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Robert Shaw

Robert Shaw

Acting

Born: August 9, 1927Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, UK

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
Filmography
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
Luther

Luther

Martin Luther

1968
Custer of the West

Custer of the West

General George Armstrong Custer

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
Tomorrow at Ten

Tomorrow at Ten

Marlowe

1963
The Valiant

The Valiant

Lieutenant Field

1962
The Winter's Tale

The Winter's Tale

Leontes

1962

North to the Dales

Narrator (voice)

1962
Libel

Libel

First Photographer

1959
Sea Fury

Sea Fury

Gorman

1958

Rupert of Hentzau

Rupert of Hentzau

1957

Holiday

Narrator (voice)

1957
A Hill in Korea

A Hill in Korea

LCpl. Hodge

1956

Doublecross

Ernest

1956
The Dam Busters

The Dam Busters

Flt / Sgt. J. Pulford, D.F.M.

1955

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