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
(1975)
Quint
The Sting
(1973)
Doyle Lonnegan
From Russia with Love
(1963)
Donald 'Red' Grant
Force 10 from Navarone
(1978)
Mallory
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
(1974)
Blue
Battle of the Bulge
(1965)
Col Hessler
The Deep
(1977)
Romer Treece
A Man for All Seasons
(1966)
King Henry VIII
Battle of Britain
(1969)
Squadron Leader Skipper
The Lavender Hill Mob
(1951)
Chemist at Police Exhibition
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
(1973)
The Oracle of all knowledge
Black Sunday
(1977)
Kabakov
Robin and Marian
(1976)
Sheriff of Nottingham
The Dam Busters
(1955)
Flt / Sgt. J. Pulford, D.F.M.
Custer of the West
(1967)
George Armstrong Custer
Young Winston
(1972)
Lord Randolph Churchill
Full Filmography
Acting
The Lavender Hill Mob
(1951)
Chemist at Police Exhibition
The Peak District
(1954)
The Dam Busters
(1955)
Flt / Sgt. J. Pulford, D.F.M.
A Hill in Korea
(1956)
LCpl. Hodge
Doublecross
(1956)
Ernest
Holiday
(1957)
Narrator (voice)
Sea Fury
(1958)
Gorman
Libel
(1959)
First Photographer
Tomorrow at Ten
(1962)
Marlowe
The Valiant
(1962)
Lieutenant Field
The Winter's Tale
(1962)
Leontes
North to the Dales
(1962)
Narrator
From Russia with Love
(1963)
Donald 'Red' Grant
Carol for Another Christmas
(1964)
Ghost of Christmas Future
The Caretaker
(1964)
Aston
The Luck of Ginger Coffey
(1964)
Ginger Coffey
Hamlet at Elsinore
(1964)
Claudius
Battle of the Bulge
(1965)
Col Hessler
The Incredible World of James Bond
(1965)
Self (archive footage)
A Man for All Seasons
(1966)
King Henry VIII
Custer of the West
(1967)
George Armstrong Custer
The Birthday Party
(1968)
Stanley Webber
Luther
(1968)
Martin Luther
Battle of Britain
(1969)
Squadron Leader Skipper
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
(1969)
Francisco Pizarro
Figures in a Landscape
(1970)
MacConnachie
A Town Called Hell
(1971)
The Priest
Young Winston
(1972)
Lord Randolph Churchill
The Sting
(1973)
Doyle Lonnegan
The Hireling
(1973)
Steven Ledbetter
A Reflection of Fear
(1973)
Michael
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
(1973)
The Oracle of all knowledge
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
(1974)
Blue
New England Our Way
(1974)
Himself
The Break
(1974)
Giles
Jaws
(1975)
Quint
End of the Game
(1975)
Richard Gastmann
Diamonds
(1975)
Charles / Earl Hodgson
Robin and Marian
(1976)
Sheriff of Nottingham
Swashbuckler
(1976)
Ned Lynch
The Deep
(1977)
Romer Treece
Black Sunday
(1977)
Kabakov
Force 10 from Navarone
(1978)
Mallory
Avalanche Express
(1979)
Markenkov
The Horror Show
(1979)
(archive footage)
Best Ever Bond
(2002)
Red Grant (archive footage) (uncredited)
Discovering Hamlet
(2011)
Claudius (archive footage)
Godzilla Apex
(2021)
"TAKE CLEAR OF THE LINE"
Writing