Robert Shaw

Acting • 58 Credits

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.

✍️ Written & Story Credits (3)

Screenplay, Novel & Story
Figures in a Landscape

Figures in a Landscape

1970 ⭐ 3.0
Writer
Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious

Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious

1965 ⭐ 3.5
Novel
Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place

Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place

1960
Novel

🎭 Acting Roles (30)

Ranked by Prestige & Popularity
Jaws

Jaws

1975 ⭐ 3.8
as Quint
From Russia with Love

From Russia with Love

1963 ⭐ 3.5
as Donald 'Red' Grant
The Sting

The Sting

1973 ⭐ 4.0
as Doyle Lonnegan
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

1974 ⭐ 3.7
as Blue
A Man for All Seasons

A Man for All Seasons

1966 ⭐ 3.7
as King Henry VIII
Battle of Britain

Battle of Britain

1969 ⭐ 3.4
as Squadron Leader Skipper
Force 10 from Navarone

Force 10 from Navarone

1978 ⭐ 3.1
as Mallory
The Lavender Hill Mob

The Lavender Hill Mob

1951 ⭐ 3.6
as Chemist at Police Exhibition
Battle of the Bulge

Battle of the Bulge

1965 ⭐ 3.5
as Col. Martin Hessler
The Deep

The Deep

1977 ⭐ 3.0
as Romer Treece
Robin and Marian

Robin and Marian

1976 ⭐ 3.2
as Sheriff of Nottingham
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad

The Golden Voyage of Sinbad

1973 ⭐ 3.4
as The Oracle of all knowledge
Black Sunday

Black Sunday

1977 ⭐ 3.4
as Kabakov
The Dam Busters

The Dam Busters

1955 ⭐ 3.5
as Flt / Sgt. J. Pulford, D.F.M.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 ⭐ 3.8
as Self
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

2025 ⭐ 3.8
as Self
Figures in a Landscape

Figures in a Landscape

1970 ⭐ 3.0
as MacConnachie
Young Winston

Young Winston

1972 ⭐ 3.1
as Lord Randolph Churchill
Avalanche Express

Avalanche Express

1979 ⭐ 2.4
as General Markenkov
Swashbuckler

Swashbuckler

1976 ⭐ 3.1
as Ned Lynch
Custer of the West

Custer of the West

1967 ⭐ 3.0
as General George Armstrong Custer
Carol for Another Christmas

Carol for Another Christmas

1964 ⭐ 3.0
as Ghost of Christmas Future
The Hireling

The Hireling

1973 ⭐ 2.9
as Steven Ledbetter
Libel

Libel

1959 ⭐ 3.4
as First Photographer
End of the Game

End of the Game

1975 ⭐ 2.5
as Richard Gastmann
Danger Man

Danger Man

1960 ⭐ 3.6
as Tony Costello
A Town Called Bastard

A Town Called Bastard

1971 ⭐ 2.5
as The Priest
A Reflection of Fear

A Reflection of Fear

1972 ⭐ 3.0
as Michael
The Birthday Party

The Birthday Party

1968 ⭐ 3.3
as Stanley Webber
The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

1968 ⭐ 3.4
as Self - Guest