Cast
Sebastian Shaw
Acting
Cast
Sebastian Shaw
Known for
Acting
Born
1905-05-29
From
Holt, Norfolk, England, UK
Died
1994-12-23
Also known as Sebastian Lewis 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. 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.
★7.9
MOVIE1983
Return of the Jedi
as Anakin Skywalker
★6.8
MOVIE1966
It Happened Here
as Dr. Richard Fletcher
★10.0
MOVIE1930
Caste
as Hon. George d'Alroy
★7.2
MOVIE2004
The Story of Star Wars
as Anakin Skywalker (archive footage)
★6.5
MOVIE1939
The Spy in Black
as Ashington
★5.8
MOVIE1991
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
as Grandpa
★8.5
MOVIE1981
Timon of Athens
as Old Athenian
★8.0
MOVIE1939
Prison Without Bars
★5.2
MOVIE1987
High Season
as Sharp
★6.3
MOVIE1968
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Quince
MOVIE1966
Walk's End
as Major Gregory
★6.3
MOVIE1937
The Squeaker
as Frank Sutton
MOVIE1940
Bulldog Sees It Through
★6.6
MOVIE1945
Journey Together
as Squadron Leader Marshall
★6.5
MOVIE1937
Farewell Again
as Capt. Gilbert Reed
★7.0
MOVIE1953
Laxdale Hall
as Hugh Marvell, M.P.
★5.6
MOVIE1936
Men Are Not Gods
as Edmund Davey
★10.0
MOVIE1968
All's Well That Ends Well
as King of France
★6.3
MOVIE1941
East of Piccadilly
as Tamsie Green
★7.6
MOVIE1949
Landfall
as Wing Commander Dickens
★6.3
MOVIE1935
The Lad
as Jimmy
MOVIE1982
A Bit of Singing and Dancing
as Uncle Cecil
★8.0
MOVIE1938
Julius Caesar
as Marcus Brutus
MOVIE1988
The Master Builder
as Knut Brovik
MOVIE1992
Monkey Boy
as Dr. Liawski
MOVIE1985
Assembled Memories: Jack B. Yeats, 1871-1957
as Yeats (voice)
★5.8
MOVIE1940
Three Silent Men
as Sir James Quentin
MOVIE1977
A Choice of Evils
as Abbot General
MOVIE1978
Liza
as Carl Fiodorich
★7.0
MOVIE1935
Department Store
as John Goodman Johnson
★8.0
MOVIE1936
Birds of a Feather
as Jack Wortle
★6.5
MOVIE1935
The Ace of Spades
as Trent
MOVIE1981
Fothergill
as Crusty Old Party
★4.3
MOVIE1983
The Weather in the Streets
as Mr. Curtis
★6.2
MOVIE1940
The Flying Squad
as Inspector Bradley
★10.0
MOVIE1933
Little Miss Nobody
as Pat Carey
★6.8
MOVIE1949
The Glass Mountain
as Bruce McLeod
★10.0
MOVIE1936
Jury's Evidence
as Philip
★8.0
MOVIE1935
Brewster's Millions
as Frank
★6.0
MOVIE1935
Three Witnesses
as Roger Truscott
★10.0
MOVIE1935
The Way of Youth
as Lieut. Alan Marmon
★8.0
MOVIE1940
Now You're Talking
as Charles Hampton
★7.0
MOVIE1935
Adventure Ltd.
as Bruce Blandford
★7.5
MOVIE1936
Tomorrow We Live
as Eric Morton