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Sebastian Shaw

Sebastian Shaw

Known For Acting
Birthday May 29, 1905
Died Dec 23, 1994 (89)
Birthplace Holt, Norfolk, England, UK
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 03, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Lond ... on 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

Filmography

The Story of Star Wars

The Story of Star Wars

2004

as Anakin Skywalker (archive footage)

The Master Builder

The Master Builder

1988

as Knut Brovik

High Season

High Season

1987

as Sharp

The Weather in the Streets

The Weather in the Streets

1983

as Mr. Curtis

Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi

1983

as Anakin Skywalker

Timon of Athens

Timon of Athens

1981

as Old Athenian

All's Well That Ends Well

All's Well That Ends Well

1968

as King of France

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1968

as Quince

It Happened Here

It Happened Here

1966

as Dr. Richard Fletcher

Laxdale Hall

Laxdale Hall

1953

as Hugh Marvell, M.P.

The Glass Mountain

The Glass Mountain

1949

as Bruce McLeod

Landfall

Landfall

1949

as Wing Commander Dickens

Journey Together

Journey Together

1945

as Squadron Leader Marshall

East of Piccadilly

East of Piccadilly

1941

as Tamsie Green

Now You're Talking

Now You're Talking

1940

as Charles Hampton

The Flying Squad

The Flying Squad

1940

as Inspector Bradley

Three Silent Men

Three Silent Men

1940

as Sir James Quentin

The Spy in Black

The Spy in Black

1939

as Ashington

The Squeaker

The Squeaker

1937

as Frank Sutton

Farewell Again

Farewell Again

1937

as Capt. Gilbert Reed

Men Are Not Gods

Men Are Not Gods

1936

as Edmund Davey

Tomorrow We Live

Tomorrow We Live

1936

as Eric Morton

Jury's Evidence

Jury's Evidence

1936

as Philip

Birds of a Feather

Birds of a Feather

1936

as Jack Wortle

Adventure Ltd.

Adventure Ltd.

1935

as Bruce Blandford

Three Witnesses

Three Witnesses

1935

as Roger Truscott

The Way of Youth

The Way of Youth

1935

as Lieut. Alan Marmon

Department Store

Department Store

1935

as John Goodman Johnson

The Lad

The Lad

1935

as Jimmy

The Ace of Spades

The Ace of Spades

1935

as Trent

Brewster's Millions

Brewster's Millions

1935

as Frank

Caste

Caste

1930

as Hon. George d'Alroy

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Old Curiosity Shop

as Grandfather

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Dec 09, 1979

Dead of Night

as Powys Jubb

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 05, 1972

Casualty

as Charles Howlett

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1986

Reilly: Ace of Spies

as Reverend Thomas

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1983

The Great War

Episodes: 26

First Aired: May 30, 1964

Rumpole of the Bailey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1975

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