Sebastian Shaw

Sebastian Shaw

Nacimiento : 1905-05-29, Norfolk, England, UK

Muerte : 1994-12-23

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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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The Story of Star Wars
Anakin Skywalker (archive footage)
The Skywalker family is at the heart of the Star Wars saga. Now hear the inside story of Luke and Anakin Skywalker from the characters who witnessed it all: the famous droid duo C-3PO and R2-D2. Episodes IV,V and VI are explored in "The Story of Luke Skywalker," which follows the young man escaping from his daily chores on Tatooine to his becoming a hero in the Rebal Alliance. In "The Story of Anakin Skywalker," you'll go behind the mask of the greatest Star Wars villain and discover how Darth Vader started life as a young Podracing Champ on Tatooine and later became a headstrong young Jedi seduced by the Dark Side of the Force. With clips from the Star Wars films, C-3PO and R2-D2 take you on an hour-long journey through the saga and prepare you for the explosive final chapter: Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith.
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
Grandpa
True story about the tragic nuclear power plant accident in Chernobyl.
The Master Builder
Knut Brovik
Ibsen's play is the story of Halvard Solness, Master Builder of a town in Norway. Solness is a successful architect but he's afraid of the being surpassed by those younger than himself. The arrival of a young woman called Hilda stirs up memories and feelings with stories of a promise he made her many years ago.
Temporada Alta
Sharp
En la isla griega de Rodas se producen los encuentros entre un grupo de británicos enamorados del paraje. Entre ellos figuran una fotógrafa, su exmarido, su hija y un crítico de arte amigo de la familia.
The Weather in the Streets
Mr. Curtis
Passion comes calling when a man suffering through an unhappy marriage in 1920s England runs into first love.
El retorno del Jedi
Anakin Skywalker
Luke Skywalker y la princesa Leia deben viajar a Tatooine para liberar a Han Solo. Para conseguirlo, deben infiltrarse en la peligrosa guarida de Jabba the Hutt, el gángster más temido de la galaxia. Una vez reunidos, el equipo recluta a tribus de Ewoks para combatir a las fuerzas imperiales en los bosques de la luna de Endor. Mientras tanto, el Emperador y Darth Vader conspiran para convertir a Luke al lado oscuro, pero el joven Skywalker, por su parte, está decidido a reavivar el espíritu del Jedi en su padre. La guerra civil galáctica culmina en un último enfrentamiento entre las fuerzas rebeldes unificadas y una segunda Estrella de la Muerte, indefensa e incompleta, en una batalla que decidirá el destino de la galaxia.
Timon of Athens
Old Athenian
Timon loves to give parties and objects to friends, but when he cannot pay his creditors, his "friends" refuse to help him, and he becomes a misanthropic hermit.
A Choice of Evils
Abbot General
Cardinal Volponi tries to save his old friend, a priest-turned-militant communist, from being executed by the Nazis alongside 334 other hostages but struggles to reason with either the Vatican, the Nazis or his friend.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Quince
Peter Hall's film adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy, filmed in and around an English country house and starring actors from the Royal Shakespeare Company.
All's Well That Ends Well
King of France
An adaptation directed by Claude Whatham for the BBC's Theatre 625 slot. Essentially a recording of John Barton's acclaimed Royal Shakespeare Company production starring Catherine Lacey (the Countess), Ian Richardson (Bertram), Lynn Farleigh (Helen), Clive Swift (Parolles) and Sebastian Shaw (the King), it was broadcast on 3 June 1968.
It Happened Here
Doctor Richard 'Dick' Fletcher
It is the Second World War. The Nazis have invaded Britain. There is a split between the resistance and those who prefer to collaborate with the invaders for a quiet life. The protagonist, a nurse, is caught in the middle.
Laxdale Hall
Hugh Marvell, M.P.
A starchy parliamentary delegation is sent to a remote Scottish Highlands community, where the residents are protesting the poor condition of their road by withholding their taxes, and spend a few days among the locals.
Landfall
Wing Commander Dickens
A British coastal command pilot is charged with neglect when it is thought that he has sunk a British submarine rather than a German U-boat. Unable to live with his actions, he volunteers for a deadly mission. His girlfriend meanwhile tries to prove that he is innocent.
The Glass Mountain
Bruce McLeod
An aspiring composer, in the British Air Force for WWII, is downed in Italy and rescued by an Italian girl. He returns home to his wife, inspired to write an opera and aware that he's fallen in love with his rescuer.
Journey Together
Squadron Leader Marshall
Two Englishmen (Richard Attenborough, Jack Watling) train with the Royal Air Force, ending with a bombing raid on Berlin.
East of Piccadilly
Tamsie Green
A series of murders in the West End of London baffle the officers of Scotland Yard and draw the interest of a crime reporter to the case.
The Flying Squad
Inspector Bradley
Inspector Bradley of Scotland Yard is on the trail of the murderous ringleader of a smuggling organization in London.
Three Silent Men
Sir James Quentin
An inventor of a deadly weapon to be used against the allies is injured in a crash. Surgeon, Sir James (Sebastian Shaw) saves his life but learns of the inventors plot.
Now You're Talking
Charles Hampton
Commissioned by the Ministry of Information and specifically target working class audiences; ‘Now you’re talking’ follows a plant worker, who lets slip vital information about some overnight research on a captured enemy aircraft. This inevitably leads to this most important of secrets falling into the lap of the enemy.
El espía negro
Ashington
Un comandante alemán de submarinos, el capitán Hardt, es enviado a la islas Órcadas con la misión de destruir la flota británica apostada en Scapa Flow. Allí encontrará la colaboración del matrimonio Blacklock.
Prison Without Bars
An inmate of a girl's reformatory competes with its superintendent for the affections of its young doctor.
The Squeaker
Frank Sutton
London's jewel thieves are under the thumb of a mysterious fence, who ruthlessly exposes any thief who crosses him. Desperate, Scotland Yard re-hires ex-Inspector Barrabal who, as a known drunkard, is ideally suited to go undercover with a faked criminal record (which may spoil his chances with lovely Carol Stedman).
Farewell Again
Capt. Gilbert Reed
Farewell Again is a multiplotted British comedy/drama about soldiers on leave and the people they've left. Given a six-hour pass after a tour of duty in India, several British Tommies (among them Robert Newton, Sebastian Shaw and Anthony Bushell) try to unravel their domestic tribulations before having to ship out again. American expatriate Tim Whelan was the directorial hand who kept the various plot threads from entangling, while another Hollywood vet, James Wong Howe, manned the cameras. The film became instantly dated with the advent of World War II, but in its own time Farewell Again was a box-office smash. The film was issued in the US as Troopship.
Men Are Not Gods
Edmund Davey
Actor Edmund Davey becomes a star overnight when his wife and co-star teams up with the secretary of a noted stage critic to produce a glowing review of his 'Othello'.
Tomorrow We Live
Eric Morton
Financier Sir Charles Hendra, on the brink of ruin, contemplates ending his own life. After pondering the difficult decision, Charles decides to invite twelve similarly desperate individuals to dinner so they can all discuss their problems. Will his generosity change the course of their lives?
Birds of a Feather
Jack Wortle
A sausage-making tycoon rents a castle from an impoverished aristocrat.
Jury's Evidence
Philip
'Foreman of Old Bailey jury refuses to accept circumstantial evidence and helps solve murder case.' (British Film Catalogue)
Department Store
John Goodman Johnson
The heir to a London department store must learn the business, but he must start off by working his way through the various menial jobs incognito first. However, a crooked manager has arranged, for a cracksman, just out of gaol, to join the staff. Each is mistaken for the other.
The Way of Youth
Lieut. Alan Marmon
The manager of a gambling club tries to swindle the owner.
Adventure Ltd.
Bruce Blandford
A British adventure film directed by George King
Three Witnesses
Roger Truscott
At a firm of contractors, a partner is accused of murdering his brother following a takeover bid.
The Lad
Jimmy
An ex-con searching for a hidden jewel is assumed by a group of people to be investigating them.
The Ace of Spades
Trent
The wife of a candidate for Parliament is having an affair with the brother of her husband's rival. Her lover is running for election on a promise of building a railway that the community needs, but a wealthy landowner won't give permission for the railway to be built over his land. When the landowner is later found dead, suspicion falls on the adulterous candidate.
Brewster's Millions
Frank
Jack Brewster is a pennyless English lad who learns that he has inherited 6 million pounds sterling from a recently deceased relative. But soon learns that he must spend 500,000 pounds in 60 days to inherit the rest of the money, or forfeit the entire inheritance.
Caste
Hon. George d'Alroy
The daughter of a Cockney drunkard marries a young aristocrat who is presumed killed in action in WWI. When she gets the news she goes to stay with her aristocratic in-laws.