Born August 9, 1927· Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, UK
† Died August 28, 1978
27Roles★ 6.5Average rating
Emerging from a modest Lancashire upbringing, Shaw was raised in Scotland and Cornwall before training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1948. His early stage work included engagements with the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre and the Old Vic, where he tackled leading roles in productions such as Macbeth and Henry VIII, and later earned West End acclaim in The Long and the Short and…
