Robert Shaw

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

61

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

  • Jaws

    Jaws

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • From Russia with Love

    From Russia with Love

  • The Sting

    The Sting

  • Danger Man

    Danger Man

  • The Hireling

    The Hireling

  • The Valiant

    The Valiant

  • Diamonds

    Diamonds

  • The Buccaneers

    The Buccaneers

  • Sunday Night Theatre

    Sunday Night Theatre

  • Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

    Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

  • The Deep

    The Deep

  • Festival

    Festival

  • Sea Fury

    Sea Fury

  • Avalanche Express

    Avalanche Express

  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge

  • Libel

    Libel

  • Black Sunday

    Black Sunday

  • End of the Game

    End of the Game

  • A Town Called Bastard

    A Town Called Bastard

  • Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

    Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

  • Young Winston

    Young Winston

  • The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

  • The Caretaker

    The Caretaker

  • A Hill in Korea

    A Hill in Korea

  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain

  • Swashbuckler

    Swashbuckler

  • Robin and Marian

    Robin and Marian

  • A Man for All Seasons

    A Man for All Seasons

  • Luther

    Luther

  • The Dam Busters

    The Dam Busters

  • The Golden Voyage of Sinbad

    The Golden Voyage of Sinbad

  • Carol for Another Christmas

    Carol for Another Christmas

  • Yorkshire Sands

    Yorkshire Sands

  • Figures in a Landscape

    Figures in a Landscape

  • The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

    The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

  • Force 10 from Navarone

    Force 10 from Navarone

  • The Lavender Hill Mob

    The Lavender Hill Mob

  • Hamlet at Elsinore

    Hamlet at Elsinore

  • The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

    The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

  • Doublecross

    Doublecross

  • Holiday

    Holiday

  • Rupert of Hentzau

    Rupert of Hentzau

  • The Birthday Party

    The Birthday Party

  • A Reflection of Fear

    A Reflection of Fear

  • Tomorrow at Ten

    Tomorrow at Ten

  • The Luck of Ginger Coffey

    The Luck of Ginger Coffey

  • Custer of the West

    Custer of the West

  • The Horror Show

    The Horror Show

  • The Winter's Tale

    The Winter's Tale

  • North to the Dales

    North to the Dales

  • Discovering Hamlet

    Discovering Hamlet

  • The Royal Hunt of the Sun

    The Royal Hunt of the Sun

  • The Break

    The Break

  • The Incredible World of James Bond

    The Incredible World of James Bond

  • White Hunter

    White Hunter

  • Godzilla Apex

    Godzilla Apex

  • New England Our Way

    New England Our Way

  • The Peak District

    The Peak District