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Sebastian Shaw
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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 su…
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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.
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The Story of Star Wars
as Anakin Skywalker (archive footage)
Monkey Boy
as Dr. Liawski
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
as Grandpa
The Master Builder
as Knut Brovik
High Season
as Sharp
No Poster
Assembled Memories: Jack B. Yeats, 1871-1957
as Yeats (voice)
The Weather in the Streets
as Mr. Curtis
Return of the Jedi
as Anakin Skywalker
No Poster
A Bit of Singing and Dancing
as Uncle Cecil
Timon of Athens
as Old Athenian
Fothergill
as Crusty Old Party
Liza
as Carl Fiodorich
A Choice of Evils
as Abbot General
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Quince
No Poster
All's Well That Ends Well
as King of France
Walk's End
as Major Gregory
It Happened Here
as Dr. Richard Fletcher
No Poster
Laxdale Hall
as Hugh Marvell, M.P.
Landfall
as Wing Commander Dickens
The Glass Mountain
as Bruce McLeod
Journey Together
as Squadron Leader Marshall
East of Piccadilly
as Tamsie Green
The Flying Squad
as Inspector Bradley
No Poster
Bulldog Sees It Through
Three Silent Men
as Sir James Quentin
Now You're Talking
as Charles Hampton
The Spy in Black
as Ashington
No Poster
Prison Without Bars
No Poster
Julius Caesar
as Marcus Brutus
The Squeaker
as Frank Sutton
Farewell Again
as Capt. Gilbert Reed
Men Are Not Gods
as Edmund Davey
Tomorrow We Live
as Eric Morton
No Poster
Birds of a Feather
as Jack Wortle
Jury's Evidence
as Philip
No Poster
Department Store
as John Goodman Johnson
No Poster
The Way of Youth
as Lieut. Alan Marmon
No Poster
Adventure Ltd.
as Bruce Blandford
Three Witnesses
as Roger Truscott
The Lad
as Jimmy
The Ace of Spades
as Trent
No Poster
Brewster's Millions
as Frank
No Poster
Little Miss Nobody
as Pat Carey
Caste
as Hon. George d'Alroy