Robert Shaw

Robert Shaw

Acting
Born Aug 09, 1927
From Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, UK
Died Aug 28, 1978

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 — Acting

Jaws
7.7
1975

Jaws

Quint

From Russia with Love
7.1
1963

From Russia with Love

Donald 'Red' Grant

The Sting
8.0
1973

The Sting

Doyle Lonnegan

The Deep
6.0
1977

The Deep

Romer Treece

A Man for All Seasons
7.3
1966

A Man for All Seasons

King Henry VIII

Battle of Britain
6.9
1969

Battle of Britain

Squadron Leader Skipper

Force 10 from Navarone
6.2
1978

Force 10 from Navarone

Mallory

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
7.5
1974

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

Blue

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
7.4
2025

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

Self

Battle of the Bulge
6.9
1965

Battle of the Bulge

Col Hessler

The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
6.7
1973

The Golden Voyage of Sinbad

The Oracle of all knowledge

Black Sunday
6.7
1977

Black Sunday

Kabakov

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Self - (archive footage)

Robin and Marian
6.3
1976

Robin and Marian

Sheriff of Nottingham

The Dam Busters
6.9
1955

The Dam Busters

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

The Lavender Hill Mob
7.2
1951

The Lavender Hill Mob

Chemist at Police Exhibition

Swashbuckler
6.1
1976

Swashbuckler

Ned Lynch

Avalanche Express
4.7
1979

Avalanche Express

General Markenkov

Young Winston
6.2
1972

Young Winston

Lord Randolph Churchill

A Town Called Bastard
5.0
1971

A Town Called Bastard

The Priest

Discovering Hamlet
7.0
2011

Discovering Hamlet

Claudius (archive footage)

Custer of the West
5.9
1967

Custer of the West

General George Armstrong Custer

The Horror Show
3.8
1979

The Horror Show

(archive footage)

Libel
6.7
1959

Libel

First Photographer

The Caretaker
7.2
1964

The Caretaker

Aston

Carol for Another Christmas
5.8
1964

Carol for Another Christmas

Ghost of Christmas Future

Hamlet at Elsinore
7.8
1964

Hamlet at Elsinore

Claudius

Diamonds
5.5
1975

Diamonds

Charles / Earl Hodgson

New England Our Way
1974

New England Our Way

Self

Figures in a Landscape
6.0
1970

Figures in a Landscape

MacConnachie

A Hill in Korea
6.5
1956

A Hill in Korea

LCpl. Hodge

The Incredible World of James Bond
6.0
1965

The Incredible World of James Bond

Self (archive footage)

Sea Fury
6.0
1958

Sea Fury

Gorman

End of the Game
5.0
1978

End of the Game

Richard Gastmann

The Luck of Ginger Coffey
6.0
1964

The Luck of Ginger Coffey

Ginger Coffey

The Royal Hunt of the Sun
5.9
1969

The Royal Hunt of the Sun

Francisco Pizarro

The Hireling
5.8
1973

The Hireling

Steven Ledbetter

The Valiant
7.5
1962

The Valiant

Lieutenant Field

A Reflection of Fear
6.0
1972

A Reflection of Fear

Michael

The Birthday Party
6.4
1968

The Birthday Party

Stanley Webber

Tomorrow at Ten
5.7
1963

Tomorrow at Ten

Marlowe

Luther
1968

Luther

Martin Luther

7.0
1956

Doublecross

Ernest

The Peak District
1954

The Peak District

Self – Narrator (voice)

1957

Rupert of Hentzau

Rupert of Hentzau

The Break
1974

The Break

Giles

Godzilla Apex
9.2
2021

Godzilla Apex

"TAKE CLEAR OF THE LINE"

The Winter's Tale
8.0
1962

The Winter's Tale

Leontes

6.7
1957

Holiday

Narrator (voice)

1955

Yorkshire Sands

Narrator (voice)

1962

North to the Dales

Narrator (voice)

Filmography — Crew