Robert Shaw

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

60

Gender

Male

Birthday

1927-08-09

Day of death

1978-08-28 (51 years old)

Place of Birth

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, UK

Robert 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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Jaws

    Jaws

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • North to the Dales

    North to the Dales

  • Festival

    Festival

  • From Russia with Love

    From Russia with Love

  • The Buccaneers

    The Buccaneers

  • Sunday Night Theatre

    Sunday Night Theatre

  • Danger Man

    Danger Man

  • The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

  • Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

    Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

  • The Royal Hunt of the Sun

    The Royal Hunt of the Sun

  • A Reflection of Fear

    A Reflection of Fear

  • Yorkshire Sands

    Yorkshire Sands

  • The Valiant

    The Valiant

  • Figures in a Landscape

    Figures in a Landscape

  • The Dam Busters

    The Dam Busters

  • The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

    The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

  • Discovering Hamlet

    Discovering Hamlet

  • Sea Fury

    Sea Fury

  • The Sting

    The Sting

  • Diamonds

    Diamonds

  • Holiday

    Holiday

  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain

  • A Hill in Korea

    A Hill in Korea

  • Carol for Another Christmas

    Carol for Another Christmas

  • Luther

    Luther

  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge

  • Custer of the West

    Custer of the West

  • Black Sunday

    Black Sunday

  • Avalanche Express

    Avalanche Express

  • The Birthday Party

    The Birthday Party

  • The Horror Show

    The Horror Show

  • Rupert of Hentzau

    Rupert of Hentzau

  • Libel

    Libel

  • The Hireling

    The Hireling

  • Force 10 from Navarone

    Force 10 from Navarone

  • A Man for All Seasons

    A Man for All Seasons

  • Tomorrow at Ten

    Tomorrow at Ten

  • The Incredible World of James Bond

    The Incredible World of James Bond

  • The Golden Voyage of Sinbad

    The Golden Voyage of Sinbad

  • A Town Called Bastard

    A Town Called Bastard

  • The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

    The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

  • The Deep

    The Deep

  • The Caretaker

    The Caretaker

  • Young Winston

    Young Winston

  • Robin and Marian

    Robin and Marian

  • Hamlet at Elsinore

    Hamlet at Elsinore

  • The Lavender Hill Mob

    The Lavender Hill Mob

  • The Luck of Ginger Coffey

    The Luck of Ginger Coffey

  • The Winter's Tale

    The Winter's Tale

  • Swashbuckler

    Swashbuckler

  • White Hunter

    White Hunter

  • New England Our Way

    New England Our Way

  • Doublecross

    Doublecross

  • End of the Game

    End of the Game

  • Godzilla Apex

    Godzilla Apex

  • The Break

    The Break

  • The Peak District

    The Peak District