Robert Shaw

Acting · Born 1927-08-09 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, UK

Biography

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

• A Man for All Seasons as King Henry VIII
• Jaws as Quint
• Avalanche Express as General Markenkov
• From Russia with Love as Donald 'Red' Grant
• Robin and Marian as Sheriff of Nottingham
• The Deep as Romer Treece
• Battle of Britain as Squadron Leader Skipper
• The Taking of Pelham One Two Three as Blue
• The Sting as Doyle Lonnegan
• The Horror Show as (archive footage)