Sebastian Shaw
Acting
Born May 29, 1905 · Holt, Norfolk, England, UK
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 cre…
Known For · 40 titles
Casualty
Theatre 625
Playhouse
Thirty-Minute Theatre
BBC2 Play of the Week
Rumpole of the Bailey
Return of the Jedi
Out of the Unknown
Reilly: Ace of Spies
The Great War
Chimera
Dead of Night
The Old Curiosity Shop
The Story of Star Wars
It Happened Here
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Lad
Caste
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
Journey Together
The Weather in the Streets
High Season
The Spy in Black
All's Well That Ends Well
Farewell Again
Timon of Athens
Prison Without Bars
Men Are Not Gods
Julius Caesar
The Master Builder
Liza
Walk's End
Three Silent Men
Monkey Boy
Laxdale Hall
Assembled Memories: Jack B. Yeats, 1871-1957
The Squeaker
Bulldog Sees It Through
Jury's Evidence
Department Store