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Robert Shaw

Acting 51 (deceased) years old Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, UK ★ 2.2
Born: August 9, 1927
Died: August 28, 1978

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.

Filmography

Acting Credits (61)

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies Self - (archive footage) 2025
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story Self 2025
Godzilla Apex
Godzilla Apex "TAKE CLEAR OF THE LINE" 2021
Discovering Hamlet
Discovering Hamlet Claudius (archive footage) 2011
Avalanche Express
Avalanche Express General Markenkov 1979
The Horror Show
The Horror Show (archive footage) 1979
Force 10 from Navarone
Force 10 from Navarone Mallory 1978
End of the Game
End of the Game Richard Gastmann 1978
The Deep
The Deep Romer Treece 1977
Black Sunday
Black Sunday Kabakov 1977
Swashbuckler
Swashbuckler Ned Lynch 1976
Robin and Marian
Robin and Marian Sheriff of Nottingham 1976
Diamonds
Diamonds Charles / Earl Hodgson 1975
Jaws
Jaws Quint 1975
New England Our Way
New England Our Way Self 1974
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Blue 1974
The Break
The Break Giles 1974
The Sting
The Sting Doyle Lonnegan 1973
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad The Oracle of all knowledge 1973
The Hireling
The Hireling Steven Ledbetter 1973
A Reflection of Fear
A Reflection of Fear Michael 1972
Young Winston
Young Winston Lord Randolph Churchill 1972
A Town Called Bastard
A Town Called Bastard The Priest 1971
Figures in a Landscape
Figures in a Landscape MacConnachie 1970
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
The Royal Hunt of the Sun Francisco Pizarro 1969
Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain Squadron Leader Skipper 1969
The Birthday Party
The Birthday Party Stanley Webber 1968
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show Self - Guest 1968
Luther
Luther Martin Luther 1968
Custer of the West
Custer of the West General George Armstrong Custer 1967
Omnibus
Omnibus Self 1967
A Man for All Seasons
A Man for All Seasons King Henry VIII 1966
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulge Col Hessler 1965
The Incredible World of James Bond
The Incredible World of James Bond Self (archive footage) 1965
Carol for Another Christmas
Carol for Another Christmas Ghost of Christmas Future 1964
The Luck of Ginger Coffey
The Luck of Ginger Coffey Ginger Coffey 1964
Hamlet at Elsinore
Hamlet at Elsinore Claudius 1964
The Caretaker
The Caretaker Aston 1964
From Russia with Love
From Russia with Love Donald 'Red' Grant 1963
Festival
Festival Simone 1963
Tomorrow at Ten
Tomorrow at Ten Marlowe 1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962
The Valiant
The Valiant Lieutenant Field 1962
The Winter's Tale
The Winter's Tale Leontes 1962
North to the Dales
North to the Dales Narrator (voice) 1962
Danger Man
Danger Man Tony Costello 1960
Libel
Libel First Photographer 1959
The Adventures of William Tell
The Adventures of William Tell Peter von Breck 1958
Sea Fury
Sea Fury Gorman 1958
Rupert of Hentzau
Rupert of Hentzau Rupert of Hentzau 1957
White Hunter
White Hunter 1957
Holiday
Holiday Narrator (voice) 1957
The Buccaneers
The Buccaneers Capt. Dan Tempest 1956
A Hill in Korea
A Hill in Korea LCpl. Hodge 1956
Doublecross
Doublecross Ernest 1956
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel Lord Anthony Dewhurst 1955
The Dam Busters
The Dam Busters Flt / Sgt. J. Pulford, D.F.M. 1955
Yorkshire Sands
Yorkshire Sands Narrator (voice) 1955
The Peak District
The Peak District Self – Narrator (voice) 1954
The Lavender Hill Mob
The Lavender Hill Mob Chemist at Police Exhibition 1951
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre Herbert 1950

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