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.
Awards & recognition
- Hawthornden Prize · 1962
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1967 · nominated
Filmography30 titles
The Sting
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Jaws
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Danger Man
A Man for All Seasons
The Lavender Hill Mob
From Russia with Love
Battle of Britain
Battle of the Bulge
Situation Hopeless -- But Not Serious
The Luck of Ginger Coffey
The Dam Busters
The Dick Cavett Show
Libel
Black Sunday
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
The Buccaneers
Robin and Marian
Force 10 from Navarone
Young Winston
The Deep
The Man in the Glass Booth
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
Figures in a Landscape
Custer of the West
Tomorrow at Ten
A Town Called Bastard