Robert Shaw

Robert Shaw

Acting

Born:
1927-08-09
Died:
1978-08-28
Place of birth:
Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, UK

Biography

Robert Archibald Shaw (9 August 1927 – 28 August 1978) was an English stage and film actor and novelist, remembered for his performances in The Sting, From Russia with Love, A Man for All Seasons, the original The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), Black Sunday (1977), The Deep (1977) and Jaws, where he played the shark hunter Quint.

Known For

Filmography

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

7.52025Self
Movie
Discovering Hamlet

Discovering Hamlet

7.52011Claudius (archive footage)
Movie
Avalanche Express

Avalanche Express

4.81979General Markenkov
Movie
The Horror Show

The Horror Show

3.41979(archive footage)
Movie
Force 10 from Navarone

Force 10 from Navarone

6.31978Mallory
Movie
The Deep

The Deep

6.11977Romer Treece
Movie
Black Sunday

Black Sunday

6.71977Kabakov
Movie
Swashbuckler

Swashbuckler

6.21976Ned Lynch
Movie
Robin and Marian

Robin and Marian

6.31976Sheriff of Nottingham
Movie
Diamonds

Diamonds

5.31975Charles / Earl Hodgson
Movie
Jaws

Jaws

7.71975Quint
Movie
End of the Game

End of the Game

5.01975Richard Gastmann
Movie
The Man in the Glass Booth

The Man in the Glass Booth

6.21975Theatre Play
Movie
The Making of Pelham One Two Three

The Making of Pelham One Two Three

1974Self
Movie
New England Our Way

New England Our Way

1974Self
Movie
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

7.51974Blue
Movie
The Break

The Break

1974Giles
Movie
The Sting

The Sting

8.01973Doyle Lonnegan
Movie
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad

The Golden Voyage of Sinbad

6.71973The Oracle of all knowledge
Movie
The Hireling

The Hireling

5.81973Steven Ledbetter
Movie
A Reflection of Fear

A Reflection of Fear

6.11972Michael
Movie
Young Winston

Young Winston

6.31972Lord Randolph Churchill
Movie
A Town Called Bastard

A Town Called Bastard

5.01971The Priest
Movie
Figures in a Landscape

Figures in a Landscape

6.01970MacConnachie
Movie
The Royal Hunt of the Sun

The Royal Hunt of the Sun

6.11969Francisco Pizarro
Movie
Battle of Britain

Battle of Britain

6.81969Squadron Leader Skipper
Movie
The Birthday Party

The Birthday Party

6.41968Stanley Webber
Movie
The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

6.81968Self - Guest
TV
Luther

Luther

1968Martin Luther
Movie
Custer of the West

Custer of the West

5.91967General George Armstrong Custer
Movie
Omnibus

Omnibus

7.21967Self
TV
A Man for All Seasons

A Man for All Seasons

7.31966King Henry VIII
Movie
Battle of the Bulge

Battle of the Bulge

6.91965Col. Martin Hessler
Movie
The Incredible World of James Bond

The Incredible World of James Bond

7.01965Self (archive footage)
Movie
Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious

Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious

6.91965Novel
Movie
Carol for Another Christmas

Carol for Another Christmas

5.91964Ghost of Christmas Future
Movie
The Luck of Ginger Coffey

The Luck of Ginger Coffey

6.81964Ginger Coffey
Movie
Hamlet at Elsinore

Hamlet at Elsinore

8.01964Claudius
Movie
The Caretaker

The Caretaker

7.41964Aston
Movie
From Russia with Love

From Russia with Love

7.11963Donald 'Red' Grant
Movie
Festival

Festival

8.01963Simone
TV
Tomorrow at Ten

Tomorrow at Ten

6.01963Marlowe
Movie
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.61962Self
TV
The Valiant

The Valiant

8.31962Lieutenant Field
Movie
The Winter's Tale

The Winter's Tale

7.51962Leontes
Movie
North to the Dales

North to the Dales

1962Narrator (voice)
Movie
Danger Man

Danger Man

7.31960Tony Costello
TV
Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place

Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place

1960Novel
Movie
Libel

Libel

6.81959First Photographer
Movie
The Adventures of William Tell

The Adventures of William Tell

6.81958Peter von Breck
TV
Sea Fury

Sea Fury

6.11958Gorman
Movie
Rupert of Hentzau

Rupert of Hentzau

1957Rupert of Hentzau
Movie
White Hunter

White Hunter

7.01957
TV
Holiday

Holiday

6.71957Narrator (voice)
Movie
The Buccaneers

The Buccaneers

6.41956Capt. Dan Tempest
TV
A Hill in Korea

A Hill in Korea

6.51956LCpl. Hodge
Movie
Doublecross

Doublecross

7.71956Ernest
Movie
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

8.01955Lord Anthony Dewhurst
TV
The Dam Busters

The Dam Busters

6.91955Flt / Sgt. J. Pulford, D.F.M.
Movie
Yorkshire Sands

Yorkshire Sands

1955Narrator (voice)
Movie