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Robert Shaw

Robert Shaw

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

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025 • Self - (archive footage)
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025 • Self
Godzilla Apex
Godzilla Apex
2021 • "TAKE CLEAR OF THE LINE"
Discovering Hamlet
Discovering Hamlet
2011 • Claudius (archive footage)
Avalanche Express
Avalanche Express
1979 • General Markenkov
The Horror Show
The Horror Show
1979 • (archive footage)
Force 10 from Navarone
Force 10 from Navarone
1978 • Mallory
End of the Game
End of the Game
1978 • Richard Gastmann

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Godzilla Apex
Godzilla Apex
2021 • "TAKE CLEAR OF THE LINE"
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Discovering Hamlet
Discovering Hamlet
2011 • Claudius (archive footage)
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Avalanche Express
Avalanche Express
1979 • General Markenkov
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The Horror Show
The Horror Show
1979 • (archive footage)
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End of the Game
End of the Game
1978 • Richard Gastmann
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The Deep
The Deep
1977 • Romer Treece
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Black Sunday
Black Sunday
1977 • Kabakov
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Swashbuckler
Swashbuckler
1976 • Ned Lynch
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Robin and Marian
Robin and Marian
1976 • Sheriff of Nottingham
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Diamonds
Diamonds
1975 • Charles / Earl Hodgson
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Jaws
Jaws
1975 • Quint
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The Break
The Break
1974 • Giles
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The Sting
The Sting
1973 • Doyle Lonnegan
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The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
1973 • The Oracle of all knowledge
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The Hireling
The Hireling
1973 • Steven Ledbetter
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Young Winston
Young Winston
1972 • Lord Randolph Churchill
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The Royal Hunt of the Sun
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
1969 • Francisco Pizarro
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Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain
1969 • Squadron Leader Skipper
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The Birthday Party
The Birthday Party
1968 • Stanley Webber
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Luther
Luther
1968 • Martin Luther
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Custer of the West
Custer of the West
1967 • General George Armstrong Custer
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A Man for All Seasons
A Man for All Seasons
1966 • King Henry VIII
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Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulge
1965 • Col Hessler
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The Incredible World of James Bond
The Incredible World of James Bond
1965 • Self (archive footage)
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Carol for Another Christmas
Carol for Another Christmas
1964 • Ghost of Christmas Future
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From Russia with Love
From Russia with Love
1963 • Donald 'Red' Grant
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The Valiant
The Valiant
1962 • Lieutenant Field
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North to the Dales
1962 • Narrator (voice)
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Libel
Libel
1959 • First Photographer
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Sea Fury
Sea Fury
1958 • Gorman
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Rupert of Hentzau
1957 • Rupert of Hentzau
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Holiday
1957 • Narrator (voice)
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A Hill in Korea
A Hill in Korea
1956 • LCpl. Hodge
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Doublecross
1956 • Ernest
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The Dam Busters
The Dam Busters
1955 • Flt / Sgt. J. Pulford, D.F.M.
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Yorkshire Sands
1955 • Narrator (voice)
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The Peak District
The Peak District
1954 • Self – Narrator (voice)
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The Lavender Hill Mob
The Lavender Hill Mob
1951 • Chemist at Police Exhibition
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Robert Shaw – Biography, Known For & Filmography