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Robert Shaw
Actor · Writer · Crew· 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.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Jaws
Quint · 1975
From Russia with Love
Donald 'Red' Grant · 1963
The Sting
Doyle Lonnegan · 1973
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Blue · 1974
A Man for All Seasons
King Henry VIII · 1966
Battle of Britain
Squadron Leader Skipper · 1969
Force 10 from Navarone
Mallory · 1978
The Lavender Hill Mob
Chemist at Police Exhibition · 1951
Filmography
47 credits across 3 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Jaws Toy Movie | Quint (voice) | Film |
| 1983 | Adam | Father Mike Conboy | Film |
| 1980 | The Big Brawl | Man on Beach | Film |
| 1979 | Avalanche Express | General Markenkov | Film |
| 1978 | End of the Game | Richard Gastmann | Film |
| 1978 | Force 10 from Navarone | Mallory | Film |
| 1977 | Black Sunday | Kabakov | Film |
| 1977 | The Deep | Romer Treece | Film |
| 1976 | Robin and Marian | Sheriff of Nottingham | Film |
| 1976 | Swashbuckler | Ned Lynch | Film |
| 1975 | Jaws | Quint | Film |
| 1975 | Diamonds | Charles / Earl Hodgson | Film |
| 1974 | The Taking of Pelham One Two Three | Blue | Film |
| 1973 | The Hireling | Steven Ledbetter | Film |
| 1973 | The Golden Voyage of Sinbad | The Oracle of all knowledge | Film |
| 1973 | The Sting | Doyle Lonnegan | Film |
| 1972 | Young Winston | Lord Randolph Churchill | Film |
| 1972 | A Reflection of Fear | Michael | Film |
| 1971 | A Town Called Bastard | The Priest | Film |
| 1970 | Figures in a Landscape | MacConnachie | Film |
| 1970 | Figures in a Landscape | Writer | Film |
| 1969 | Battle of Britain | Squadron Leader Skipper | Film |
| 1969 | The Royal Hunt of the Sun | Francisco Pizarro | Film |
| 1968 | The Birthday Party | Stanley Webber | Film |
| 1967 | Custer of the West | General George Armstrong Custer | Film |
| 1966 | A Man for All Seasons | King Henry VIII | Film |
| 1965 | Battle of the Bulge | Col Hessler | Film |
| 1964 | The Caretaker | Aston | Film |
| 1964 | Carol for Another Christmas | Ghost of Christmas Future | Film |
| 1964 | The Luck of Ginger Coffey | Ginger Coffey | Film |
| 1963 | From Russia with Love | Donald 'Red' Grant | Film |
| 1963 | Tomorrow at Ten | Marlowe | Film |
| 1962 | The Valiant | Lieutenant Field | Film |
| 1959 | Libel | First Photographer | Film |
| 1957 | Holiday | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 1956 | The Buccaneers | Capt. Dan Tempest | TV |
| 1956 | A Hill in Korea | LCpl. Hodge | Film |
| 1955 | The Dam Busters | Flt / Sgt. J. Pulford, D.F.M. | Film |
| 1951 | The Lavender Hill Mob | Chemist at Police Exhibition | Film |
| 1948 | Berlin Express | ROT Sergeant (uncredited) | Film |
| 1947 | Captain from Castile | Spanish Army Officer (uncredited) | Film |
| 1945 | The Caribbean Mystery | Lt. Bowman Hall | Film |
| 1942 | Sex Hygiene | Pool Player | Film |
| 1941 | Tobacco Road | Film | |
| 1941 | Adam Had Four Sons | Chris Stoddard | Film |
| 1940 | The Great Profile | Reporter | Film |
| 1940 | Young People | Usher (uncredited) | Film |
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