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 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
Credits
Return of the Jedi (1983)
as Anakin Skywalker
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968)
as Quince
It Happened Here (1966)
as Dr. Richard Fletcher
High Season (1987)
as Sharp
Chernobyl: The Final Warning (1991)
as Grandpa
The Story of Star Wars (2004)
as Anakin Skywalker (archive footage)
The Spy in Black (1939)
as Ashington
Journey Together (1945)
as Squadron Leader Marshall
The Lad (1935)
as Jimmy
Caste (1930)
as Hon. George d'Alroy
The Master Builder (1988)
as Knut Brovik
Landfall (1949)
as Wing Commander Dickens
Timon of Athens (1981)
as Old Athenian
Laxdale Hall (1953)
as Hugh Marvell, M.P.
Monkey Boy (1992)
as Dr. Liawski
Walk's End (1966)
as Major Gregory
Men Are Not Gods (1936)
as Edmund Davey
The Squeaker (1937)
as Frank Sutton
The Glass Mountain (1949)
as Bruce McLeod
The Flying Squad (1940)
as Inspector Bradley
The Weather in the Streets (1983)
as Mr. Curtis
East of Piccadilly (1941)
as Tamsie Green
Farewell Again (1937)
as Capt. Gilbert Reed
Julius Caesar (1938)
as Marcus Brutus
Three Silent Men (1940)
as Sir James Quentin
Jury's Evidence (1936)
as Philip
The Ace of Spades (1935)
as Trent
Three Witnesses (1935)
as Roger Truscott
Fothergill (1981)
as Crusty Old Party
Tomorrow We Live (1936)
as Eric Morton
Prison Without Bars (1939)
Actor
A Choice of Evils (1977)
as Abbot General
All's Well That Ends Well (1968)
as King of France
Brewster's Millions (1935)
as Frank
Liza (1978)
as Carl Fiodorich
Assembled Memories: Jack B. Yeats, 1871-1957 (1985)
as Yeats (voice)
Bulldog Sees It Through (1940)
Actor
A Bit of Singing and Dancing (1982)
as Uncle Cecil
Department Store (1935)
as John Goodman Johnson
Adventure Ltd. (1935)
as Bruce Blandford
Little Miss Nobody (1933)
as Pat Carey
Now You're Talking (1940)
as Charles Hampton
The Way of Youth (1935)
as Lieut. Alan Marmon
Birds of a Feather (1936)
as Jack Wortle