Maurice Shadbolt was born on June 4, 1932 in Auckland, New Zealand as Maurice Francis Richard Shadbolt. He was a writer and actor, known for Among the Cinders (1984) and Chunuk Bair (1992). He was married to Elspeth Sandys, Bridget Armstrong, Barbara Magner and Gillian Eve Muriel Heming. He died on October 10, 2004 in Wellington, New Zealand.