Robert Shaw
Acting
Born August 9, 1927 · Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, UK
Died August 28, 1978
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
2025 · Self
Godzilla Apex
2021 · "TAKE CLEAR OF THE LINE"
Avalanche Express
1979 · General Markenkov
Force 10 from Navarone
1978 · Mallory
End of the Game
1978 · Richard Gastmann
The Deep
1977 · Romer Treece
Black Sunday
1977 · Kabakov
Robin and Marian
1976 · Sheriff of Nottingham
Swashbuckler
1976 · Ned Lynch
Jaws
1975 · Quint
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974 · Blue
The Sting
1973 · Doyle Lonnegan
The Hireling
1973 · Steven Ledbetter
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
1973 · The Oracle of all knowledge
Young Winston
1972 · Lord Randolph Churchill
A Reflection of Fear
1972 · Michael
A Town Called Bastard
1971 · The Priest
Figures in a Landscape
1970 · MacConnachie
Battle of Britain
1969 · Squadron Leader Skipper
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
1969 · Francisco Pizarro
The Birthday Party
1968 · Stanley Webber
Custer of the West
1967 · General George Armstrong Custer
A Man for All Seasons
1966 · King Henry VIII
Battle of the Bulge
1965 · Col Hessler
Carol for Another Christmas
1964 · Ghost of Christmas Future
The Caretaker
1964 · Aston
The Luck of Ginger Coffey
1964 · Ginger Coffey
From Russia with Love
1963 · Donald 'Red' Grant
Tomorrow at Ten
1963 · Marlowe
Libel
1959 · First Photographer
A Hill in Korea
1956 · LCpl. Hodge
The Dam Busters
1955 · Flt / Sgt. J. Pulford, D.F.M.
The Lavender Hill Mob
1951 · Chemist at Police Exhibition