Robert Shaw

Acting • 1927-08-09 • 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

7.7

Jaws

1975

8.0

The Sting

1973

7.1

From Russia with Love

1963

7.5

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

1974

6.3

Force 10 from Navarone

1978

6.1

The Deep

1977

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Filmography

2025
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside StoryFilm
Self
★ 7.5
2011
Discovering HamletFilm
Claudius (archive footage)
★ 7.5
1979
Avalanche ExpressFilm
General Markenkov
★ 4.8
1979
The Horror ShowFilm
(archive footage)
★ 3.4
1978
Force 10 from NavaroneFilm
Mallory
★ 6.3
1977
The DeepFilm
Romer Treece
★ 6.1
1977
Black SundayFilm
Kabakov
★ 6.7
1976
Robin and MarianFilm
Sheriff of Nottingham
★ 6.3
1976
SwashbucklerFilm
Ned Lynch
★ 6.2
1975
JawsFilm
Quint
★ 7.7
1975
End of the GameFilm
Richard Gastmann
★ 5.0
1975
DiamondsFilm
Charles / Earl Hodgson
★ 5.3
1974
The Taking of Pelham One Two ThreeFilm
Blue
★ 7.5
1974
The BreakFilm
Giles
1974
New England Our WayFilm
Self
1974
The Making of Pelham One Two ThreeFilm
Self
1973
The StingFilm
Doyle Lonnegan
★ 8.0
1973
The Golden Voyage of SinbadFilm
The Oracle of all knowledge
★ 6.7
1973
The HirelingFilm
Steven Ledbetter
★ 5.8
1972
Young WinstonFilm
Lord Randolph Churchill
★ 6.3
1972
A Reflection of FearFilm
Michael
★ 6.1
1971
A Town Called BastardFilm
The Priest
★ 5.0
1970
Figures in a LandscapeFilm
MacConnachie
★ 6.0
1969
Battle of BritainFilm
Squadron Leader Skipper
★ 6.8
1969
The Royal Hunt of the SunFilm
Francisco Pizarro
★ 6.1
1968
The Dick Cavett ShowTV
Self - Guest • 5 episodes
★ 6.8
1968
The Birthday PartyFilm
Stanley Webber
★ 6.5
1968
LutherFilm
Martin Luther
1967
OmnibusTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1967
Custer of the WestFilm
General George Armstrong Custer
★ 5.9
1966
A Man for All SeasonsFilm
King Henry VIII
★ 7.3
1965
Battle of the BulgeFilm
Col. Martin Hessler
★ 6.9
1965
The Incredible World of James BondFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
1964
Carol for Another ChristmasFilm
Ghost of Christmas Future
★ 5.9
1964
The CaretakerFilm
Aston
★ 7.4
1964
The Luck of Ginger CoffeyFilm
Ginger Coffey
★ 6.8
1964
Hamlet at ElsinoreFilm
Claudius
★ 8.0
1963
From Russia with LoveFilm
Donald 'Red' Grant
★ 7.1
1963
Tomorrow at TenFilm
Marlowe
★ 6.0
1963
FestivalTV
Simone • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV
Self • 3 episodes
★ 7.6
1962
The ValiantFilm
Lieutenant Field
★ 8.3
1962
The Winter's TaleFilm
Leontes
★ 7.5
1962
North to the DalesFilm
Narrator (voice)
1960
Danger ManTV
Tony Costello • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1959
LibelFilm
First Photographer
★ 6.8
1958
The Adventures of William TellTV
Peter von Breck • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1958
Sea FuryFilm
Gorman
★ 6.1
1957
HolidayFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 6.7
1957
White HunterTV
★ 7.0
1957
Rupert of HentzauFilm
Rupert of Hentzau
1956
A Hill in KoreaFilm
LCpl. Hodge
★ 6.5
1956
The BuccaneersTV
Capt. Dan Tempest • 39 episodes
★ 6.4
1956
DoublecrossFilm
Ernest
★ 7.7
1955
The Dam BustersFilm
Flt / Sgt. J. Pulford, D.F.M.
★ 6.9
1955
The Adventures of the Scarlet PimpernelTV
Lord Anthony Dewhurst • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1955
Yorkshire SandsFilm
Narrator (voice)
1954
The Peak DistrictFilm
Self – Narrator (voice)
1951
The Lavender Hill MobFilm
Chemist at Police Exhibition
★ 7.2
1950
Sunday Night TheatreTV
Herbert • 1 episodes
★ 3.5