Robert Shaw
Known for Acting · 60 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
Festival
1963
as Simone
The Buccaneers
1956
as Capt. Dan Tempest
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 (50)
Jaws
1975
as Quint
From Russia with Love
1963
as Donald 'Red' Grant
The Sting
1973
as Doyle Lonnegan
A Man for All Seasons
1966
as King Henry VIII
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025
as Self
Battle of Britain
1969
as Squadron Leader Skipper
Battle of the Bulge
1965
as Col Hessler
Godzilla Apex
2021
as "TAKE CLEAR OF THE LINE"
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
1973
as The Oracle of all knowledge
Force 10 from Navarone
1978
as Mallory
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974
as Blue
The Deep
1977
as Romer Treece
Robin and Marian
1976
as Sheriff of Nottingham
Black Sunday
1977
as Kabakov
The Lavender Hill Mob
1951
as Chemist at Police Exhibition
Young Winston
1972
as Lord Randolph Churchill
The Incredible World of James Bond
1965
as Self (archive footage)
The Break
1974
as Giles
Doublecross
1956
as Ernest
A Town Called Bastard
1971
as The Priest
A Hill in Korea
1956
as LCpl. Hodge
The Dam Busters
1955
as Flt / Sgt. J. Pulford, D.F.M.
Figures in a Landscape
1970
as MacConnachie
Custer of the West
1967
as General George Armstrong Custer
The Caretaker
1964
as Aston
Swashbuckler
1976
as Ned Lynch
Discovering Hamlet
2011
as Claudius (archive footage)
The Winter's Tale
1962
as Leontes
New England Our Way
1974
as Self
Hamlet at Elsinore
1964
as Claudius
Avalanche Express
1979
as General Markenkov
The Hireling
1973
as Steven Ledbetter
Carol for Another Christmas
1964
as Ghost of Christmas Future
End of the Game
1978
as Richard Gastmann
A Reflection of Fear
1972
as Michael
The Birthday Party
1968
as Stanley Webber
The Horror Show
1979
as (archive footage)
Libel
1959
as First Photographer
The Valiant
1962
as Lieutenant Field
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
1969
as Francisco Pizarro
Diamonds
1975
as Charles / Earl Hodgson
Tomorrow at Ten
1963
as Marlowe
Sea Fury
1958
as Gorman
The Peak District
1954
as Self – Narrator (voice)
The Luck of Ginger Coffey
1964
as Ginger Coffey
Luther
1968
as Martin Luther
Yorkshire Sands
1955
as Narrator (voice)
Rupert of Hentzau
1957
as Rupert of Hentzau
North to the Dales
1962
as 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 60 credits spanning from 1950 to 2025, Robert Shaw has appeared in 50 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
- A Man for All Seasons (1966) — as King Henry VIII
- Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story (2025) — as Self
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