Joseph Shaw was born on January 6, 1920 in Lancashire, England. He was an actor, known for The Brood (1979), Lord Durham (1961) and Change of Mind (1969). He was married to Mary Savidge. He died on January 9, 2008 in Stratford, Ontario, Canada.
He moved to Canada in 1954 and served as associate director of the Crest Theatre in Toronto.
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He began performing Shakespeare roles while still in school. He studied drama for two years at the Central School of Drama in London, and appeared with various theatre companies throughout Great Britain.
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Was an actor in the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, held annually in Stratford, Ontario, Canada.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Great Defender
1995
TV Series
Arthur
Dieppe
1993
TV Movie
Pound
The Campbells
1990
TV Series
University president
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1990
TV Series
Mr. Shaw
The Comedy of Errors
1989
TV Movie
Pinch
The Twilight Zone
1988
TV Series
Kincaid
Chasing Rainbows
1988
TV Mini-Series
Farley
Street Legal
1987
TV Series
Dr. Jacobs
And Miles to Go
1985
TV Movie
Seeing Things
1981
TV Series
Clement
War Brides
1980
TV Movie
Mr. Dawson
The Great Detective
1980
TV Series
James Byron
The Brood
1979
Coroner
King of Kensington
1975
TV Series
Judge
The Collaborators
1974
TV Series
The National Dream: Building the Impossible Railway
1974
TV Mini-Series
George Stephen
The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever
1970
TV Movie
Dr. Franz Heinemann
NET Playhouse
1970
TV Series
Uncle Edgar
Festival
1960-1969
TV Series
Voltore / Clintandre / Edward (segment "A Slight Ache") / ...