Robert Shaw
Known for acting · Born 9 August 1927 · Died 28 August 1978 · aged 51 · Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, UK
64 credits
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
Jaws
1975
The Sting
1973
From Russia with Love
1963
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974
Force 10 from Navarone
1978
Battle of the Bulge
1965
The Deep
1977
Robin and Marian
1976
Black Sunday
1977
A Man for All Seasons
1966
The Buccaneers
1956
Figures in a Landscape
1970
Acting (60)
2025Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside StorySelfFilm
2011Discovering HamletClaudius (archive footage)Film
1979Avalanche ExpressGeneral MarkenkovFilm
1979The Horror Show(archive footage)Film
1978Force 10 from NavaroneMalloryFilm
1977The DeepRomer TreeceFilm
1977Black SundayKabakovFilm
1976Robin and MarianSheriff of NottinghamFilm
1976SwashbucklerNed LynchFilm
1975JawsQuintFilm
1975End of the GameRichard GastmannFilm
1975DiamondsCharles / Earl HodgsonFilm
1974The Taking of Pelham One Two ThreeBlueFilm
1974The BreakGilesFilm
1974New England Our WaySelfFilm
1973The StingDoyle LonneganFilm
1973The Golden Voyage of SinbadThe Oracle of all knowledgeFilm
1973The HirelingSteven LedbetterFilm
1972Young WinstonLord Randolph ChurchillFilm
1972A Reflection of FearMichaelFilm
1971A Town Called BastardThe PriestFilm
1970Figures in a LandscapeMacConnachieFilm
1969Battle of BritainSquadron Leader SkipperFilm
1969The Royal Hunt of the SunFrancisco PizarroFilm
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest · 5 episodesSeries
1968The Birthday PartyStanley WebberFilm
1968LutherMartin LutherFilm
1967Custer of the WestGeneral George Armstrong CusterFilm
1967OmnibusSelfSeries
1966A Man for All SeasonsKing Henry VIIIFilm
1965Battle of the BulgeCol HesslerFilm
1965The Incredible World of James BondSelf (archive footage)Film
1964Carol for Another ChristmasGhost of Christmas FutureFilm
1964The CaretakerAstonFilm
1964The Luck of Ginger CoffeyGinger CoffeyFilm
1964Hamlet at ElsinoreClaudiusFilm
1963From Russia with LoveDonald 'Red' GrantFilm
1963Tomorrow at TenMarloweFilm
1963FestivalSimoneSeries
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 3 episodesSeries
1962The ValiantLieutenant FieldFilm
1962The Winter's TaleLeontesFilm
1962North to the DalesNarrator (voice)Film
1960Danger ManTony CostelloSeries
1959LibelFirst PhotographerFilm
1958Sea FuryGormanFilm
1958The Adventures of William TellPeter von BreckSeries
1957HolidayNarrator (voice)Film
1957White HunterSeries
1957Rupert of HentzauRupert of HentzauFilm
1956A Hill in KoreaLCpl. HodgeFilm
1956The BuccaneersCapt. Dan Tempest · 39 episodesSeries
1956DoublecrossErnestFilm
1955The Dam BustersFlt / Sgt. J. Pulford, D.F.M.Film
1955The Adventures of the Scarlet PimpernelLord Anthony DewhurstSeries
1955Yorkshire SandsNarrator (voice)Film
1954The Peak DistrictSelf – Narrator (voice)Film
1951The Lavender Hill MobChemist at Police ExhibitionFilm
1950Sunday Night TheatreHerbertSeries
—The Making of Pelham One Two ThreeFilm
Writing (4)
1975The Man in the Glass BoothTheatre PlayFilm
1970Figures in a LandscapeWriterFilm
1965Situation Hopeless... But Not SeriousNovelFilm
1960Playhouse 90: The Hiding PlaceNovelFilm