
Robert Shaw
Known for Acting · 61 credits
- Born
- 1927-08-09
- Died
- 1978-08-28
- Place of birth
- Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Роберт Шоу · رابرت شاو · Robert Archibald Shaw
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
TV Shows (10)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest

Omnibus
1967
as Self

Danger Man
1960
as Tony Costello

Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Herbert

The Buccaneers
1956
as Capt. Dan Tempest
Festival
1963
as Simone

The Adventures of William Tell
1958
as Peter von Breck

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1955
as Lord Anthony Dewhurst
White Hunter
1957
Movies (51)

Jaws
1975
as Quint

From Russia with Love
1963
as Donald 'Red' Grant

The Sting
1973
as Doyle Lonnegan

The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
1973
as The Oracle of all knowledge

The Deep
1977
as Romer Treece

Battle of Britain
1969
as Squadron Leader Skipper

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974
as Blue

Battle of the Bulge
1965
as Col Hessler

Black Sunday
1977
as Kabakov

A Man for All Seasons
1966
as King Henry VIII

Force 10 from Navarone
1978
as Mallory

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025
as Self

Swashbuckler
1976
as Ned Lynch

Young Winston
1972
as Lord Randolph Churchill

Robin and Marian
1976
as Sheriff of Nottingham

A Town Called Bastard
1971
as The Priest

The Lavender Hill Mob
1951
as Chemist at Police Exhibition

Figures in a Landscape
1970
as MacConnachie

Avalanche Express
1979
as General Markenkov

The Horror Show
1979
as (archive footage)

The Dam Busters
1955
as Flt / Sgt. J. Pulford, D.F.M.

The Incredible World of James Bond
1965
as Self (archive footage)

The Hireling
1973
as Steven Ledbetter

The Caretaker
1964
as Aston

New England Our Way
1974
as Self

Custer of the West
1967
as General George Armstrong Custer

End of the Game
1978
as Richard Gastmann

Discovering Hamlet
2011
as Claudius (archive footage)

Diamonds
1975
as Charles / Earl Hodgson

Libel
1959
as First Photographer

A Hill in Korea
1956
as LCpl. Hodge

The Royal Hunt of the Sun
1969
as Francisco Pizarro

Carol for Another Christmas
1964
as Ghost of Christmas Future

The Valiant
1962
as Lieutenant Field

The Winter's Tale
1962
as Leontes

The Break
1974
as Giles

A Reflection of Fear
1972
as Michael

Hamlet at Elsinore
1964
as Claudius

The Birthday Party
1968
as Stanley Webber

Luther
1968
as Martin Luther

Tomorrow at Ten
1963
as Marlowe

Sea Fury
1958
as Gorman

The Luck of Ginger Coffey
1964
as Ginger Coffey

Jaws Toy Movie
2020
as Quint (voice)
Doublecross
1956
as Ernest
Rupert of Hentzau
1957
as Rupert of Hentzau

Godzilla Apex
2021
as "TAKE CLEAR OF THE LINE"
North to the Dales
1962
as Narrator (voice)
Yorkshire Sands
1955
as Narrator (voice)

The Peak District
1954
as Self – Narrator (voice)
Holiday
1957
as Narrator (voice)
About Robert Shaw
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. With 61 credits spanning from 1950 to 2025, Robert Shaw has appeared in 51 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular Robert Shaw Movies
- Jaws (1975) — as Quint
- From Russia with Love (1963) — as Donald 'Red' Grant
- The Sting (1973) — as Doyle Lonnegan
- The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973) — as The Oracle of all knowledge
- The Deep (1977) — as Romer Treece
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