Spades
1935 · Movie
★ 6.5View details →
The Spy in Black
1939 · Movie
★ 5.8View details →
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
1991 · Movie
★ 6.3View details →
East of Piccadilly
1941 · Movie
★ 6.3View details →
The Squeaker
1937 · Movie
★ 6.3View details →
The Flying Squad
1940 · Movie
★ 6.3View details →
The Lad
1935 · Movie
★ 6.0View details →
Three Witnesses
1935 · Movie
★ 5.8View details →
Three Silent Men
1940 · Movie
★ 5.2View details →
High Season
1987 · Movie
★ 5.6View details →
Men Are Not Gods
1936 · Movie
★ 4.3View details →
The Weather in the Streets
1983 · Movie

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Monkey Boy
1992 · Movie