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Sebastian Lewis 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.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1905-05-29
- event Death Date 1994-12-23
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 1.1
- info Birth Place Holt, Norfolk, England, UK
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Sebastian Shaw
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Return of the Jedi
1983-05-25
0
Jury's Evidence
1936-01-01
6.7
It Happened Here
1966-05-12
0
A Bit of Singing and Dancing
1982-08-22
6.4
The Spy in Black
1939-08-03
5.3
High Season
1987-09-01
5.7
Men Are Not Gods
1936-11-26
5.2
The Squeaker
1937-11-11
5.7
The Ace of Spades
1935-02-09
6
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1968-09-30
6
The Glass Mountain
1949-03-09
0
Julius Caesar
1938-12-09
5.2
Three Silent Men
1940-09-07
6
The Flying Squad
1940-10-12
6
Department Store
1935-10-06
7
Timon of Athens
1981-04-16
0
Jack B. Yeats: Associated Memories 1871-1957
1985-01-01
0
Prison Without Bars
1939-07-29
0
Tomorrow We Live
1936-10-06
5.5
East of Piccadilly
1941-06-23
0
All's Well That Ends Well
1968-03-06
5
Farewell Again
1937-01-05
0
The Master Builder
1988-05-15
6
Brewster's Millions
1935-01-01
7.2
The Story of Star Wars
2004-08-18
0
Caste
1930-09-01
7
Landfall
1949-09-30
0
Birds of a Feather
1936-04-12
0
Adventure Ltd.
1935-03-31
0
Three Witnesses
1935-03-01
0
A Choice of Evils
1977-04-19
3
The Weather in the Streets
1983-11-30
6
Laxdale Hall
1953-04-01
0
Now You're Talking
1940-03-01
6.5
Journey Together
1945-10-01
5.5
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
1991-04-22
6
The Lad
1935-02-27
0
The Way of Youth
1935-05-07
0
Fothergill
1981-01-08
0
Liza
1978-03-28
0
Monkey Boy
1992-12-31
0
Little Miss Nobody
1933-01-01
7.1
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975-12-17
7.9
The Great War
1964-05-30
7.6
Dead of Night
1972-11-05
6
The Old Curiosity Shop
1979-12-09
6.1
Casualty
1986-09-06
7
Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983-09-05
6
Chimera
1991-07-07