
Robert Shaw
Born
1927-08-09
Place of birth
Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, UK
Died
1978-08-28
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

Jaws
Quint

From Russia with Love
Donald 'Red' Grant

The Sting
Doyle Lonnegan

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Blue

A Man for All Seasons
King Henry VIII

Battle of Britain
Squadron Leader Skipper

Force 10 from Navarone
Mallory

The Lavender Hill Mob
Chemist at Police Exhibition

Battle of the Bulge
Col Hessler

Robin and Marian
Sheriff of Nottingham

The Deep
Romer Treece

The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
The Oracle of all knowledge

Black Sunday
Kabakov

The Dam Busters
Flt / Sgt. J. Pulford, D.F.M.

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self