Sebastian Shaw

Personal Info

Birthday

May 29, 1905

Day of Death

1994-12-23

(89 years old)

Place of Birth

Holt, Norfolk, England, UK

Also Known As

Sebastian Lewis Shaw

Sebastian Shaw

Biography

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.

Known For

Casualty

Return of the Jedi

Playhouse

BBC2 Play of the Week

Reilly: Ace of Spies

Chimera

Dead of Night

The Old Curiosity Shop

Filmography

2004
The Story of Star Wars
as Anakin Skywalker (archive footage)
1992
Monkey Boy
as Dr. Liawski
1991
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
as Grandpa
1988
The Master Builder
as Knut Brovik
1987
High Season
as Sharp
1985
Jack B. Yeats: Associated Memories 1871-1957
as Yeats (voice)
1983
The Weather in the Streets
as Mr. Curtis
Return of the Jedi
as Anakin Skywalker
1982
A Bit of Singing and Dancing
as Uncle Cecil
1981
Timon of Athens
as Old Athenian
Fothergill
as Crusty Old Party
1978
Liza
as Carl Fiodorich
1977
A Choice of Evils
as Abbot General
1968
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Quince
All's Well That Ends Well
as King of France
1966
It Happened Here
as Dr. Richard Fletcher
1953
Laxdale Hall
as Hugh Marvell, M.P.
1949
Landfall
as Wing Commander Dickens
The Glass Mountain
as Bruce McLeod
1945
Journey Together
as Squadron Leader Marshall
1941
East of Piccadilly
as Tamsie Green
1940
The Flying Squad
as Inspector Bradley
Three Silent Men
as Sir James Quentin
Now You're Talking
as Charles Hampton
1939
The Spy in Black
as Ashington
1938
Julius Caesar
as Marcus Brutus
1937
The Squeaker
as Frank Sutton
Farewell Again
as Capt. Gilbert Reed
1936
Men Are Not Gods
as Edmund Davey
Tomorrow We Live
as Eric Morton
Birds of a Feather
as Jack Wortle
Jury's Evidence
as Philip
1935
Department Store
as John Goodman Johnson
The Way of Youth
as Lieut. Alan Marmon
Adventure Ltd.
as Bruce Blandford
Three Witnesses
as Roger Truscott
The Lad
as Jimmy
The Ace of Spades
as Trent
Brewster's Millions
as Frank
1933
Little Miss Nobody
as Pat Carey
1930
Caste
as Hon. George d'Alroy