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