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Sebastian Shaw

1905 - 1994

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Sebastian Lewis Shaw (29 May 1905 – 23 December 1994) was an English actor, theatre director, novelist, playwright and poet. During his seven decade 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sebastian Shaw is the 1,014th most popular actor (down from 932nd in 2019), the 1,238th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,037th in 2019) and the 148th most popular British Actor.

Sebastian Shaw is most famous for being the actor who portrayed the character of Magneto in the first three X-Men films.

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Among actors, Sebastian Shaw ranks 1,014 out of 13,578. Before him are Norman Reedus, Kelly Preston, Björn Andrésen, Emilio Estevez, Edmund Kean, and T.O.P. After him are David Graf, Cloris Leachman, Michael Dudikoff, Olof Thunberg, Song Joong-ki, and Benicio del Toro.

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Among people born in 1905, Sebastian Shaw ranks 68. Before him are Franz König, Dolores del Río, Erika Mann, Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark, Otto Preminger, and Hans Urs von Balthasar. After him are Barnett Newman, André Jolivet, Nikolai Tikhonov, Gareth Jones, Jigme Wangchuck, and Chaudhry Muhammad Ali. Among people deceased in 1994, Sebastian Shaw ranks 68. Before him are Jean-Louis Barrault, Ken Noritake, Joseph Cotten, James Clavell, John Candy, and Matt Busby. After him are Rollo May, Nicolás Gómez Dávila, Alain Cuny, Lionel Stander, Terence Young, and Max Bill.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Sebastian Shaw ranks 1,238 out of 8,785. Before him are James Dunlop (1793), Prince Michael of Kent (1942), Ian Curtis (1956), Infante Alfonso Carlos, Duke of San Jaime (1849), Edgar F. Codd (1923), and Edmund Kean (1787). After him are Edward Whymper (1840), Gilbert Ryle (1900), R. D. Laing (1927), William of Winchester, Lord of Lunenburg (1184), Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (1158), and Judith of Flanders (844).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Sebastian Shaw ranks 148. Before him are Jill Ireland (1936), Pete Postlethwaite (1946), Eric Idle (1943), Natascha McElhone (1969), Rosemary Harris (1927), and Edmund Kean (1787). After him are Denholm Elliott (1922), Taron Egerton (1989), Imelda Staunton (1956), Dirk Bogarde (1921), Orlando Bloom (1977), and Billy Boyd (1968).

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