Robert Shaw
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 9, 1927
- Died
- August 28, 1978
- Birthplace
- Westhoughton, 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.
Filmography
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story 2025
as Self
Discovering Hamlet 2011
as Claudius (archive footage)
Avalanche Express 1979
as General Markenkov
The Horror Show 1979
as (archive footage)
Force 10 from Navarone 1978
as Mallory
The Deep 1977
as Romer Treece
Black Sunday 1977
as Kabakov
Swashbuckler 1976
as Ned Lynch
Robin and Marian 1976
as Sheriff of Nottingham
Diamonds 1975
as Charles / Earl Hodgson
Jaws 1975
as Quint
End of the Game 1975
as Richard Gastmann
The Man in the Glass Booth 1975
Theatre Play
The Making of Pelham One Two Three 1974
as Self
New England Our Way 1974
as Self
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three 1974
as Blue
The Break 1974
as Giles
The Sting 1973
as Doyle Lonnegan
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad 1973
as The Oracle of all knowledge
The Hireling 1973
as Steven Ledbetter
A Reflection of Fear 1972
as Michael
Young Winston 1972
as Lord Randolph Churchill
A Town Called Bastard 1971
as The Priest
Figures in a Landscape 1970
as MacConnachie, Writer
The Royal Hunt of the Sun 1969
as Francisco Pizarro
Battle of Britain 1969
as Squadron Leader Skipper
The Birthday Party 1968
as Stanley Webber
Luther 1968
as Martin Luther
Custer of the West 1967
as General George Armstrong Custer
A Man for All Seasons 1966
as King Henry VIII
Battle of the Bulge 1965
as Col. Martin Hessler
The Incredible World of James Bond 1965
as Self (archive footage)
Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious 1965
Novel
Carol for Another Christmas 1964
as Ghost of Christmas Future
The Luck of Ginger Coffey 1964
as Ginger Coffey
Hamlet at Elsinore 1964
as Claudius
The Caretaker 1964
as Aston
From Russia with Love 1963
as Donald 'Red' Grant
Tomorrow at Ten 1963
as Marlowe
The Valiant 1962
as Lieutenant Field
The Winter's Tale 1962
as Leontes
- North to the Dales
North to the Dales 1962
as Narrator (voice)
Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place 1960
Novel
Libel 1959
as First Photographer
Sea Fury 1958
as Gorman
- Rupert of Hentzau
Rupert of Hentzau 1957
as Rupert of Hentzau
- Holiday
Holiday 1957
as Narrator (voice)
A Hill in Korea 1956
as LCpl. Hodge
Doublecross 1956
as Ernest, Dialect Coach
The Dam Busters 1955
as Flt / Sgt. J. Pulford, D.F.M.
- Yorkshire Sands
Yorkshire Sands 1955
as Narrator (voice)
The Peak District 1954
as Self – Narrator (voice)
The Lavender Hill Mob 1951
as Chemist at Police Exhibition
Credits from TMDB.