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

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Jaws

    Jaws

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Swashbuckler

    Swashbuckler

  • Libel

    Libel

  • Holiday

    Holiday

  • From Russia with Love

    From Russia with Love

  • Sunday Night Theatre

    Sunday Night Theatre

  • Danger Man

    Danger Man

  • The Sting

    The Sting

  • Force 10 from Navarone

    Force 10 from Navarone

  • The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

  • Festival

    Festival

  • Luther

    Luther

  • Diamonds

    Diamonds

  • The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

    The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

  • The Buccaneers

    The Buccaneers

  • Black Sunday

    Black Sunday

  • Rupert of Hentzau

    Rupert of Hentzau

  • The Dam Busters

    The Dam Busters

  • Hamlet at Elsinore

    Hamlet at Elsinore

  • A Man for All Seasons

    A Man for All Seasons

  • Doublecross

    Doublecross

  • Robin and Marian

    Robin and Marian

  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain

  • The Golden Voyage of Sinbad

    The Golden Voyage of Sinbad

  • The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

    The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge

  • Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

    Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

  • The Deep

    The Deep

  • Figures in a Landscape

    Figures in a Landscape

  • The Lavender Hill Mob

    The Lavender Hill Mob

  • The Horror Show

    The Horror Show

  • Avalanche Express

    Avalanche Express

  • Custer of the West

    Custer of the West

  • The Break

    The Break

  • A Hill in Korea

    A Hill in Korea

  • Young Winston

    Young Winston

  • Godzilla Apex

    Godzilla Apex

  • Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

    Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

  • The Hireling

    The Hireling

  • White Hunter

    White Hunter

  • The Winter's Tale

    The Winter's Tale

  • The Peak District

    The Peak District

  • A Town Called Bastard

    A Town Called Bastard

  • Yorkshire Sands

    Yorkshire Sands

  • The Caretaker

    The Caretaker

  • The Royal Hunt of the Sun

    The Royal Hunt of the Sun

  • The Luck of Ginger Coffey

    The Luck of Ginger Coffey

  • Tomorrow at Ten

    Tomorrow at Ten

  • The Incredible World of James Bond

    The Incredible World of James Bond

  • The Valiant

    The Valiant

  • Carol for Another Christmas

    Carol for Another Christmas

  • A Reflection of Fear

    A Reflection of Fear

  • The Birthday Party

    The Birthday Party

  • Discovering Hamlet

    Discovering Hamlet

  • End of the Game

    End of the Game

  • Sea Fury

    Sea Fury

  • New England Our Way

    New England Our Way

  • North to the Dales

    North to the Dales