Though primarily a stage actor, Sebastian Shaw appeared in some forty film and television productions from 1930 to 1991. Born on May 29, 1905 in Holt, Norfolk, England, he first appeared on stage as a child in 1913, graduating to lead roles by the late 1920s. It was in 1930 that he made his first film appearance in Caste (1930). His most notable ...
Gresham's School, Slade School of Fine Art, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Spouse
Margaret Delamere
Children
Drusilla Shaw
Siblings
Susan Bonner-Morgan, Margaret. Shaw, Peter Shaw, Penelope Harness, James Shaw
Movies
Return of the Jedi, The Spy in Black, It Happened Here, High Season, The Squeaker, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Men Are Not Gods, The Glass Mountain, Laxdale Hall, East of Piccadilly, Three Silent Men, Landfall, Troopship, The Flying Squad, Bulldog Sees It Through, Three Witnesses, The Ace of Spades, ...
TV Shows
The Old Curiosity Shop
Star Sign
Gemini
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Fact
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His daughter Drusilla Mary MacLeod passed away on April 1, 2007. Shaw's ashes, which had been retained by family, were scattered over her grave later that year.
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Had worked on stage, and was very good friends with fellow Star Wars cast member Ian McDiarmid. He was also very unfamiliar with Star Wars when he was cast, and was not aware that his friend McDiarmid had been cast. When they ran into each other while doing their respective make-up tests, McDiarmid asked what he was doing there, to which Shaw replied, "I don't know, Ian. I think it's something to do with science fiction.".
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Served in the Royal Air Force in World War II.
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(1980s) He had a brief relationship with Harriet Ravenscroft, mother of celebrated disc jockey John Peel.
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Had a daughter, Drusilla (1932-2007), from his marriage to Margaret Delamere.
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In a 1987 interview, he revealed that, while under consideration for Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983), he was not informed about the role of Anakin Skywalker until the producers were certain that he would be playing the character. Because the role was being kept a secret during production of the movie, he was under contract not to disclose it to anyone. He honored that deal, and after the film's release, he was finally permitted to talk about his role. Despite the fact that the role was only two minutes long with only 24 words of dialogue, Shaw enjoyed the experience which earned him legions of young fans and found having an action figure made in his likeness oddly flattering.
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