Peter Shaw

Peter Shaw ( Pullen; 24 June 1918 – 29 January 2003) was an English actor and producer. Shaw was the second husband of actress Angela Lansbury.

Early life and career Shaw was born on 24 June 1918 in Reading, Berkshire, England, and began his career in front of the screen following the Second World War, and later found success as a studio executive. Shaw served in the British Army during the Second World War. He was signed to a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer by the Charles Feldman Agency in the late 1940s. Shaw apprenticed with agent Paul Small, leading to an executive position at the studio and later a career with the William Morris Agency, where he represented Katharine Hepburn and Robert Mitchum,

Personal life and death After an early marriage that produced a son, David, he married actress Angela Lansbury in 1949;

Shaw died of heart failure in his Los Angeles home on 29 January 2003. He was 84. He was honoured with an In Memory note in Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle in the closing credits.

Filmography

Acting Year Title Role Notes ref 1939 Sons of the Sea Lt. John Strepte British colour drama film directed by Maurice Elvey 1947 Forever Amber Deacon The Exile Higson American Adventure romantic drama film in Technicolor directed by Max Ophüls