Robert Shaw

Robert Shaw

Profile info

Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday9 August 1927
Died28 August 1978 (age 51)
Place of birthWesthoughton, Lancashire, England, UK
Known credits63

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.

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025 · Self
Discovering Hamlet
Discovering Hamlet
2011 · Claudius (archive footage)
Avalanche Express
Avalanche Express
1979 · General Markenkov
The Horror Show
The Horror Show
1979 · (archive footage)
Force 10 from Navarone
Force 10 from Navarone
1978 · Mallory
The Deep
The Deep
1977 · Romer Treece
Black Sunday
Black Sunday
1977 · Kabakov
Swashbuckler
Swashbuckler
1976 · Ned Lynch
Robin and Marian
Robin and Marian
1976 · Sheriff of Nottingham
Diamonds
Diamonds
1975 · Charles / Earl Hodgson
Jaws
Jaws
1975 · Quint
End of the Game
End of the Game
1975 · Richard Gastmann
The Man in the Glass Booth
The Man in the Glass Booth
1975 · Theatre Play
New England Our Way
New England Our Way
1974 · Self
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974 · Blue
The Break
The Break
1974 · Giles
The Sting
The Sting
1973 · Doyle Lonnegan
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
1973 · The Oracle of all knowledge
The Hireling
The Hireling
1973 · Steven Ledbetter
A Reflection of Fear
A Reflection of Fear
1972 · Michael
Young Winston
Young Winston
1972 · Lord Randolph Churchill
A Town Called Bastard
A Town Called Bastard
1971 · The Priest
Figures in a Landscape
Figures in a Landscape
1970 · MacConnachie
Figures in a Landscape
Figures in a Landscape
1970 · Writer
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
1969 · Francisco Pizarro
Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain
1969 · Squadron Leader Skipper
The Birthday Party
The Birthday Party
1968 · Stanley Webber
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
Luther
Luther
1968 · Martin Luther
Custer of the West
Custer of the West
1967 · General George Armstrong Custer
Omnibus
Omnibus
1967 · Self
A Man for All Seasons
A Man for All Seasons
1966 · King Henry VIII
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulge
1965 · Col Hessler
The Incredible World of James Bond
The Incredible World of James Bond
1965 · Self (archive footage)
Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious
Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious
1965 · Novel
Carol for Another Christmas
Carol for Another Christmas
1964 · Ghost of Christmas Future
The Luck of Ginger Coffey
The Luck of Ginger Coffey
1964 · Ginger Coffey
Hamlet at Elsinore
Hamlet at Elsinore
1964 · Claudius
The Caretaker
The Caretaker
1964 · Aston
From Russia with Love
From Russia with Love
1963 · Donald 'Red' Grant
Festival
1963 · Simone
Tomorrow at Ten
Tomorrow at Ten
1963 · Marlowe
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
The Valiant
The Valiant
1962 · Lieutenant Field
The Winter's Tale
The Winter's Tale
1962 · Leontes
North to the Dales
1962 · Narrator (voice)
Danger Man
Danger Man
1960 · Tony Costello
Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place
Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place
1960 · Novel
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