Robert Shaw
Known for
Acting
Life
1927 – 1978 (aged 51)
Born in
Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, UK
Credits
View on IMDb52 acting credits
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
Jaws
20 Jun 1975
From Russia with Love
10 Oct 1963
The Sting
25 Dec 1973
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
02 Oct 1974
A Man for All Seasons
13 Dec 1966
Battle of Britain
15 Sep 1969
Force 10 from Navarone
16 Aug 1978
The Lavender Hill Mob
28 Jun 1951
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Filmography
2011
- Discovering Hamletas Claudius (archive footage)
1979
- Avalanche Expressas General Markenkov
- The Horror Showas (archive footage)
1978
- Force 10 from Navaroneas Mallory
1977
- The Deepas Romer Treece
- Black Sundayas Kabakov
1976
- Swashbuckleras Ned Lynch
- Robin and Marianas Sheriff of Nottingham
1975
- Diamondsas Charles
- Jawsas Quint
- End of the Gameas Richard Gastmann
1974
- The Taking of Pelham One Two Threeas Blue
- The Breakas Giles
1973
- The Stingas Doyle Lonnegan
- The Golden Voyage of Sinbadas The Oracle of all knowledge
- The Hirelingas Steven Ledbetter
1972
- A Reflection of Fearas Michael
- Young Winstonas Lord Randolph Churchill
1971
- A Town Called Bastardas The Priest
1970
- Figures in a Landscapeas MacConnachie
1969
- The Royal Hunt of the Sunas Francisco Pizarro
- Battle of Britainas Squadron Leader Skipper
1968
- The Birthday Partyas Stanley Webber
- Lutheras Martin Luther
1967
- Custer of the Westas General George Armstrong Custer
1966
- A Man for All Seasonsas King Henry VIII
1965
- Battle of the Bulgeas Col Hessler
1964
- Carol for Another Christmasas Ghost of Christmas Future
- The Luck of Ginger Coffeyas Ginger Coffey
- Hamlet at Elsinoreas Claudius
- The Caretakeras Aston
1963
- From Russia with Loveas Donald 'Red' Grant
- Festivalas Simone1 episode
- Tomorrow at Tenas Marlowe
1962
- The Valiantas Lieutenant Field
- The Winter's Taleas Leontes
- North to the Dalesas Narrator (voice)
1960
- Danger Manas Tony Costello1 episode
1959
- Libelas First Photographer
1958
- The Adventures of William Tellas Peter von Breck1 episode
- Sea Furyas Gorman
1957
- Rupert of Hentzauas Rupert of Hentzau
- White Hunter1 episode
- Holidayas Narrator (voice)
1956
- The Buccaneersas Capt. Dan Tempest39 episodes
- A Hill in Koreaas LCpl. Hodge
- Doublecrossas Ernest
1955
- The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernelas Lord Anthony Dewhurst1 episode
- The Dam Bustersas Flt
- Yorkshire Sandsas Narrator (voice)
1951
- The Lavender Hill Mobas Chemist at Police Exhibition
1950
- Sunday Night Theatreas Herbert1 episode