Robert Shaw
Known for: Acting
Born: August 9, 1927
Died: August 28, 1978
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
53 movies · 10 TV shows, newest first
7.5
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025
9.2
Godzilla Apex
2021
7.5
Discovering Hamlet
2011
4.8
Avalanche Express
1979
3.4
The Horror Show
1979
6.2
Force 10 from Navarone
1978
6.1
The Deep
1977
6.7
Black Sunday
1977
6.2
Swashbuckler
1976
6.3
Robin and Marian
1976
5.3
Diamonds
1975
7.7
Jaws
1975
5.0
End of the Game
1975
6.1
The Man in the Glass Booth
1975
NR
New England Our Way
1974
7.5
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974
NR
The Break
1974
8.0
The Sting
1973
6.7
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
1973
5.8
The Hireling
1973
6.1
A Reflection of Fear
1972
6.2
Young Winston
1972
5.0
A Town Called Bastard
1971
6.0
Figures in a Landscape
1970
6.1
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
1969
6.8
Battle of Britain
1969
6.5
The Birthday Party
1968
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
NR
Luther
1968
6.0
Custer of the West
1967
7.2
Omnibus
1967
7.3
A Man for All Seasons
1966
6.9
Battle of the Bulge
1965
7.0
The Incredible World of James Bond
1965
6.9
Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious
1965
5.9
Carol for Another Christmas
1964
6.8
The Luck of Ginger Coffey
1964
8.0
Hamlet at Elsinore
1964
7.4
The Caretaker
1964
7.1
From Russia with Love
19638.0
Festival
1963
6.0
Tomorrow at Ten
1963
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
8.3
The Valiant
1962
7.5
The Winter's Tale
1962NR
North to the Dales
1962
7.3
Danger Man
1960
NR
Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place
1960
6.8
Libel
1959
6.8
The Adventures of William Tell
1958
6.1
Sea Fury
1958NR
Rupert of Hentzau
19577.0
White Hunter
19576.7
Holiday
1957
6.4
The Buccaneers
1956
6.5
A Hill in Korea
19567.7
Doublecross
1956
8.0
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1955
6.9
The Dam Busters
1955NR
Yorkshire Sands
1955
NR
The Peak District
1954
7.2
The Lavender Hill Mob
1951
3.5
Sunday Night Theatre
1950