Person
Robert Shaw
Acting · 1927–1978 · Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, UK
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
Self
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
Omnibus
Self
Jaws
Quint
The Buccaneers
Capt. Dan Tempest
Danger Man
Tony Costello
From Russia with Love
Donald 'Red' Grant
Sunday Night Theatre
Herbert
Festival
Simone
The Sting
Doyle Lonnegan
Filmography
- 2025Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside StorySelf
- 2021Godzilla Apex"TAKE CLEAR OF THE LINE"
- 2011Discovering HamletClaudius (archive footage)
- 1979Avalanche ExpressGeneral Markenkov
- 1979The Horror Show(archive footage)
- 1978Force 10 from NavaroneMallory
- 1978End of the GameRichard Gastmann
- 1977The DeepRomer Treece
- 1977Black SundayKabakov
- 1976SwashbucklerNed Lynch
- 1976Robin and MarianSheriff of Nottingham
- 1975DiamondsCharles / Earl Hodgson
- 1975JawsQuint
- 1975The Man in the Glass BoothTheatre Play
- 1974New England Our WaySelf
- 1974The Taking of Pelham One Two ThreeBlue
- 1974The BreakGiles
- 1973The StingDoyle Lonnegan
- 1973The Golden Voyage of SinbadThe Oracle of all knowledge
- 1973The HirelingSteven Ledbetter
- 1972A Reflection of FearMichael
- 1972Young WinstonLord Randolph Churchill
- 1971A Town Called BastardThe Priest
- 1970Figures in a LandscapeMacConnachie
- 1969The Royal Hunt of the SunFrancisco Pizarro
- 1969Battle of BritainSquadron Leader Skipper
- 1968The Birthday PartyStanley Webber
- 1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest
- 1968LutherMartin Luther
- 1967Custer of the WestGeneral George Armstrong Custer
- 1967OmnibusSelf
- 1966A Man for All SeasonsKing Henry VIII
- 1965Battle of the BulgeCol Hessler
- 1965The Incredible World of James BondSelf (archive footage)
- 1965Situation Hopeless — But Not SeriousNovel
- 1964Carol for Another ChristmasGhost of Christmas Future
- 1964The Luck of Ginger CoffeyGinger Coffey
- 1964Hamlet at ElsinoreClaudius
- 1964The CaretakerAston
- 1963From Russia with LoveDonald 'Red' Grant
- 1963FestivalSimone
- 1963Tomorrow at TenMarlowe
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
- 1962The ValiantLieutenant Field
- 1962The Winter's TaleLeontes
- 1962North to the DalesNarrator (voice)
- 1960Danger ManTony Costello
- 1960Playhouse 90: The Hiding PlaceNovel
- 1959LibelFirst Photographer
- 1958The Adventures of William TellPeter von Breck
- 1958Sea FuryGorman
- 1957Rupert of HentzauRupert of Hentzau
- 1957White Hunter
- 1957HolidayNarrator (voice)
- 1956The BuccaneersCapt. Dan Tempest
- 1956A Hill in KoreaLCpl. Hodge
- 1956DoublecrossErnest
- 1955The Adventures of the Scarlet PimpernelLord Anthony Dewhurst
- 1955The Dam BustersFlt / Sgt. J. Pulford, D.F.M.
- 1955Yorkshire SandsNarrator (voice)
- 1954The Peak DistrictSelf – Narrator (voice)
- 1951The Lavender Hill MobChemist at Police Exhibition
- 1950Sunday Night TheatreHerbert
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