Shuter was born in London to poor parents. He made his first appearance on the London stage in 1745 in Cibber's Schoolboy. [1]
He made a great reputation in old men's parts. He was the original Justice Woodcock in Love in a Village (1762), Hardcastle in She Stoops to Conquer (1773), and Sir Anthony Absolute in The Rivals (1775).
He was buried in St. Paul's, Covent Garden.[2]
His portrait as Scapin is in the Mathews collection in the Garrick Club; another portrait by Zoffany was engraved by Finlayson.[3]
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