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Robert Shaw
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 4
TMDB ID: 8606
IMDb ID: nm0001727
Known for: Acting
Born: August 9, 1927
Died: August 28, 1978
Age: 51
Place of birth: Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1950 - 2025
Years active: 76
Average TMDB rating: 6.55
Wikidata: Q313727
Also known as
Роберт Шоу • رابرت شاو • Robert Archibald Shaw
Frequent jobs
Novel (2)Theatre Play (1)Writer (1)
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.
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Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Robert Shaw.
as Doyle Lonnegan
The Sting
1973 • Movie
as Quint
Jaws
1975 • Movie
as Blue
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974 • Movie
as King Henry VIII
A Man for All Seasons
1966 • Movie
as Chemist at Police Exhibition
The Lavender Hill Mob
1951 • Movie
as Donald 'Red' Grant
From Russia with Love
1963 • Movie
as Flt / Sgt. J. Pulford, D.F.M.
The Dam Busters
1955 • Movie
as Col Hessler
Battle of the Bulge
1965 • Movie
as Squadron Leader Skipper
Battle of Britain
1969 • Movie
as The Oracle of all knowledge
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
1973 • Movie
as Kabakov
Black Sunday
1977 • Movie
as Sheriff of Nottingham
Robin and Marian
1976 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Robert Shaw.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Robert Shaw.
as Quint
Jaws
1975 • Movie
as Donald 'Red' Grant
From Russia with Love
1963 • Movie
as Doyle Lonnegan
The Sting
1973 • Movie
as King Henry VIII
A Man for All Seasons
1966 • Movie
as Self
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025 • Movie
as Squadron Leader Skipper
Battle of Britain
1969 • Movie
as Col Hessler
Battle of the Bulge
1965 • Movie
as "TAKE CLEAR OF THE LINE"
Godzilla Apex
2021 • Movie
as The Oracle of all knowledge
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
1973 • Movie
as Mallory
Force 10 from Navarone
1978 • Movie
as Blue
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974 • Movie
as Romer Treece
The Deep
1977 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Robert Shaw.
as Self • 3 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 • Series
as Self - Guest • 5 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Omnibus
1967 • Series
as Tony Costello • 1 eps
Danger Man
1960 • Series
as Herbert • 1 eps
Sunday Night Theatre
1950 • Series
as Capt. Dan Tempest • 39 eps
The Buccaneers
1956 • Series
as Peter von Breck • 1 eps
The Adventures of William Tell
1958 • Series
as Lord Anthony Dewhurst • 1 eps
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1955 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Robert Shaw.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Robert Shaw.
as Self
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025 • Movie
as "TAKE CLEAR OF THE LINE"
Godzilla Apex
2021 • Movie
as Claudius (archive footage)
Discovering Hamlet
2011 • Movie
as General Markenkov
Avalanche Express
1979 • Movie
as (archive footage)
The Horror Show
1979 • Movie
as Mallory
Force 10 from Navarone
1978 • Movie
as Richard Gastmann
End of the Game
1978 • Movie
as Romer Treece
The Deep
1977 • Movie
as Kabakov
Black Sunday
1977 • Movie
as Ned Lynch
Swashbuckler
1976 • Movie
as Sheriff of Nottingham
Robin and Marian
1976 • Movie
as Charles / Earl Hodgson
Diamonds
1975 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Robert Shaw.
as Self - Guest • 5 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Omnibus
1967 • Series
as Self • 3 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 • Series
as Tony Costello • 1 eps
Danger Man
1960 • Series
as Peter von Breck • 1 eps
The Adventures of William Tell
1958 • Series
as Capt. Dan Tempest • 39 eps
The Buccaneers
1956 • Series
as Lord Anthony Dewhurst • 1 eps
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1955 • Series
as Herbert • 1 eps
Sunday Night Theatre
1950 • Series