Brinsley Shaw was born on March 18, 1876 in New York City, New York, USA as Sheldon Brinsley Shaw. He was an actor and director, known for Across the Rio Grande (1913), Madam Coquette (1914) and A Stranger in Camp (1915). He was married to Helene C. He died on July 3, 1931 in New York City.