C. Montague Shaw
Biography
C. Montague Shaw was an Australian character actor who spent much of his career in small supporting parts, appearing in more than 150 films, many of them uncredited. Born in Adelaide, South Australia, he began his acting career in Australian theater before he moved to Britain and other parts of the British Empire. He made his first film appearance in The Set-Up in 1926 and later worked often in film serials, where he often played professors and paternal supporting roles. In 1936 he took the part of Professor Norton in Undersea Kingdom, a popular serial with Crash Corrigan, and it became his best known role. Shaw continued to act in films until his final role in 1949. He died in 1968.
85years old at death
- Born Adelaide
- Died Woodland Hills
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Also credited as Charles Montague Shaw and Charles Montague Discombe Sparrow
Movie Career
- Films
- 9
- Career span
- 12 years1932 to 1944
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First role
Shaw's first film role came in 1926 in The Set-Up, after he had already built a career in the Australian theater and then worked in Britain and elsewhere in the British Empire.
Big break
Shaw's most known role came in 1936, when he played Professor Norton in the popular serial Undersea Kingdom, which starred Crash Corrigan.
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Films together
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Also two films together1 more actor
- Ray CorriganThe Riders of the Whistling Skull (1937) and Sharad of Atlantis (1936)
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