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

Jury's Evidence

The Way of Youth

Little Miss Nobody

Caste

Armchair Mystery Theatre

Timon of Athens

The Great War

Return of the Jedi

Dead of Night

Now You're Talking

Prison Without Bars

Julius Caesar

Birds of a Feather

Brewster's Millions

The Old Curiosity Shop

The Story of Star Wars

Landfall

Reilly: Ace of Spies

Tomorrow We Live

Theatre 625

Out of the Unknown

BBC2 Play of the Week

Rumpole of the Bailey

Playhouse

Laxdale Hall

It Happened Here

Department Store

Adventure Ltd.

The Glass Mountain

Journey Together

Casualty

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Chimera

Farewell Again

The Ace of Spades

The Spy in Black

Chernobyl: The Final Warning

East of Piccadilly

The Squeaker

The Flying Squad

The Lad

Three Witnesses

Three Silent Men

High Season

Men Are Not Gods

The Weather in the Streets

Monkey Boy