caption death_date death_place years_active birth_place name birth_date spouse image article_title education birth_name occupation alma_mater
shaw the bailey '' in a 1979 episode of '' rumpole of 23 december 1994 brighton , sussex , england 1914 -- 1991 holt , norfolk , england sebastian shaw 29 may 1905 margaret delamere -lrb- 1929 -- 1956 -rrb- sebastian shaw 1979.jpg sebastian shaw -lrb- actor -rrb-
 slade school of fine art sebastian lewis shaw actor director novelist playwright poet royal academy of dramatic arts
sebastian shaw -lrb- actor -rrb-

sebastian lewis shaw -lrb- 29 may 1905 -- 23 december 1994 -rrb- 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 .
he is also known for his brief but important performance in `` return of the jedi '' , the original third installment in the `` star wars '' franchise , in which he portrayed an unmasked darth vader and anakin skywalker 's ghost in the original version of the film .
