Bill Sheat

William Newton Sheat (1 May 1930 – 20 January 2021) was a New Zealand lawyer and arts activist. He was a founding member of the New Zealand Film Commission, Creative New Zealand and Downstage Theatre. Sheat was born in Hāwera, New Zealand.
Sheat died on 20 January 2021 in Lower Hutt, New Zealand at the age of 90.