
Robert Shaw
Department: Acting
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.
Known For

A Man for All Seasons
1966

Avalanche Express
1979

Jaws
1975

From Russia with Love
1963

Robin and Marian
1976

The Deep
1977

North to the Dales
1962

Battle of Britain
1969

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974

The Sting
1973

The Horror Show
1979

Battle of the Bulge
1965

Swashbuckler
1976

Godzilla Apex
2021

Young Winston
1972

A Town Called Bastard
1971

Force 10 from Navarone
1978

The Hireling
1973

Black Sunday
1977

Custer of the West
1967

End of the Game
1978

Carol for Another Christmas
1964

The Caretaker
1964

The Birthday Party
1968

A Reflection of Fear
1972

Diamonds
1975

Figures in a Landscape
1970

Tomorrow at Ten
1963

The Luck of Ginger Coffey
1964

The Valiant
1962

The Royal Hunt of the Sun
1969

Discovering Hamlet
2011

The Incredible World of James Bond
1965

Hamlet at Elsinore
1964

Sea Fury
1958

The Dam Busters
1955

The Break
1974

The Winter's Tale
1962

A Hill in Korea
1956

The Peak District
1954

Holiday
1957

Libel
1959

Luther
1968

Yorkshire Sands
1955

Doublecross
1956

The Lavender Hill Mob
1951

The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
1973

New England Our Way
1974

Rupert of Hentzau
1957

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025

White Hunter
1957

The Adventures of William Tell
1958

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1955

Danger Man
1960

The Buccaneers
1956

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962

The Dick Cavett Show
1968

Omnibus
1967

Sunday Night Theatre
1950

Festival
1963