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Sebastian
Shaw
Sebastian Lewis Shaw (AKA 'Buster') was born on May 29, 1905 in
Holt, Norfolk, England, the son of Dr. Geoffrey Shaw. He attended Greshams School, where his father was music master, then studied at the Slade
School of Fine Art in London for two years before earning a scholarship to the
RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts).
Shaw was a veteran of the
Royal Shakespeare Company and made his professional stage debut in 1925,
his Broadway debut in 1929 and made his first feature film in 1931. From
1931 to WWII he made 20 films, some while in the service of the RAF (Royal Air
Force) which he joined in 1934 and served as an AC/Plonk, Aircraftsman 2nd
Class.
Shaw recalled that his acting in his 20's and 30's to be very
bad and on several occasions he was told he was hired only as
"beefcake", because of his good looks, for roles rather than being
hired for his acting ability. His "beefcake" roles catapulted
his popularity throughout the 30's and 40's in the UK. But it was only
much later in his life that he felt he'd had the maturity and experience to
bring depth to any roles. Shaw's later years turned out to be brimming
with work in the theatre where he acted and penned a great deal of theatre,
poetry and even a book.
He was married to stage actress Margaret Delamere from 1929 until her death
in 1956 they had one child, a daughter, Drusilla (MacLeod).
Shaw died on December 23, 1994 in Brighton, East Sussex, England.
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Film
- Monkey Boy~1990 - Dr. Liawski
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Portraits~1987 -
(Thanks to Susanna!)
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The Minisagas~1987 -
Retirement Hobbies for Octogenarians (episode #4)
(Thanks to Susanna!)
- High Season~1987 - Sharp
- Star Wars: Episode VI- Return of the Jedi~1983 - Anakin Skywalker
(scene as the spirit of Anakin replace/re-edited with Hayden Christensen)
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Jack B. Yeats~1981 - voice of Jack B. Yeats (Thanks to
Susanna!)
- Midsummer Night's Dream, A~1968 - Quince
- It Happened Here~1966 - Dr Richard Fletcher
- Laxdale Hall~1952 - Hugh Marvel, M.P.
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- Glass Mountain, The<Gobbi: Glass
Mountain>~1949 - Bruce McLeod
- Landfall~1949 - Wing Commander Dickens
- Journey Together~1946 - Squadron Leader Marshall
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- Bulldog Sees It Through~1940 - Derek Sinclair
- East of Piccadilly~1940 - Tamsie Green
- Flying Squad, The~1940 - Inspector Bradley
- Three Silent Men~1940 - Sir James Quentin
- Too Dangerous to Live~1939 - Jacques Leclerc
- Spy in Black, The<U Boat>~1939 - Lt Ashington
who was really Cdr David Blacklock
- Squeaker, The~1937 - Frank Sutton
- Farewell Again~1937 - Captain Gilbert Reed
- Birds of a Feather~1936 - Jack Wortle
- Jury's Evidence~1936 - Philip
- Tomorrow We Live~1936 - Eric Morton
- Men Are Not Gods~1936 - Edmund Davey
- Ace of Spades, The~1935 -Trent
- Department Store~1935 - John Goodman Johnson
- Jubilee Window~1935 - Peter Ward
- Lad, The~1935 - Jimmy
- Three Witnesses~1935 - Roger Truscott
- Brewster's Millions~1935 - Frank
- Adventure Limited~1934 - Bruce Blandford
- Four Masked Men, The~1934 - Arthur Phillips
- Get Your Man~1934 -Robert Halbean
- Way of the Youth, The~1934 - Alan Marmon
- House of Dreams~1933 -
(Thanks to Susanna!)
- Little Miss Nobody~1933 - Pat Carey
- Taxi to Paradise~1933 - Tom Fanshawe
- Caste~1930 - Hon George d'Alroy
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- TV
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Growing Rich~1991 - in Part 1 of a 6-part series
(Thanks to Susanna!)
- Chimera~1991 -Dr Liawski
- Chernobyl: The Final Warning~1991
- Grandpa
- Chelworth~1989 - actor in:
- My Dear Jamie (#7) 8/20/89
- You Can't Beat Mozart (#5) 8/6/89
- Shopping Around (#3) 7/23/89
- A Wonderfully Wrong Thing (#2) 7/16/89
- Coming Home (#1) 7/9/89 (see
Actor Connections - TV)
- Theatre Night~1985 - in The Master Builder (#3.2)
5/15/88 (see Actor Connections - TV)
- Casualty~1986 - Charles Howlett in Drake's Drum (# 3.3)
9/23/88
- Reilly: The Ace of Spies~1983 (mini) - Reverend
Thomas (see
Actor Connections - TV)
- Weather in the Streets, The~1983
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- The Nation's
Health~1983 - Dr. Percy Thurson in Decline (see
Actor Connections - TV)
(Thanks to Susanna!)
- Jackanory Playhouse~1981 - actor in Alice Through The... (#9.1) 1/5/81
- Nanny~1981 - Mr. Starkie in Goats and
Tigers (# 1.6) 2/14/81
- Timon of Athens~1981 (BBC TV) - Old Athenian
- Rumpole the Bailey~1978 - Mr. Justice Skelton
in Rumpole and the Show Folk (# 2.3) 6/12/79
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Liza<Play of the Week~1956>~1978 - (Thanks to
Susanna!)
- Old Curiosity Shop, The~1979 (mini) -
Little Nell's Grandfather (#1 - 9)
Horizon~1964 - archive of Koestler on Creativity from 1964 in The First
Ten Years (#10.10) 4/22/74
A Midsummer Night's Dream~1968 - Quince (see
Actor Connections - TV)
All's Well That Ends Well~1968 - King of France
The Lost Peace~1966 - actor in
It Will Proceed In The End (#2.10) 1/5/69
What Did Greece Matter? (#2.9) 12/29/68
The Sword Must Be Kept Sharp (#2.8) 12/22/68
One Perplexity After Another (#2.7) 12/15/68
What Hand Would Not Whither? (#2.4) 11/24/68
There is a Great Tide Running (#2.3) 11/17/68
This is Such a Time (#2.2) 11/10/68
Now I Can Die (#2.1) 11/3/68
Horizon~1964 - narrator of Koestler on Creativity (#4.18) 12/5/67
Out of the Unknown~1965 - Major Gregory in Walk's End
1966
Panorama~1953 - readings by Sebastian Shaw in 409 (#13.9) 3/1/65
Great War~1964 (series) - Narrator of On the Idle Hill of Summer 5/30/64
Now You're Talking~1949-47 Documentaries ??
Hamlet~1947 - Claudius
Prison Without Bars~1939 - Doctor
Julius Caesar~1938 - Brutus
Theater
The Master Builder~1988 - Knut Brovik
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Henry V~1984 - King Charles VI/Ely (RSC,
Stratford-upon-Avon, England, UK)
Hamlet~1984 - First Grave Digger
(Barbican Theatre, London, UK)
Whose Life Is It Anyway?~1978 - (Mermaid Theatre, , )
King Richard II~1974 - Duke of York (RSC,
Stratford-upon-Avon, England, UK)
King Richard II~1973 - Duke of York (RSC,
Stratford-upon-Avon, England, UK)
Love's Labour's Lost~1973 - First
Clown ()
Measure for Measure~1970 - Duke (RSC,
Stratford-upon-Avon, England, UK)
Bartholemew Fair~1969 - Justice Overdo (Aldwych Theatre,
London, UK)
Heartbreak House~ - Captain Shotover (Windsor, )
The Apple Cart~ - Magnus (Oxford, )
Enemies~ -
Three Sisters~ -
Ivanov~ -
Enemies and Summerfolk~ -
Much Ado About Nothing~1969 - Leonato
(RSC, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, UK)
Sergeant Musgrave's Dance~1969 - Pte Attercliffe (Royal Court Theatre,
London, UK)
Troilus and Cressida~1968/1969 -
Ulysses (RSC, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, UK; Aldwych Theatre, London,
UK; world tour)
All's Well that Ends Well~1967 - The
King of France (RSC, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, UK)
Romeo and Juliet~1967 - Friar
Lawrence (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, ) (see
Actor
Connections - Theatre)
The Thwarting of Baron Bolligrew~1966
- Sir Oblong Fitz Oblong (RSC, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, UK)
Their Very Own and Golden City~1966 - Jake Latham
and Reginald Maitland
A Patriot For Me~1965 - General Conrad von Hotzendorf
(Royal Court Theatre, London, UK)
Shelly~1965 - (Royal Court Theatre, London, UK)
Mrs. Warren's Profession~1961 -
Candida~1961 -
Empress With Teapot~1961 - Sir Desmond (Royal Court
Theatre, London, UK)
Take A Life~1961 - (Mermaid Theatre, )
The Cresta Run~1960's - Sir Francis Harker (Royal Court Theatre,
London, UK)
A Chaste Maid in Cheapside~1960's -
Their very own And Golden City~1960's -
Everyman~1956 - Title (Ludlow Festival, Ludlow,
Shropshire, UK)
His House in Order~1951 - Filmer Jesson, MP (New Theatre
<Albery>, London, UK)
His Excellency~1950 - Sir James Kirkham (The Prince's ?, )
I Said to Myself~1947 - Mr. Hern Lawrance (Mercury
Theatre, Colchester, UK)
The Thracian Horses~1946 - Heracles (Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith,
UK)
Sunshine Sisters, The~1933 -
Party~1932 -
Romeo and Juliet~1932 - Romeo
(Embassy Theatre, Swiss Cottage, London, UK)
Measure for Measure~1931 - Claudio
(Fortune Theatre, London, UK)
Rope~1929 - Wyndham Brandon (New
York, US)
Ole George Comes to Tea~1927 - 'Enery
Parsons (Playhouse, Liverpool, UK)
Romeo and Juliet~1926 - Romeo
The Sign of the Sun~1925 - Archangel
The Constant Nymph~ - The Major
(London, UK)
The Constant Nymph~ - Lewis Dodd (London,
UK)
The Taming of the Shrew~ - Petruccio
(Greshams Prep School, Norfolk, England, UK)
The Cockyolly Bird~1914 - as one of the Juvenile Band (he
was 8 years old) (Court Theatre, London, UK)
Voice of the Turtle~ - (Piccadilly, London, UK)
Smith~ - (Piccadilly, London, UK)
Othello~ -
King Lear~ - Gloucester ()
Theatre Director
Take a Life~1961 (Mermaid Theatre, )
The Gambler~1945 (Embassy Theatre, )
Theatre Playwright
The Cliff Walk~1969
Take a Life~1961 (Mermaid Theatre, )
Cul de Sac~1960
Glass Maze, The
Ship's Bell, The
Take a Life
Radio
The Wild Duck~1985 - actor
Translations~1982 - actor
Sebastian Shaw~1981 - Himself on All's Well That Ends Well with bits of
commercial recording of the play
Troilus and Cressida~1980 - actor (see
Actor Connections - Radio)
Hamlet~1975 - actor 3/23/75
The Madras House~1960 - actor 11/11/60
St. Joan~1956 - actor 9/17/56
A Single Taper~1956 - actor 5/10/56
The Small Black Room~1949 - actor 10/3/49
World Theatre~1945 - actor (#12.1) 1/30/61
World Theatre~1945 - actor (#5.1) 2/21/49
Hamlet<World Theatre>~1948 - actor in (#13) 12/26/48
The Thracian Horses~1948 - actor 1/26/48
Books
The Christening~1975
Poems~1969
Miscellany
Was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company
Was painted (in the nude at 73) by his
nephew Humphrey Ocean (born Humphrey Anthony
Erdeswick Butler-Bowdon). (copy of portrait
thanks to Susanna!)
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