Sebastian Shaw
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.
Fotos
Películas (44)
The Story of Star Wars
2004 · Anakin Skywalker (archive footage)
Monkey Boy
1992 · Dr. Liawski
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
1991 · Grandpa
The Master Builder
1988 · Knut Brovik
High Season
1987 · Sharp
Assembled Memories: Jack B. Yeats, 1871-1957
1985 · Yeats (voice)
The Weather in the Streets
1983 · Mr. Curtis
Return of the Jedi
1983 · Anakin Skywalker
A Bit of Singing and Dancing
1982 · Uncle Cecil
Timon of Athens
1981 · Old Athenian
Fothergill
1981 · Crusty Old Party
Liza
1978 · Carl Fiodorich
A Choice of Evils
1977 · Abbot General
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1968 · Quince
All's Well That Ends Well
1968 · King of France
Walk's End
1966 · Major Gregory
It Happened Here
1966 · Dr. Richard Fletcher
Laxdale Hall
1953 · Hugh Marvell, M.P.
Landfall
1949 · Wing Commander Dickens
The Glass Mountain
1949 · Bruce McLeod
Journey Together
1945 · Squadron Leader Marshall
East of Piccadilly
1941 · Tamsie Green
The Flying Squad
1940 · Inspector Bradley
Bulldog Sees It Through
1940
Three Silent Men
1940 · Sir James Quentin
Now You're Talking
1940 · Charles Hampton
The Spy in Black
1939 · Ashington
Prison Without Bars
1939
Julius Caesar
1938 · Marcus Brutus
The Squeaker
1937 · Frank Sutton
Farewell Again
1937 · Capt. Gilbert Reed
Men Are Not Gods
1936 · Edmund Davey
Tomorrow We Live
1936 · Eric Morton
Birds of a Feather
1936 · Jack Wortle
Jury's Evidence
1936 · Philip
Department Store
1935 · John Goodman Johnson
The Way of Youth
1935 · Lieut. Alan Marmon
Adventure Ltd.
1935 · Bruce Blandford
Three Witnesses
1935 · Roger Truscott
The Lad
1935 · Jimmy
The Ace of Spades
1935 · Trent
Brewster's Millions
1935 · Frank
Little Miss Nobody
1933 · Pat Carey
Caste
1930 · Hon. George d'Alroy
Series (18)
Chimera
1991 · Dr. Liawski
Chelworth
1989 · Lord Toller
Casualty
1986 · Charles Howlett
Theatre Night
1985 · Knut Brovik
Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983 · Reverend Thomas
All for Love
1982 · Uncle Cecil
The Old Curiosity Shop
1979 · Grandfather
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977 · Carl Fiodorich
Murder
1976 · Robert
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975 · Mr Justice Skelton
Village Hall
1974 · Ralph Escott
Playhouse
1974 · Crusty Old Party
Dead of Night
1972 · Powys Jubb
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · The Judge
Out of the Unknown
1965 · Major Gregory
The Great War
1964 · Various (voice)
Theatre 625
1964
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960 · Writer